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Is it Whisky or Whiskey? Well, it appears the answer is geographical. Whisky in Scotland, Canada. Japan and a few other countries. Whiskey in Ireland and the United States. To be more precise, Whisky comes from the Gaelic or Irish Uisge Beatha, which translates to Water of Life. The Whisky/Whiskey is just the English transitional

Having recently read an article about Hypercars, the author said, ‘But increasingly a hypercar is little more than an abstract construct.’ He went on to say. ‘Hypercars are collectable precisely because they won’t be driven. They’re all but useless. Traffic and surveillance are rising. Speed limits are falling. Driving a car that’ll do four times

‘Tesla scrambles to boost Cybertruck battery output.’ Tesla delivered the first stainless steel plated electric Cybertrucks in November 2023. Elon Musk reported that they aim to produce 250,000 trucks annually by 2025. However, Tesla’s Giga factory only produces sufficient battery cells to allow the building of approximately 10% of the requirement. Mr Musk explained. ‘Prototypes

Weismann GmbH was a German car manufacturer started in 1988 by Martin and Friedhelm, the brothers Weismann. Originally, they built hardtops for other marques before deciding to build their own motor cars. In 1993, the first Weismann MF3 Roadster was introduced to the world. Weismann built 1,600 cars, all receiving wide acclaim. Journalists said that

Mark Webber’s Mercedes-Benz CLR became airborne and flipped during the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans warm-up laps. And not just Mark; a similar incident occurred when Peter Dumbreck drove an equivalent Mercedes-Benz CLR. There were a series of aerodynamic miscalculations due to the sensitive platform. These events resulted in Mercedes-Benz withdrawing the Mercedes team

♖ A report reveals that the team’s new Red Bull RB20 machine failed a critical frontal crash test related to the chassis in December. ♖ Christian Horner will receive a CBE in the New Year’s Honours list. ♖ Daniel Ricciardo replaced Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri in the 2023 season and will continue to race

The De Tomaso P70, aka the Ghia De Tomaso, was a joint project between Alejandro de Tomaso of Argentina and Carroll Shelby of the USA. On reflection, the relationship between two strong-minded, culturally different icons of the performance car world was doomed to failure. While the P70 was not a success, it did act as

The Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale has been a first for Ferrari in several ways. Firstly, it is the most aerodynamically efficient Ferrari ever produced. Secondly, it has twice the amount of downforce as the standard (not the best word to refer to a Ferrari) SF90. Thirdly, it is the fastest road car ever built by