When I was a kid, which wasn’t that long ago, the top speed of cars was important. That’s how we ranked them and that’s how we established whether they were quick or not. A 200 kph car was quick, a 250 kph car was an event, a 300 kph car was incredible. The way engines … More The perfect urban car: McLaren 570 spider review
You may have heard about the Salone Auto Torino at Parco Valentino held in June in Turin, Italy. I’ve talked about it on several occasions and shared some pictures over the years. I go every year, because I love it. Everyone does in Italy because A. anyone can visit for free as it is set … More Why the Dallara Stradale is the perfect wedding car
A while ago, an international, highly respected and well known car brand held a party to introduce its latest SUV. It was an amazing gig. It was held at an old train station in Florence, the first one ever constructed in the city and one of the oldest in Italy, which hasn’t actually been used … More Flabbergasted Events → Geneva Pt.3 Ferrari 488 Pista
Just back from the Geneva Motor Show and, well, you gotta start somewhere so let’s start big. With McLaren. McLaren introduced the Senna. The Senna is essentially a track hypercar. It has a 4-litre twin-turbo V8 capable of 800PS and 800Nm, which translates into an astonishing power-to-weight ratio of 668PS-per-tonne (659bhp). Nought to 124mph (0-200km/h) is … More Flabbergasted Events → Geneva 2018 Pt.1 w/McLaren
A few years ago (2014), the partnership between Mercedes and McLaren that gloriously produced the Mercedes SLR McLaren came to an end. There have been mixed results. On the racetrack, Mercedes definitely stepped it up a notch in F1, as you all know, whereas McLaren is still struggling (chiefly because of the Honda engine). When … More Reviewed: McLaren 570S Spider & 720S
70 years of Red Passion 1947-2017 It began 70 years ago. History has it that on May 12, 1947 the Ferrari 125S was driven past the gates outside the factory in Maranello, Italy for its first ever road test. That marked the birth of a dream that became, by default and definition, a red dream … More Flabbergasted Events → Finali Mondiali 2017 (Ferrari)
Everyone around the world knows Monaco, even if they haven’t been here before. If you’re a car enthusiast, or car nut as the Americans would put it, you’ve seen this place a million times before. You’ve seen the photographs, the Instagram hashtags, the Facebook posts, the YouTube videos. The Principality of Monaco is something else, … More Flabbergasted → Top Marques 2017
Hello and welcome to Empoli! So is it them or it? Your favourite team? LA Lakers? LA Galaxy? Liverpool FC? Manchester United? And what about your favourite F1 team? Ferrari or Red Bull, Mercedes or, I don’t know, Renault. Whatever. Haas, Force India. Choose yours. The point is, would you say Mercedes are having a wonderful … More Reviewed: Porsche 911 Carrera S
The things that won’t surprise you about the Vulcano are there to bread in the brochure. Direct injection, 6,2L V8, carbon ceramic brakes, you know it’s got 870 HP and you know 0-200 is dealt with in less than 10 seconds, and if you keep on going you won’t stop until you reach 349 km/h. … More 2016 Top Marques #episode4 – Icona Vulcano – The Titanium Dream
Miles Hulford is in charge of the Special Operations & Vehicles Unit at Jaguar-Land Rover, which in plain English means he’s the guy that gives Daniel Craig-James Bond his mega-wheeled Pick-Up Truck and puts Dave Bautista-Mr. Hinx behind the wheel of the Jaguar CX-75 in 007 – Spectre. Which is pretty cool. The press went … More 2016 Top Marques #episode3 – Jaguar CX75 (as seen in 007 – Spectre)
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