Yes, we know last week’s Friday Photo was a WRC car too, but this is an exciting new one. So here you are; Toyota’s return to the World Rally Championship with the Yaris supermini. Don’t get too excited just yet; it’ll be another two years until the Yaris WRC officially hits the dirt in the 2017 World…
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Friday Photo – 2015 Volkswagen Polo R WRC in action
By the time you read this, the 2015 Rallye Monte Carlo will already be under way, with the cars somewhere in Special Stage 5 right now. After two years of dominance, Volkswagen decided to refresh the conquering Polo R WRC with a new colour scheme. Here are the photos of it in action on shakedown for…
Detroit 2015 – Friday Photo Gallery
The 2015 Detroit North American International Auto Show has been a pretty good one, to say the least. We’ve seen two brand new supercars, and a host of other special new models rolled out. It might seem like we’re repeating ourselves, but it really is good to see the US car industry returning to form. Here are…
Friday Photo – End of the Defender
There aren’t many vehicles left in the world that have been in continuous production as long as the Land Rover Defender, and especially not where it’s roots can be traced back over 60 + years. But, come December 2015, the iconic Defender will be no more. Iconic is probably a word which gets bandied about far too…
EngageSportMode Awards 2014 – Part Two
If you’ve read part one of our 2014 Awards, you’ll be ready for part two. This instalment concentrates on motorsport and media, compared to the purely mechanical slant of the first instalment. So, providing you’ve appropriately recovered from New Year’s Eve, here we go. There’s another five awards to be dished out, so without any further delay,…
Friday Photo – Acura NSX Production Model Teaser
It seems like we’ve been waiting ages for the production ready Acura (Honda) NSX to be unveiled, with various concepts and disguised versions being displayed. However, we’ve got less than a month until we finally see the real deal: Due to make its official debut at the North American International Auto Show – the Detroit Motor Show to everyone else –…
Friday Photo – Audi Sport TT Cup
In a slightly unsubtle precursor to something coming to EngageSportMode next week, today’s Friday Photo is the new Audi Sport TT Cup race car. Acting as a replacement for the Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup, and set to be the main support race for the DTM, the new Audi Sport TT Cup becomes the first step…
Friday Photo – Guild of Motoring Writers’ Breakthrough Blogger Award 2014
Usually the Friday Photo is the chance to show off some forgotten special picture or new video. This Friday, it’s ever so slightly different, because it’s not every week you get invited to the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Awards. Oh, and win something too! As a one-off, it’s a slightly more individual post written by editor John Redfern. So,…
Friday Photo – Skoda Motorsport Fabia R5 Concept
Skoda has developed a successful reputation in rallying, stretching back to the days of the Felicia and rear-engined 130RS, but also more recently with the Fabia Super 2000 car. Here’s their latest offering based on the third generation supermini. At this year’s Essen Motor Show, Skoda is displaying the concept version of the R5 version of the new…
Friday Photo – Volkswagen Polo R WRC at 2014 Wales Rally GB
This weekend marks the final round of the 2014 World Rally Championship; one which Volkswagen has pretty much dominated proceedings throughout. What better way to celebrate than with photos of mud splattered Polo R WRCs from yesterday’s shakedown. Volkswagen Motorsport have dominated the year heavily; they had the Manufacturers’ championship wrapped up by Rally Australia with…
Friday Photo – Kia at SEMA 2014
It’s that time of year again where the American aftermarket industry dishes serves up its craziest offerings at the annual Special Equipment Manufacturers Association event in Los Angeles. This year, Kia America has gone all out with a number of concepts, but our favourite is the one below: Yes, that’s a Sedona fitted with a…
Friday Video – Civic Type R Concept ‘Engage Race Mode’
The new Civic Type R is being teased quite substantially by Honda at the minute, ahead of a 2015 launch date. We’ve had photos, concept models, teasers and press releases already to promote the latest Civic Type R, but this time Honda has upped the ante with a genuinely impressive video known as ‘The Other Side’. You can…
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