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,…
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EngageSportMode Awards 2014 – Part One
With the clock running down on 2014, it’s time for EngageSportMode to bring you our annual awards. Who has performed well enough to earn a coveted macaroni and glitter trophy this year? Part one focuses on road cars, whilst part two will include motorsport and media. Let’s get down to business: 2014 seemed to be the…
The 640 bhp 200 mph 2016 Cadillac CTS-V
2014 will probably be remembered for many things, but for EngageSportMode, it’s going to be the year when American car manufacturers decided to go all out in the search for cars with ridiculous horsepower. But, after the Dodge Hellcat twins, is 640 bhp enough in this day and age? Six hundred and forty horsepower, in a four-door saloon sedan….
Range Rover Sport SVR Drifting
Whilst many people are probably already enjoying the start to the festive holiday season, not everyone is quite so lucky. So, to help you get through the last Monday before Christmas, here’s a video from Land Rover showing the Range Rover Sport SVR drifting in slow motion. There’s something almost slightly wrong about the idea…
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 –…
Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé – Answering a question nobody asked?
We’ll cut to the chase. Here at EngageSportMode we’re not huge fans of SUV based ‘coupé’ creations like the BMW X6, so a new offering from Mercedes-Benz is not really the early Christmas present we were wanting. We fully respect the right of people to drive what they want, and manufacturers to create what they see the…
New – Audi RS 3 Sportback
Audi teased us about a potential new RS 3 model earlier in the year with the A3 Clubsport quattro concept. Fast-forward a few months and the real thing is here, albeit in five-door Sportback only form. So, what are the details of the new very hot-hatchback? Let’s get the headline chasing figures out of the…
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…
New – The Ferrari FXX K
Own a LaFerrari? Concerned it might not be quick enough? Want to try a special version that’s neither road or track legal, and probably won’t actually be yours to keep? Step right up… Along with a name that clearly asks for inferences to made to obscenities, the FXX K is the latest offering in Maranello’s ‘Client-Test…
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…
New – The 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake
Still needing a small performance wagon, but not taken with the VW Golf R Estate from last week? In something that seems to be the beginning of a trend, here’s Mercedes-Benz with their CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake to give you yet another option. Launched alongside regular versions of the new CLA Shooting Brake, this…
Volkswagen Golf R Estate – Your new favourite wagon
Been wanting a performance estate car based on a mid-sized family hatchback? Not quite taken with the Ford Focus ST? Good news; Volkswagen has the answer in the shape of a 300 PS 4WD Golf R Estate, announced at the LA Auto Show this week. This one has certainly come out of the left field. Prototypes had…
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