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…
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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…
New – 2015 Porsche Cayenne GTS
Along with shorter days, Halloween, and fireworks, Autumn seems to also be about German manufacturers launching revised performance SUVs. Today, Porsche has released details of the updated Cayenne GTS ahead of its official debut at the LA Motor Show later in the month. It actually seems hard to believe that we’re twelve years on from the launch of…
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…
New – BMW X5 M and X6 M
Got the best part of £100k sitting in your back-pocket and wondering what’s the least tasteful way to blow it on something? Ponder no more, as BMW has the answer for you with brand new X5 and X6 M models. We don’t want to delve too deeply into discussions about what has happened to the…
Paris 2014 – Friday Photo – The Volkswagen Polo GTI (again)
Full disclosure; we only featured the new Polo GTI as a Friday photo two weeks ago. But, to coincide with the full launch of the car at the Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen revealed more details of the baby GTI. Including one that’s very important to EngageSportMode. The XL Sport may have stolen the show in Paris,…
Paris 2014 – Nissan NISMO Pulsar Concept and more…
So what has EngageSportMode’s local car manufacturer been up to at the Paris Motor Show? Seemingly sticking bits of red trim to everything it can get its hands on, in order to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the NISMO brand. Chiefly known to anyone who has played Gran Turismo in the last 15 years as the tuner of…
Paris 2014 – Volkswagen XL Sport – News and Photos
Volkswagen’s XL1 eco-car is already a thing of wonder. So, how could you make the lightweight, low-drag, special even better? By slotting a 200 PS Ducati motorbike engine into it; that’s how. For those unsure why an Italian motorbike engine is sitting in the rear of a German sportscar concept, it’s best to remind you that…
Paris 2014 – Audi TT Sportback Concept – News and photos
The 2014 Paris Motor Show kicks off properly tomorrow but, it seems, manufacturers are more intent on unveiling every concept and new car before the actual event. Regardless of that, here’s the Audi TT Sportback concept show car: Ever wished the TT coupé came with five-doors? No? Well, Audi has already got an answer for something…
Friday Video – Tame Geek / ESM Audi S1 Sportback quattro Review
You may recall our recent written review of the Audi S1 Sportback quattro, in which we raved about its performance and road holding. However, as part of a collaboration between regular EngageSportMode contributor, The Tame Geek, we also put together a video review of the baby Ingolstadt hot hatch. Put simply, this is the completely unscripted discussion and debate,…
New – 2015 Mercedes-AMG C 63 Saloon and Estate
Mercedes-Benz seems to be chucking out new AMG models at present. We’ve literally just seen the new Mercedes-AMG GT supercar, preceded by the S 65 AMG coupé earlier in the year. Now there’s the all-new Mercedes-AMG C 63 saloon and estate. Yes, the eagle-eyed may have spotted a slight change in name. No longer is it…
Volkswagen TRISTAR Concept
We don’t usually feature commercial vehicles here on EngageSportMode, but even we’ll admit that Volkswagen’s TRISTAR concept is rather cool. They’ve even painted it orange, so we’re pretty much inclined to like it just for that. Set to be officially premiered at the 65th IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover, the TRISTAR concept brings back a name…
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