Are you a British based car manufacturer? Do you have a “Spec Ops” division to crank out exclusively modified stuff? No? Then you’re clearly not trying hard enough. Regardless, McLaren Automotive will be making a big effort to demonstrate the work of its McLaren Special Operations team at the forthcoming Pebble Beach Automotive Week. Pebble Beach is…
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Friday Photo – Range Rover Sport SVR sets Nürburgring Record
We’re not sure how many more Nürburgring-Nordschleife records we can take this year. We’ve already seen the SEAT Leon Cupra and Renaultsport Megané battling it out, with the Honda Civic Type-R waiting in the wings. Now Land Rover has claimed the fastest lap for a SUV with the forthcoming hottest Range Rover Sport model. Land Rover claims…
BMW i8 – Tame Geek First Drive and Review
How does he do it? We’re not quite sure, but our good friend The Tame Geek managed to get himself behind the wheel of the BMW i8 electric supercar for a test drive. We bring you his full thoughts that first premiered on his own website. After having a great time in BMW’s electric (and somewhat…
Newcastle Audi – The cathedral of quattro?
Newcastle Audi recently opened a brand-new dealership on Scotswood road in the city. EngageSportMode was in the area, so we went along to take a look around. It’s not often a car dealership has the ability to leave you a little bit speechless; unless you’ve just been given the price for your car in part-exchange perhaps….
Team Sky Jaguar F-Type Stage 20 Concept – Photos and Video
Let’s cut to the chase – EngageSportMode doesn’t really do cycling. Too much Lycra; not enough internal combustion engines. However we’re willing to make an exception to entertain another cool product from the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operation team. If you’re a cyclist, you’ve probably just got in from a quick “30k ride” and need a shower. But, before…
2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Pricing Announced
What could make a seven hundred and seven horsepower modern muscle car better? Ridiculously low pricing, that’s what! Which, if you’re lucky enough to live on the other side of the Atlantic, is what’ll you’ll be offered. We’ve made almost as much noise about the Hellcat as the car itself does. But our love for the badass 6.2…
New – 2014 Mercedes-Benz S 65 AMG Coupé
How much is too much? More specifically, just what constitutes too much when it comes to torque? The latest AMG version of the S Class Coupé might just have the answer. One thousand. 1,000. It’s a fairly significant number whatever the usage, but for Mercedes-Benz it symbolises the torque output for the AMG models at the…
Friday Video – BMW M4 “Ultimate Racetrack”
Should it still really be called the M3, does it matter that it’s turbocharged, can you love a car that has synthesised engine noises? All important questions when discussing the new BMW M3 M4. However, watch this video that we found on YouTube posted by BMW Canada, and you should find those questions float away into obscurity.
New – Revised Ford Focus ST
In all the Goodwood Festival of Speed and British Touring Car Championship excitement, the full details of the revised Ford Focus ST were also announced. So here they are, with lots of Tangerine Scream paintwork action. Did you know, ST stands for Sports Technologies. We’ll admit that we didn’t, until writing this, but consider us all…
Friday Photo 2 – Dodge 4th of July Special
Right now it’s the Fourth of July. It also a week where we’ve seen Dodge unleash the epic Challenger SRT Hellcat and celebrate its 100th anniversary. As such, we decided to offer up an additional Friday Photo gallery with some Dodge back-catalogue greatest hits to celebrate American automotive ideology. The marque has had a troubled…
New – 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat – 707 HP! Yes, really!
Forget what you heard; Detroit isn’t dead just yet. Dodge, as part of the Chrysler group has had a rough ride through the global recession recently. But forget all that because, to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary year, it’s produced the seven hundred and seven horsepower Hellcat. Trying to write an opening paragraph without turning to expletives…
Friday Photo – Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and C7.R
Whilst watching Le Mans this year – we’re mentioning it again, sorry – I was captivated by the noise of the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R every time it appeared on camera. Honestly, if you need proof then check out this video by Pratt & Miller, the team responsible for building the epic C7.R racer. It’s really rather awesome….
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