Audi UK would like us all to know that tomorrow is the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year. To celebrate this occasion, it took cars from its model range out in the dark to create some rather fancy looking pictures. Audi hasn’t just used December 21st as an excuse to make pretty pictures – it’s…
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2014 Car of The Year Finalists Announced
The annual search for the “most outstanding new car to go on sale” in Europe in the preceding 12 months is on. With the fact that a hybrid/electric model has won two of the past three years, is the winner already apparent? ESM rates their chances below. Voting in the European Car of the Year…
2014 Audi S3 Saloon quattro – UK Pricing and Specification Released
Ahead of its March 2014 launch date, Audi has now confirmed the prices and details of the S3 Saloon model for the UK. Priced from £33,240 On The Road, 300 PS 2.0TFSI turbocharged engine, Standard quattro all-wheel-drive 0-62 mph 4.9 (S tronic) 5.3 seconds (manual), Limited 155 mph top speed, Over 40 mpg combined fuel…
Friday Photo from the Archive #12
After an extended hiatus due to relocation, ESM returns with it’s regular Friday feature. Ok, 24 hours probably doesn’t qualify as archived, but EngageSportMode finds it impossible not to feature the all new 2015 Ford Mustang. So here it is: Styled by Moray Callum, younger brother of Ian Callum, the new Mustang dispenses with a lot…
A Girl Writes – It’s a Boy/Girl Thing Part II
Tonight, ESM’s opionated Other Half returns with a second article discussing the touchy subject of “girl’s cars” and shows us some notable, yet respectable, examples. It’s a Boy/Girl Thing – Part II When I wrote my last post I felt it important to establish the criteria of a “girl’s car” and why certain models were branded as…
SEMA 2013 – The wild and wonderful
Held annually at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the SEMA Show brings together the USA’s billion dollar aftermarket tuning and performance industry for one week. The show is a chance for companies from across the globe to show off their wares, but is also seized upon by car manufactures to show off their own creations. We’ve picked out…
New – 2014 Nissan Qashqai
Admittedly crossover vehicles like the Qashqai would not be usual EngageSportMode content. But, we feel somewhat of an attachment to it, being based just a few miles down the road from Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK in Sunderland. It’s also impossible to ignore the impact the first-generation model has had, with more than 2 million examples…
Short Review – BMW 420d Coupé
Tonight we hand you over to our good friend and technological expert The Tame Geek, who has been behind the wheel of another new car! Short Review – BMW 420d Coupé Another review of a car that’s not from the VW Group?! YES! The Tame Geek has been busy! Busy and loving it. As regular…
New – BMW 2 Series Coupé Unveiled
Today marks the time when 1 actually does equal 2. Just as the 4 Series replaced the 3 Series Coupe, now the 2 Series takes the place of the 1 Series Coupe. Most excitingly, there’s a hot M version available straight out of the box! Read on for more details. EngageSportMode was a huge fan of…
New – Honda S660 Concept for Tokyo Motor Show
Seemingly creating a theme of small white open-top sports cars on EngageSportMode this week, today with have photos of a new mini Honda roadster concept. Honda is being pretty tight-lipped when it comes to details about the S660, only briefly mentioning that it is an “open-top sports-type mini-vehicle” which will be one of the highlights…
McLaren P1 – Just How Fast Is It?
With the first car rolling off the swanky McLaren Production Centre assembly line, the Woking firm have finally revealed the Big Mac’s performance figures. As we’re sure you’ll agree, they’re pretty staggering. So, let’s get the headline grabbing figures out-of-the-way first: 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in 2.8 seconds, Top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h)…
The Mazda MX-5 GT Just Got Real!
If you’ve been reading EngageSportMode for a while, then you’ll know the Mazda MX-5 GT Concept shown at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed ended up being one of our stars of the show. It also picked up a prize in the 2012 ESM Awards. Now, thanks to Jota Sport, concept becomes reality. The heart…
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