Is nothing sacred from the unstoppable rise of the SUV? Now after a century of producing grand tourers and saloons, not even Maserati is immune from the lure of the Sports Utility Vehicle. Although not due to make an official debut until the Geneva Motor Show next week, Maserati released a limited number of photos showing…
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New – Ferrari GTC4Lusso
Ferrari’s FF has tried hard to be the practical V12 supercar. But now there’s a revised version with even more power. Let Ned Jasper give you all the details, including that new name. This is the Ferrari GTC4Lusso (great name by the way, but we’ll get to that later), and it’s Ferrari’s latest attempt to…
Friday Photo – The beauty of Daytona
Along with the challenge and excitement, ESM’s favourite thing about endurance racing is the fact it produces some awesome photographs. Sunsets, glowing brakes, and flaming exhausts just make for extremely photogenic scenes. We decided to pick out a few of our favourites from last weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona, and we weren’t disappointed with the quality of…
New – Porsche 718 Boxster and Boxster S
A new name, less cylinders, and the addition of forced induction as standard. Is this still the same mid-engined Porsche roadster? We’ll deal with the name first, as that’s potentially the least contentious element here. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, Porsche produced a number of mid-engined sportscars, that were powered by four-cylinder boxer engines, wearing the 718…
Five ways the Hyundai i30 Turbo beats the new Ford Focus RS
We’re not kidding when we say we’ve found a quintet of things that places the i30 Turbo ahead of the Focus RS. If you’re thinking of placing an order for Ford’s newest hero you might want to read these first. We apologise that it may all seem a little BuzzFeed-esque, but it’s hard not to get swept up…
A week with the… Hyundai i30 Turbo | Review
Turbos are all the rage these days, so what effect does adding one to the Hyundai i30 have? Before the rush to downsize and increase efficiency, adding the word ‘turbo’ to the back of a car symbolised that it was the fastest model in the brochure. Although even the regular Porsche 911 Carrera features forced aspiration now, until…
Friday Video – Engage Drift Mode
Unless you’ve been living under a rock this week, or just happen to have 02 as your mobile phone provider, there’s a fair chance you noticed that Ford finally unleashed the new Focus RS on the motoring press. Whilst ESM hasn’t driven it yet – we’re not that important, you know – it’s safe to say Drift Mode has already…
Friday Photo – Detroit 2016 Gallery
Red, white and – well, more red actually. Not the colours of the American flag, but the colours of pretty much everything on show at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. Perhaps rouge is this colour of choice for motor show cars?
Detroit Auto Show 2016 – Hefty Trends
As the first big event of the year, the North American International Auto Show offers the chance to spot trends we might see for the rest of the year. It also has the potential to prove if the US market is still obsessed with making the biggest stuff possible. Pickup trucks are getting more outrageous If there’s one…
Friday Photo – Raw and naked six
Although certain race car liveries are truly iconic, there’s one thing that can beat them all. The sight of a box-fresh racer, completely unfettered and free from sponsorship or branding. Just like this new BMW M6 GTLM. Set to race in the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the ferocious looking M6 GTLMs of Rahal Letterman Lanigan…
EngageSportMode Awards 2015 – Part Two
The EngageSportMode.com Awards for 2015 continues. No, we still don’t care that it’s now 2016, so just sit back and read which people and things caught our attention over the preceding twelve months. If you need it, you can find part one here. Person of the year – Max Verstappen You don’t need EngageSportMode to tell you that…
EngageSportMode Awards 2015 – Part One
You know the drill. At the end of each year EngageSportMode likes to dish out hypothetical trophies made from macaroni and glitter. This year is no exception, other than 2015 featured a lot more new metal to be driven. Does it matter that we’re already into 2016? No, of course not. Sticking with our tried and tested formula, part…
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