To celebrate Mike Rockenfeller’s victory in the 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series, Audi has released details of the A5 DTM Champion edition. Limited to just 300 units, the ‘A5 DTM Champion model’ adds special badging on the side sills, wheel arches and on the door sills, with reference to Rockenfeller’s number 19 car. There’s also a fixed…
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2013 Frankfurt Motor Show Photo Highlights
EngageSportMode couldn’t be at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show but, fortunately, it knows some people who are. So with the press days now out of the way, what are some of the highlights from the 2013 Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung? Below are some of the stand out new cars announced at this year’s show. Some are purely…
BMW i8 – Plug-In Hybrid Supercar Officially Revealed
The second piece in BMW’s hybrid strategy has been fully unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with prices and specifications for the futuristic i8 now confirmed. So just what do you get for almost £100,000? Hybrid plug-in electric and petrol turbo power, 0-62 mph in 4.4 seconds, 155 mph top speed, Official 113 mpg, 59g/km CO2, and…
Jaguar C-X17 Sports Crossover Concept
You wait for ages for one performance crossover concept car, and then two come along at once. Whether it may be a necessary evil is a matter of personal opinion, but a Jaguar SUV seems likely – if it happens, expect it to look like this. In a world where Jaguar and Land Rover are…
New – Audi nanuk quattro concept
Another day, another Audi concept car – although this one was slightly more unexpected compared to the Sport quattro concept revealed last week. To mark the start of the Frankfurt Motor Show, which we’ve seemingly been talking about for weeks, Ingolstadt dropped this unexpected new V10 diesel coupe on us. Twin turbo 5.0 litre V10 TDI…
New – 2013 Audi Sport Quattro Concept
A few weeks ago Audi teased us with a styling sketch of a concept quattro. Now we get to see the real deal ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show – and it’s a hybrid! 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8 with hybrid electric motor, 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds, 187 mph top speed and 113 mpg! Styling…
New – Peugeot 308 R Concept
So only a few days after we mentioned a VW Golf R, Peugeot decided to show off their new creation which also wears an R badge. If we don’t have a SEAT Leon Cupra R or Kia Rio R by the end of the month ESM will be very disappointed. Regardless as to what everyone…
New – Volkswagen Golf R
The hot-hatch arms race ramped up another notch today, as photos and information about the latest Golf R were released. The headlines are the promise of 300 PS and a possible 0-60 mph in under 5 seconds. Volkswagen seems to be putting all the attention grabbing emphasis on the mechanical, as the outside of the…
New – 2014 Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG Pricing Revealed
Mercedes-Benz UK has announced the prices and specification for its new flagship saloon, the S 63 AMG. So, just how big a mortgage will you need for the biggest Benz? £119,565 is the magic number if you want to place the 585 bhp, 2 tonne, super saloon on your driveway come the end of the…
New – BMW Concept M4 Coupe – Photos & Video
Following on from yesterday’s tribute to BMW M Cars of old, here’s the very latest one which was unveiled this week. The M3 is gone, as a two-door at least, so all hail the new King, the BMW M4. Looking resplendent in what looks to be a lot like Phoenix Yellow paintwork, but actually called…
Jaguar’s 25th Birthday Performance Present
To celebrate the 25 years Jaguar has been producing its R and R-S performance models, the Coventry company is unleashing three new ‘extreme’ versions on to the roads of the UK very shortly. The new models consist of a revised XJR limousine, the XFR-S saloon, and finally the extremely limited edition, previously US-only, XKR-S GT…
Brand New – 2014 Honda Civic Tourer
Another day, another new estate based on a C-segment hatchback enters into the arena of EngageSportMode. This time it’s the Honda Civic Tourer, set to be built in Britain and on sale in 2014 following its official unveiling next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Style is, of course, naturally subjective but the new Civic…
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