Although the World Rally Championship has already finished for 2015, Hyundai have got the jump on their rivals by showing off their new 2016 car now. We were always a little unsure as to why Hyundai began its second attempt at the WRC using a car based on the first-generation i20 model. Credit must be given…
Editorial – A year since breaking out
How quickly time passes. Twelve months on from winning the GoMW Motoring Research Breakthrough Blogger Award, Editor John Redfern reflects on the whirlwind that has been 2015. It genuinely doesn’t seem five minutes ago since I was writing a post for ESM about winning the MR Breakthrough Blogger award, and here we are, one year…
Friday Photo – Infiniti Q30 rolls out in Sunderland
ESM is rejoicing at the fact the roads of the North East might now be populated with a new car – the locally built Infiniti Q30. When you live close to a Nissan plant that employs almost 7,000 people, every commute in the region involves the now subconscious spotting of Juke, Note, Leaf and Qashqai…
Friday Photo – A Streetcar Named Hyundai
How do you celebrate a 10th anniversary? Cake, flowers? Well, if you’re Hyundai Motor UK, you drive a hydrogen fuel cell car around London to make this impressive photo: That’s not just any picture of Oxford Street. Oh no, that’s a mosaic created from over 500,000 photos taken during the 50 day driving challenge as…
2015 LA Motor Show – The all-new Fiat 124 Spider
Following the launch of the latest Mazda MX-5 earlier in the year, we’ve now got the second half of the tie in between the Japanese manufacturer and Fiat. Pay witness to the new 124 Spider. That the 124 Spider is making a debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show should probably tell you everything you…
New Metal – Lamborghini Hurácan LP580-2
In his first article as a full-fledged member of the ESM team, Ned Jasper gives us the lowdown on a new Lambo. Meet the Huracán LP580-2; less power, less weight, and a whole lot more fun. Lamborghini, a company famed for bonkers styling, ludicrous power outputs and more recently for making cars with all-wheel drive only. Well…
Friday Photo – Colin McRae 20 years ago
Right now the cars competing in the 2015 Wales Rally GB are probably somewhere around Special Stage 3. But on this Friday Photo we’re looking back to the final round of the World Rally Championship two decades ago. Back in 1995 rallying was teetering on the edges of still being an endurance motorsport, with the Network…
Friday Photo | The madness of SEMA 2015
EngageSportMode has featured the SEMA show, and the quite literally mental creations it throws up, before. This year seems to have been just as crazy, so we’ve pulled together a gallery featuring some of the wildest offerings. Just remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or something like that. Car modification in the UK seems to…
Product Review – Garmin nüviCam LMT-D
Dash cams have made the news this year following the incident with an Aston Martin being keyed on camera. But what about one that’s integrated into a satellite navigation unit, avoiding the need to have multiple devices and wires running everywhere? Garmin is one step ahead of you with the nüviCam LMT-D. Here’s the deal. Garmin contacted us…
Editorial: Making a commitment
EngageSportMode has been slightly quiet of late. The below from ESM’s editor might help explain why. Yes, no longer is she just ‘ESM’s Other Half’ but, as of last month, she’s actually now officially Mrs EngageSportMode. Well, that’s not the name on the marriage certificate, but it’s more important than the actual surname, obviously. So…
BTCC 2015 – Brands Hatch GP | Reviewed and Rated
After months of close racing, the 2015 British Touring Car Championship came down the wire to decide who would be the winner. ESM’s BTCC Correspondent sums it all up. Gordon Shedden did his best to lose a 23 point advantage going in to Brands Hatch, but he managed to just hold on to take his…
Guest Post | Ned Jasper | BMW M2
He’s becoming so much of a regular we’re going to have to think about upgrading him to a regular contributor! Ned Jasper is back, with all the details on BMW’s new compact performance coupé. If you’re in the market for a small, shockingly fast, RWD fun coupè then look no further. This is the BMW M2, and…
