Can you believe the Ariel Atom sportscar has been in production since 1999? Nope, neither could we. But, after over 15 years, the Somerset-based firm has now revealed the even crazier Nomad that follows the Atom tradition of low weight design. A low-weight off-roader is usually considered to be something of an oxymoron. With the onward marching…
EngageSportMode Awards 2014 – Part Two
If you’ve read part one of our 2014 Awards, you’ll be ready for part two. This instalment concentrates on motorsport and media, compared to the purely mechanical slant of the first instalment. So, providing you’ve appropriately recovered from New Year’s Eve, here we go. There’s another five awards to be dished out, so without any further delay,…
EngageSportMode Awards 2014 – Part One
With the clock running down on 2014, it’s time for EngageSportMode to bring you our annual awards. Who has performed well enough to earn a coveted macaroni and glitter trophy this year? Part one focuses on road cars, whilst part two will include motorsport and media. Let’s get down to business: 2014 seemed to be the…
The 640 bhp 200 mph 2016 Cadillac CTS-V
2014 will probably be remembered for many things, but for EngageSportMode, it’s going to be the year when American car manufacturers decided to go all out in the search for cars with ridiculous horsepower. But, after the Dodge Hellcat twins, is 640 bhp enough in this day and age? Six hundred and forty horsepower, in a four-door saloon sedan….
Range Rover Sport SVR Drifting
Whilst many people are probably already enjoying the start to the festive holiday season, not everyone is quite so lucky. So, to help you get through the last Monday before Christmas, here’s a video from Land Rover showing the Range Rover Sport SVR drifting in slow motion. There’s something almost slightly wrong about the idea…
EngageSportMode – Shortlisted in UK Blog Awards
Just over a month ago, I announced that EngageSportMode was running in the Automotive category of the 2015 UK Blog Awards. Earlier this week we had some good news. Alongside some quite big names, ESM has been shortlisted in the Individual Automotive category of the UK Blog Awards. As the shortlisting was based on the results of the…
Friday Photo – Acura NSX Production Model Teaser
It seems like we’ve been waiting ages for the production ready Acura (Honda) NSX to be unveiled, with various concepts and disguised versions being displayed. However, we’ve got less than a month until we finally see the real deal: Due to make its official debut at the North American International Auto Show – the Detroit Motor Show to everyone else –…
Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé – Answering a question nobody asked?
We’ll cut to the chase. Here at EngageSportMode we’re not huge fans of SUV based ‘coupé’ creations like the BMW X6, so a new offering from Mercedes-Benz is not really the early Christmas present we were wanting. We fully respect the right of people to drive what they want, and manufacturers to create what they see the…
New – Audi RS 3 Sportback
Audi teased us about a potential new RS 3 model earlier in the year with the A3 Clubsport quattro concept. Fast-forward a few months and the real thing is here, albeit in five-door Sportback only form. So, what are the details of the new very hot-hatchback? Let’s get the headline chasing figures out of the…
Friday Photo – Audi Sport TT Cup
In a slightly unsubtle precursor to something coming to EngageSportMode next week, today’s Friday Photo is the new Audi Sport TT Cup race car. Acting as a replacement for the Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup, and set to be the main support race for the DTM, the new Audi Sport TT Cup becomes the first step…
Friday Photo – Guild of Motoring Writers’ Breakthrough Blogger Award 2014
Usually the Friday Photo is the chance to show off some forgotten special picture or new video. This Friday, it’s ever so slightly different, because it’s not every week you get invited to the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Awards. Oh, and win something too! As a one-off, it’s a slightly more individual post written by editor John Redfern. So,…
New – The Ferrari FXX K
Own a LaFerrari? Concerned it might not be quick enough? Want to try a special version that’s neither road or track legal, and probably won’t actually be yours to keep? Step right up… Along with a name that clearly asks for inferences to made to obscenities, the FXX K is the latest offering in Maranello’s ‘Client-Test…
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