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…
Friday Photo – Skoda Motorsport Fabia R5 Concept
Skoda has developed a successful reputation in rallying, stretching back to the days of the Felicia and rear-engined 130RS, but also more recently with the Fabia Super 2000 car. Here’s their latest offering based on the third generation supermini. At this year’s Essen Motor Show, Skoda is displaying the concept version of the R5 version of the new…
New – The 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake
Still needing a small performance wagon, but not taken with the VW Golf R Estate from last week? In something that seems to be the beginning of a trend, here’s Mercedes-Benz with their CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake to give you yet another option. Launched alongside regular versions of the new CLA Shooting Brake, this…
Volkswagen Golf R Estate – Your new favourite wagon
Been wanting a performance estate car based on a mid-sized family hatchback? Not quite taken with the Ford Focus ST? Good news; Volkswagen has the answer in the shape of a 300 PS 4WD Golf R Estate, announced at the LA Auto Show this week. This one has certainly come out of the left field. Prototypes had…
Friday Photo – Volkswagen Polo R WRC at 2014 Wales Rally GB
This weekend marks the final round of the 2014 World Rally Championship; one which Volkswagen has pretty much dominated proceedings throughout. What better way to celebrate than with photos of mud splattered Polo R WRCs from yesterday’s shakedown. Volkswagen Motorsport have dominated the year heavily; they had the Manufacturers’ championship wrapped up by Rally Australia with…
