It’s been a busy year for EngageSportMode.com, so what better time to enter the UK Blog Awards? We’re not saying you have to vote for EngageSportMode in the Automotive category, but we’d be pretty happy if you did! However, if you really do want to vote for EngageSportMode, the link you need is right here: http://www.blogawardsuk.co.uk/candidates/engagesportmode/ If you need…
Friday Photo – Kia at SEMA 2014
It’s that time of year again where the American aftermarket industry dishes serves up its craziest offerings at the annual Special Equipment Manufacturers Association event in Los Angeles. This year, Kia America has gone all out with a number of concepts, but our favourite is the one below: Yes, that’s a Sedona fitted with a…
New – 2015 Porsche Cayenne GTS
Along with shorter days, Halloween, and fireworks, Autumn seems to also be about German manufacturers launching revised performance SUVs. Today, Porsche has released details of the updated Cayenne GTS ahead of its official debut at the LA Motor Show later in the month. It actually seems hard to believe that we’re twelve years on from the launch of…
Editoral – 2014 US Grand Prix Reflections
Forget Hamilton and Rosberg; the real action in Austin was further back in the pack. But did anyone miss the two tail end teams this weekend? Our editor tries to answer that question. Despite all the rhetoric of potential boycotts, and the apparent spectre of financial implosion hanging over a number of teams, Sunday’s US…
Friday Video – Civic Type R Concept ‘Engage Race Mode’
The new Civic Type R is being teased quite substantially by Honda at the minute, ahead of a 2015 launch date. We’ve had photos, concept models, teasers and press releases already to promote the latest Civic Type R, but this time Honda has upped the ante with a genuinely impressive video known as ‘The Other Side’. You can…
New – BMW X5 M and X6 M
Got the best part of £100k sitting in your back-pocket and wondering what’s the least tasteful way to blow it on something? Ponder no more, as BMW has the answer for you with brand new X5 and X6 M models. We don’t want to delve too deeply into discussions about what has happened to the…
BTCC 2014 – Brands Hatch GP – Rounds 28/29/30 – Review
Slightly later than planned*, our BTCC correspondent gives his take on the final rounds of the 2014 season. Turkington Crowned Champion Colin Turkington was crowned the 2014 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Champion at Brands Hatch after a fantastic final round of racing. Turkington, ironically, had his worst weekend of the season, but still came…
Friday Photo Archive – Spa 2014
Editing a website like EngageSportMode often means there are articles you cannot wait to write, and there are those you never want to have to write. This Friday Photo Archive falls somewhere between them; but too close to the ‘never want to’ end of the spectrum than is comfortable. As ever with serious motorsport accidents, it has…
BTCC 2014 – Silverstone – Rounds 25/26/27 – Review
Plato takes title down to the wire! Jason Plato has taken the 2014 British Touring Car Championship title challenge to a final round decider at Brands Hatch after he won the opening two races at Silverstone. However, while Colin Turkington has had his lead cut, it still remains at an incredibly healthy 50 points…
Paris 2014 – Friday Photo – The Volkswagen Polo GTI (again)
Full disclosure; we only featured the new Polo GTI as a Friday photo two weeks ago. But, to coincide with the full launch of the car at the Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen revealed more details of the baby GTI. Including one that’s very important to EngageSportMode. The XL Sport may have stolen the show in Paris,…
Paris 2014 – Nissan NISMO Pulsar Concept and more…
So what has EngageSportMode’s local car manufacturer been up to at the Paris Motor Show? Seemingly sticking bits of red trim to everything it can get its hands on, in order to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the NISMO brand. Chiefly known to anyone who has played Gran Turismo in the last 15 years as the tuner of…
Paris 2014 – Volkswagen XL Sport – News and Photos
Volkswagen’s XL1 eco-car is already a thing of wonder. So, how could you make the lightweight, low-drag, special even better? By slotting a 200 PS Ducati motorbike engine into it; that’s how. For those unsure why an Italian motorbike engine is sitting in the rear of a German sportscar concept, it’s best to remind you that…
