With the first car rolling off the swanky McLaren Production Centre assembly line, the Woking firm have finally revealed the Big Mac’s performance figures. As we’re sure you’ll agree, they’re pretty staggering. So, let’s get the headline grabbing figures out-of-the-way first: 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in 2.8 seconds, Top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h)…
The Mazda MX-5 GT Just Got Real!
If you’ve been reading EngageSportMode for a while, then you’ll know the Mazda MX-5 GT Concept shown at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed ended up being one of our stars of the show. It also picked up a prize in the 2012 ESM Awards. Now, thanks to Jota Sport, concept becomes reality. The heart…
BTCC Round 10 – Brands Hatch GP Review
Although we already know the main outcome from last weekend’s final round of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship, there was still plenty of action to be covered by our correspondent. Jordan takes his first BTCC crown! Andrew Jordan secured his first BTCC Drivers’ Title after another pulsating weekend of action. However, it wasn’t as easy…
Audi A5 Coupe Limited Edition Celebrates DTM Title Win
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…
An ESM Public Safety Announcement
At EngageSportMode.com we like our motoring to be that little bit more exciting. It’s possibly why we’ve struggled to understand a recent press release by the Institute of Advanced Motorists, advising on how to drive in windy conditions. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) aims to improve the skills of British drivers. These are a few of our favourite…
Andrew Jordan Takes 2013 BTCC Title
It took him all 30 rounds of the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship to do it, but Pirtek Racing’s Andrew Jordan finally secured the title at a soaked Brands Hatch. Despite a comfortable lead going into the final race weekend, Jordan didn’t make winning the championship easy. Atrocious conditions caused the start of…
Volkswagen takes 2013 WRC Drivers’ Championship
He might have only needed one point, but Volkswagen Motorsport’s Sebastien Ogier wasted no time in wrapping up the WRC Driver’s title on his home turf. With a third place on Rally France’s ‘Power Stage’ on the opening night of the event, Ogier cemented his grasp on his first World Rally Championship by making impossible…
BTCC Round 9 – Silverstone Review
Plato at the double but Jordan remains in control The penultimate weekend of the 2013 BTCC season took place at Silverstone and produced some excellent close racing. As I have previously mentioned, I am not a fan of these ridiculous laps that take last than a second to complete, but for once I could get…
Volkswagen WRC – One point, one day from winning drivers’ title?
By this time tomorrow we could see the World Rally Championship mathematically won by Volkswagen Motorsport’s Sebastien Ogier on home soil tarmac at Rally France. Unlike most rounds of the World Rally Championship, Rally France will open with the ‘Power Stage’ which gives drivers the chance to win additional championship points. With Ogier needing just one…
BTCC Round 8 – Rockingham Review
Jordan takes control of the championship, whilst Austin secures a maiden victory The BTCC is approaching the business end of the season and this weekend saw the teams ‘rock’ up at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northamptonshire, a track recently visited by our very own ESM Editor. It proved to be a weekend of delight for…
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…
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