Previously on EngageSportMode we brought you pictures of the new prototype Honda – or Acura if you’re in the USA – NSX. Tonight, through the wonders of the Internet, we can bring you it in motion! It certainly doesn’t sound like a muted hybrid, with the direct-injection V6 making sure the new NSX sounds as…
Volkswagen wins 2013 Rally Finland!
Continuing the Volkswagen Motorsport domination of the 2013 World Rally Championship the team, and Sebastien Ogier, can now add Finland to those already notched up. Ogier had finished day one of the rally in second place, but made his move on Friday to stake out a 38 second lead going into today’s final stages. He…
Friday Photo From the archive #10
Whilst the past few FFFAs have featured exciting videos, hot hatches or worthy saloons today’s picture is none of them. In fact it’s a badly painted Mk3 Ford Granada: Not just badly painted, but also broken down at the side of the M2 in Kent. 2007 was the year EngageSportMode attempted the Crumball Rally “Italian Job”…
Two Spoke Steering Wheels – The resurgence
Over the past week EngageSportMode has noticed a revival in something quite old-fashioned, that we thought we’d previously seen the last of. No, it’s not the announcement of another new MG model, but two spoke steering wheels in modern cars. BMW’s brand new electric i3 features a duo-spoker in its futuristic eco-friendly interior. To be…
Top Gear Review – Series 20, Episode 5
After the mixed up message from the previous week’s episode, including the media fallout from parts of the Hover Van segment being staged, what would number five bring? As usual, contains spoilers (of the pop-up kind too). Top Gear Series 20, Episode 5 – UK Air Date 28th July 2013 Some people have already labelled…
BMW i3 – Munich gives us the future – now.
Electric cars are nothing new, in fact they’ve been around as an idea since the middle of the 19th century. We’ve also had cars like the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet/Vauxhall Volt/Ampera and Tesla Roadster available for some time. So why does today’s unveiling of the BMW i3 knock all of them into the gutter? No, it…
A BMW M5 and a horse
Whilst trawling the BMW media site for research on something else I’m writing, I came across the below picture: I’ll be honest, I have no idea what is going on there. Seemingly, neither does the rest of the internets, as my attempts to find out the story behind it came up with nothing. Oh well,…
New Honda NSX Prototype in the wild
In the past few days we’ve featured a couple of articles mentioning the original Honda NSX. Despite the limited commercial success of the first-generation car, and the remnants of an ongoing economic meltdown, Honda believes the time is right for a new NSX. Below is the prototype version, with some snazzy custom graphics: The prototype,…
Skoda vRS ‘ Mega Man-Pram’ Concept
This might be one best suited to EngageSportMode’s BTCC Correspondent, who is getting ever closer to the birth of his first child! Built to celebrate the launch of the new Skoda Octavia vRS, the Czech firm undertook research into just what upgrades new dads would want to see on a pram.
Friday Photo from the archives #9
Ok, it’s another FFFA which isn’t actually a photo, but a video. But, in our defence, it is quite a special video. We mentioned in yesterday’s post about F1-inspired road cars about the importance of the link between Ayrton Senna and Honda. That link is obviously, still, of importance to Honda to this day as…
F1 Inspired Road Car Specials
The new Renaultsport Megane Red Bull Racing RB8 featured recently isn’t the first, and is unlikely to be the last, road car linked to a Formula 1 racer. Here are five more with varying levels of motorsport credibility. 1. 2001 Fiat Seicento Sporting Schumacher Edition Way back at the turn of the century, there was…
Brand New -The SEAT Leon ST Estate
If you happened to like the SEAT Leon featured in yesterday’s review by The Tame Geek, but worried it wouldn’t be suitable for carrying labradors or wardrobes, then fear not. SEAT had already preempted your concerns, and can now allay them with this: That right there is the newly announced Leon Sport Tourer (or ST…
