Chris Harris gets the Ferrari LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Spyder and McLaren P1 together at the Portimao circuit in Portugal. Which is the quickest around the 4.7km track? Harris provides the answer, although only tenths of seconds separate the three supercars. Towards the end of the video Harris is joined on and off the track by race driver Marino Franchitti and TV presenter and … [Read more...] about LaFerrari v Porsche 918 v McLaren P1 – track action with Chris Harris on Cars
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Spied on test track: new cars with new engines
Porsche 911 The German company has been testing its facelifted 911 range, comprising the coupe, Targa (above), convertible, and turbo – but there is very little visual evidence of an actual ‘facelift.’ The revamp is aimed more at improving air inlets and outlets for aerodynamic and thermal efficiency. Why? To get the best out of a new generation of turbocharged engines. The … [Read more...] about Spied on test track: new cars with new engines
Ferraris, Bugattis, McLaren … ‘most valuable car collection ever’ up for auction
The so-called Pinnacle Portfolio will be billed as the most valuable private car collection ever when it goes up for auction at the annual Pebble Beach extravaganza in California. Up for sale at the August 13-15 event will be some 30 standout cars, a couple of which are hugely exclusive. One is a 2005 Ferrari Enzo (above), build number 400 and the last one ever made; the … [Read more...] about Ferraris, Bugattis, McLaren … ‘most valuable car collection ever’ up for auction
$NZ2.2 million for a car fit for a king who lost his cool for the paparazzi
A car once used by Egypt’s King Farouk, the man loosely responsible for the birth of the photographic term ‘paparazzi’ and the film La Dolce Vita, has sold at auction in France for $NZ2.2 million. The 1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport SWB was one of many exotic cars found in a barn late last year in western France that formed the Baillon collection, once the prize of a … [Read more...] about $NZ2.2 million for a car fit for a king who lost his cool for the paparazzi
Lotus ‘restructuring’ another round of blood-letting
News that Lotus is going though yet another rebuild, this time with the potential loss of more than 300 jobs, brings to mind the blood-letting after the British brand hired former Ferrari executive Dany Bahar in 2009. The restructuring before the latest round of restructuring came at the Paris motor show in 2010. I was at the Lotus stand, waiting for the press conference to … [Read more...] about Lotus ‘restructuring’ another round of blood-letting