2018 Alpine A110 review

Autocar: Alpine is back, so the hashtag goes. The Alpine A110 is the first product of the reborn French sports car company, and it’s special: it has a new, all-aluminium architecture, with its engine in the middle, driving the rear wheels, and it weighs less than 1100kg.
Those are sensational statistics and they make the Alpine A110 sensational to drive. It’s great fun on road or circuit, but there is a catch: at nearly £50,000, it’s as expensive as a Porsche 718 Cayman. Can it match the Porsche to look at, sit in and, crucially, to drive? Find out in this comprehensive review.

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The Brand New Aston Martin Vantage

Carfection: Aston Martin have finally given us a look at the new Vantage build on the DB11 platform. We also got to tag along witht he winter testing earlier this year.

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Aston Martin’s heritage celebration

Watch an incredible celebration of Aston Martin’s heritage, bringing together 28 very special Aston Martins with a combined value of £65 million in a film produced to celebrate the transfer of ownership of the three super hangars at St Athan.

Enjoy the glorious sights and sounds of Aston Martins from the A3 to the DBR1, the One-77, numerous Vantages, Rapide S and of course the Aston Martin Vulcan, as they spread their wings at St Athan.

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Monaco GP-The Movie

Gentlemen Drivers Post:

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This Jaguar C-Type Was Made For Mulsanne

Petrolicious:: “If you had told me when I was 16 years old that someone would throw me the keys to their works Lightweight Le Mans Jaguar C-Type, I would have told you that you were absolutely crazy…but that’s exactly what happened,” says David Swig, an RM Sotheby’s car specialist.

This 1953 Jaguar C-Type Works finished fourth overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1953, and is the second of only three “Works Lightweight” cars built by Jaguar.

To be offered by RM Sotheby’s at the company’s Monterey sale in August, Swig recently had the opportunity to take the car out to gather some on-road driving impressions.

“No less than five Le Mans-winning drivers of this period have sat behind the wheel of this car,” Swig says, “which almost give you goosebumps.

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2017 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Hot Lap!

Motor Trend: Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2017 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Motor Trend’s 2016 Best Driver’s Car Powered by Mothers.

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage S is one of 12 contenders competing for the title of 2016 Best Driver’s Car.

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Jaguar E-Type Has Been Driven From Border To Border

Petrolicious: “I’m an architect, and I’m very design-oriented. I think it’s a classic that everybody likes; you don’t need to be a car aficionado to like this car,” says Miguel Rodrigo. “I’ve driven it very hard from border to border twice with no problems whatsoever…”

And that’s how Miguel describes his beloved Jaguar E-Type, a vehicle prized not only for its rarity, but for its beauty, performance, and, now, years of happy motoring memories—including its role in staging Peru’s version of the Cannonball* rally.

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Porsche 718: A Living Legacy

Petrolicious: “Once you get it on song, get up to 7,000-plus-revs, it was absolutely amazing,” says racing driver Derek Bell, “…and the fact you could brake so perfectly, flick it into a corner, put the power on…it just wanted the hell driven out of it.”

Former Porsche works driver Derek Bell wasn’t just driving any classic Porsche on any road—he was driving the Targa Florio-winning 718 RS 60 on the actual Targa Florio course in Italy. Noted for its 800+ corners, dozens of hairpin turns, and danger everywhere else, the Targa Florio is still a revered, respected, and cherished event in Sicily, where it was held in period.

Bell’s career, however, happened much later and he never did get a chance to drive Porsche’s diminutive giant-killer in period competition. “I never imagined I’d ever drive this car, I never imagined I’d ever drive on the Targa Florio…”

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World’s Greatest Drag Race 6!

As part of Motor Trend’s annual Best Driver’s Car competition powered by Mothers, we line up the contenders on an airstrip and bask in the glory of horsepower, wheelspin, and launch control. This year, Senior Features Editors Jason Cammisa and Jonny Lieberman give you a quick tour of the 12 competitors before strapping into their insurance-mandated helmets and firesuits and introducing pedal to metal. This year, the contestants are the Acura NSX, Aston Martin V12 Vantage S manual, Audi R8 V10 Plus, BMW M4 GTS, Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE, Dodge Viper ACR, Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R, Jaguar F-Type SVR, McLaren 570S, Mercedes-AMG GT S, Nissan GT-R, and Porsche 911 Carrera S—except for one small addition after Jason realizes Jonny’s Dodge Charger Hellcat is parked nearby.

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1927 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix Racer by PurSang – One Take

Smoking Tire: PurSang Argentina doesn’t build replicas. A replica is a car designed to look like an original, not to be an original. PurSang makes 100% accurate re-creations of prewar European sports cars, re-creating all the original parts, and using all the original plans and methods of production. Everything, from the engine casting, to the body work, to the interior, to the wheels, is made in house at PurSang and the result is a stunning machine that is indistinguishable from the original car, both aesthetically and dynamically. It weighs 1600 lbs, and is powered by a 2.3L Supercharged straight-eight making 140 HP.

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