Author Archives: RocknRoland

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 … Continue reading →

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.

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. … Continue reading →

Gentlemen Drivers Post:

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →