It’s lighter, faster, more powerful due to blah blah blah technical stuff blah blah stiffer springs blah blah polycarbonate rear window etc. It also costs 193 000 Great British Pounds. Which is quite a bit for an Audi, if we’re honest.
But just look at it.
Dear God.
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While our love for Formula One knows few bounds, we can’t help but ignore the pangs of jealousy when we peruse the line up of the Indy Car series over in the States. They’ve had Danica Patrick kicking ass for a while now; that fiery brunette who was rumoured for a turn in F1 two years ago. But step aside, you sharp-tongued wielder of steering wheels, here comes Milka Duno.
Apparently she’s as sweet as Jelly Tots delivery truck, and has masters degrees in Organizational Development, Naval Architecture, Maritime Business, and Marine Biology, with work experience as a naval engineer. Her race debut came at the age of 24, which is practically unheard of across all motorsport; young Hamilton was reportedly still sporting Huggies when he got started. Duno is now 38 and still kicking it hard obviously, she holds the record for the highest placed female driver in the 24 hours of Daytona. Nice.
Follow this handy link for more on the lovely Milka Duno.
Rumours that this is a US F1 prototype could not be confirmed.
Sure it’s light, but will it handle? For the launch of a new store in Chigaco, Puma commissioned British duo The Wilson Brothers to create an F1 replica. It is magnificent. Pic gallery and a short time lapse video of its creation after the jump.
If you’ve never visited a motor show in South Africa you haven’t missed terribly much. Oh don’t get us wrong, it’s a party if you’re a journalist, but if you’re a paying member of the public, it’s awful. You won’t even see the vehicles amongst the hordes of onlookers, nevermind actually get into one. You will have to endure an endless stream of twats trying desperately to chat-up the motorshow girls and you will never find a bathroom. Ever. But, if you find yourself overseas while a motor show is on the go, be sure to pop in. It is the next level. This lovely Fiat and it’s minder hail from Geneva.
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Not that it matters, but any idea what the car is?
We’ll try do this every week. Honest.
Youtube. Extraordinary. But most of the time you visit you just end up watching a dog on a skateboard or someone injuring themselves in a humourous way. There is hope though, especially if you’re slightly interested in cars. We’ve gone into Youtube’s archives and pulled the five Most Viewed videos of All Time, in the Autos & Vehicles category. Above is number five, click through for the rest.
A rare Marcos GTC. By rare we mean the company only lasted long enough to build four of them.
The British car industry has existed only in name for about the last three decades. The only glimmer of hope in that time has been a noble effort, ironically, by a chap called Lee Noble, who showed the world that Brits could still build well-sorted cars, even if they did look and feel a bit like an upturned jacuzzi.
You’d think that sort of history would convince would be investors and engineers to burn their money elsewhere, but it’s a bit of a running joke in the UK these days as to who’s going to have a go at building the next great British supercar. A wonderful website called sniffpetrol.com developed a standardised press release for such companies, which you’ll find after the jump. This is laugh-out-loud material. (more…)
Why do so few, if any, car manufacturers care about Sexy? Have a look around. Which modern cars make your pant area tingle? Almost none. Maybe the Aston Martin Vantage, and that’s about it.
That’s the 1967 Toyota 2000 GT. Yes, Toyota. And what do they make now? The Yaris, the Verso and the Vasectomy.
I’m sorry, but why would anybody spec their new car with a sunroof. Is there a more pointless thing in existence? I’m busy driving the new Mazda 3 (great car, catch the review later this week) and it has this narrow little sunroof. So, in the spirit of testing the car properly, I opened it.
This immediately ensured that my face became sunburnt in an erratic patern. It doesn’t even help if you just close the glass and leave the blind open. I’m almost certain that the curvature of the glass concentrates the sunbeam onto your face like a 5 year old frying ants in the backgarden. I’ve asked absolutley no scientists about this and they all concur with me.
Stop acting like you're not annoyed.
And then there’s the noise. Cars are almost undoubtedly the best place to enjoy your music of choice. But not if you have a sunroof. It buffets in the wind like a badly erected tent.
That’s how we roll down here in die Kaap. Hansa Pilsener, baby.
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