McLaren is on a roll. Last year they launched the track-oriented version of the Senna, the Senna GTR, at the Geneva Motor Show. In the summer, the 600LT was introduced to compliment the Sports Series range, while the Speedtail became the third model in the Ultimate Series. 2018 saw McLaren sell 4806 cars worldwide, a 43.9% increase over...
It seems everyday there’s some new SUV or crossover being launched. The world just can’t get enough of them and consumers are spoilt for choice. In all honesty a lot of them are all very similar. It’s hard to pick them apart as they’re usually just as dull and uninspiring. That’s why I’ve always liked Mazda’s...
The 88th Geneva International Motor Show kicked off earlier this week and as usual saw the debut of a whole host of bright and shiny new cars. Geneva may not be the biggest motor show on the calendar but it’s certainly one of the best and most important.From the latest physics-defying hypercars only the wealthiest of Swiss bankers...
Disclaimer: This isn't a review of the Nissan Note e-Power but rather a glimpse at this new (for Japan, anyway) hybrid technology and its application in the real world.The electrification of cars is here to stay. Even as diehard petrolheads, it's something we all must accept whether we like it or not. Nearly every week there’s an...
The walls of the Ryogoku Kokugikan were covered in red today. It was all part of Ferrari’s ongoing 70th Aniversary celebrations they’ve been having since March this year. After a whole year of events held by various clubs and dealers it has all lead up to this celebration at one of Tokyo’s most important sumo...
Three months after its summer launch at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the McLaren 570S Spider has landed in Japan just in time for autumn. While it might not be the obvious season to launch a new mid-engine convertible supercar the milder autumn weather is more ideal for open top exotic motoring.The 570S Spider joins the 570S...
Forget the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Forget any major motor show. If you’re going to do one motoring-related trip every year I’d save my pennies and do the Monterey Car Week. It was my first time this year and I’ve been kicking myself ever since for not going sooner.What’s Monterey Car Week you ask? Well basically it’s an...
The new Honda Civic Type R has been getting a LOT of attention from the world’s motoring press, and without exception, everything I’ve read about it has been glowing with praise. So you can imagine my excitement when I was invited to the New Zealand launch at Hampton Downs Racetrack to get the chance to drive it for myself.With...
800 horsepower. Eight hundred. Think about that for a second. Go on, I’ll pause here for a bit.Done? Okay. 800 horsepower is a ludicrous amount of power for any car, let alone one that’s not labelled a ‘hypercar’. 800 horsepower is a lot for a car without any turbocharging, supercharging, or hybrid assistance. 800 horsepower...