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A ride in the record breaking GT-R
'with Nissan chief Andy Palmer ahead of Le Mans to talk the future of Nissan motorsport
Most car industry interviews take place in nondescript offices at corporate headquarters, or under the searing hot lights of a motorshow stand. Not this time. I'm…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 10:10
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Renault aims for a sub-8min 'Ring time
Mysterious post pops up on Facebook teasing 'Under8' hashtag. Get ready for a Nurburgring war
Renault wants revenge. Via the medium of Facebook, it has revealed a cryptic teaser with the hashtag "Under8" which can only mean one thing: it wants to get around the Nurburging…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 09:33
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Seat Leon Cupra sets Nurburgring record
Just as the McLaren P1/Porsche 918 Nordschleife lap time fisticuffs had finally calmed down, get ready for another Nurburgring lap time war.
Seat today revealed to TG that its new Leon Cupra 280 has lapped the Green Hell in a time of 7m58.4s, setting a…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 09:33
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First drive: Jaguar F-Type Coupe
Ah, the F-type with the roof. Make much of a difference, does it?
Just a bit. The F-type coupe is the stiffest car Jaguar has ever made. In fact, the more engineering savvy among you will appreciate that a figure of 33,000Nm per degree makes it one of the most rigid cars ever. The…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 09:33
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Porsche 918 Spyder: the definitive verdict
Is this a hypercar that happens to be a hybrid. Or a hybrid that happens to be a hypercar?
Some say neither. We say both. The performance certainly is hyper. The straight-line figures are staggering, thanks to 875bhp delivered by a screaming V8, plus electric power, and four-wheel…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 09:11
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First drive: Lotus Exige V6 Cup
What is it?
The Exige V6 Cup is Lotus's riposte to the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, an even more stripped-out and razor-edged version of the already extreme Exige. Basically, it's a car that's as happy on the track as it is on the road.
Even more hardcore than an Exige?
Yup.…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 09:11
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Porsche boss: 918 will be hybrid only
Wolfgang Hatz is a big man with a big job. He's the Porsche board member responsible for R&D, the very life_blood of what has always been and remains an engineering_led company.
But he also has a big laugh, and an engaging habit of setting up his anecdotes…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 09:11
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McLaren P1's Nurburgring lap time
Let the 'Ring wars resume. McLaren has revealed to TopGear.com that its P1 has lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 'under seven minutes' in the hands of chief test driver Chris Goodwin.
You can witness the 903bhp hypercar's assault on the Green Hell…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 09:11
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McLaren P1: all the performance figures
Brace yourselves people, for McLaren has announced the performance figures for the P1. The numbers are alarmingly' small. And also quite big ' the claimed combined fuel figure, for instance, is 34.0mpg.
But that's not the one you're really after is it? Here's what you need to know…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 09:10
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Porsche brings classic racers to Goodwood
Fascinating Porsche fact 1: the 917/30 established a closed-circuit speed record at the Talladega oval in Alabama of 220.98mph!
Fascinating Porsche fact 2: Its 5.3-litre flat-twelve engine developed 1,200bhp!
This, and a few other classic Porkers will be on display at this…
topgear - 04/03/2019 - 05:51