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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 16 Feb '20
If you only read one thing on the internet this week, make it this
Review: 2020 Jaguar F-Type
"Slightly sharper looks, slightly sharper chassis... but otherwise refreshingly old-school. Phew."
Advertisement - Page continues belowTop Gear is moving to BBC One
"Top Gear’s next series will launch later this year… on BBC One. Yep, we’re leaving our BBC Two home – where we’ve been since 1977 – for series 29, hopping over to the UK’s favourite telly channel. Watch out, Countryfile."
Stig's lapped the Porsche Taycan around the TG track
You saw Harris slide it on TG telly, now watch The Stig do his thing around Dunsfold: it’s a hot lap of the Porsche Taycan. Missed the ep? UK viewers can catch up on iPlayer here.
Advertisement - Page continues belowThis is it: the very first 1,750bhp SSC Tuatara
"Unveiled at the Philadelphia Auto Show, car number 1 of only 100 Tuataras planned for production is heading to the home of one Larry Caplin. And we can only salute Mr Caplin for his choice of colour, because the SSC looks really rather fetching in this black getup."
Porsche Macan GTS review: the last of its breed
"Meet the new Macan GTS, the last of Porsche’s smaller SUV range to get the mid-life update treatment. It arrives in a political climate where overly tall, overly powered hatchbacks are proving harder to defend, so it has a minor task on its hands proving its worth."
Review: Volkswagen Caravelle
"Yes, it’s effectively a van with windows. But it’s also magnificent."
Audi RS6 review: SuperEstate’s first UK test
"There’s not another super-estate that demands less of you or makes speed more accessible. It’s a brilliantly well judged and calibrated car. Not cheap, arguably not as exciting as a Merc-AMG E63 S, but really, deeply, truly satisfying."
Advertisement - Page continues belowHarris on the Porsche Taycan: it drifts like an R34 GT-R
Chris Harris talks more about the Porsche Taycan from episode 3 of series 28… and how drifting it is a little like drifting an old GT-R.
This is your first look at the all-new Kia Sorento
"Mark the dates in your calendar people, the all-new Kia Sorento will finally premiere at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show in March. Okay, okay – that may not sound like the most exciting news in the world, but have a look at those official sketches above…"
Advertisement - Page continues belowBehold: the new Aston Martin Vantage Roadster
"As night follows day and pats follow dogs, so convertible follows coupe. Two years after Aston launched the Vantage Coupe comes this, the Aston Martin Vantage Roadster."
Audi Sport says the R8 may go hybrid, not electric
"Audi Sport is planning to double its sales by 2023. Most of that growth will come from branching out into new markets; the new RS6 Avant is available for the first time in the US, for instance. But what’s the plan for electrification? Where does the R8 go next? We sat down with managing director Oliver Hoffman to try and find out."
The Czinger 21C is a new hypercar from California
"The ‘C’ is silent, Internet, though the noise it’ll likely make at its Geneva Motor Show debut next month probably won’t be. A new hypercar is entering the stable, and it is called the Czinger 21C."
Do you prefer the old Vantage grille or the new one?
"You’ve read the full lowdown on the new Vantage Roadster, and you’ve seen the most obvious change that Aston Martin decided to make (other than lopping the roof off). But which side of the fence are you sitting on, and which mast are you nailing your ‘Q palette’ colours to?"
The Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed
"The race was scheduled to take place on 19 April, but due to the recent coronavirus outbreak a postponement request was submitted by the promoter – Juss Sports Group."
This pickup is a hydrogen/EV hybrid with 906bhp
"Anyone remember Nikola? We first brought you news of the Phoenix-based company in December last year as it unveiled an Iveco S-WAY lorry that had been converted into a full-EV. Now though, it’s done something properly exciting. Welcome everyone… to the Badger. Yep, the potentially game-changing pickup you see above is genuinely called the Nikola Badger. Respect."
Meet the 840bhp, €2m Glickenhaus 007 racer
"Sure, 007’s taken a few varied forms over the years, but none have been this fast. Or indeed, this red. Connery’s screen presence packed a punch, but even the big man didn’t have 840bhp."
Go play Acura’s addictive racing game RIGHT NOW
"Acura – Honda’s premium offshoot that doesn’t exist here in the UK – has given us a new incredibly addictive and entertaining way of not doing any real work. It’s a game, playable for free on your computer or mobile phone, inspired by a telly ad that’s broadcast in the US."
This ‘reimagined’ Ford Bronco is just excellent
"The new Ford Bronco is finally coming this year, and everyone is very excited about it. But we are just as excited about this very old, very excellent Bronco, which has been ‘reimagined’ by an American company called Gateway."
This Tesla Model 3 wants to take down McLaren F1s
"A Model 3 ‘Ascension R’ tweaked by Unplugged Performance – effectively the AMG to Tesla, albeit unofficially – has just lapped Tsukuba circuit in 1m04.7s. For context, that slots it neatly between the McLaren F1 (1m04.6s) and Porsche 997 GT3 (1m.04.8s)."
Audi RS Q3 Sportback review: oh dear, oh dear, oh dear
"This is not a good car. This is not even a medium-rare, does-the-job kinda car. The Audi RS Q3 Sportback is a shocker."
What’s it like to live with an Alpine A110?
"You see the steering wheel? I find it too angled away at the top. I’d like it to sit lower and more vertically in my hands. It’s a minor thing, and by no means as irritating as the fingertip stereo controls you can see below the column stalk. They’re a pain. I’ll tell you what isn’t though: the seats. Made by Sabelt, they are absolutely brilliant. None of us ever had a moment’s pain, or found them short of support."
The Hyundai Prophecy is an interesting looking EV
"There’s a hint of ‘pretend 911 in a computer game that can’t get licencing rights from Porsche’ about its hindquarters, but there are significantly worse places to take inspiration from. We’re intrigued to see more, that’s for sure."
Just how fast is a track-only hypercar?
"The Brabham BT62 has broken the lap record for a closed-wheel car at Bathurst. It might be Australia’s Nürburgring, rather than the actual Nürburgring, but this is no small feat."
Chris Harris on... bad cars
"What makes a car bad? Not being able to deliver in its chosen category – nothing more, nothing less. And this is why so many of the bad cars I’ve driven have been supposed ‘drivers’ cars’. Delivering on the promise of an exciting, competent driving experience is much harder than making something spacious with decent heated seats."
Should Bugatti build a Valkyrie rival?
"Work experience normally involves shadowing a relative, working in a shop or being asked to get a tin of tartan paint. Not Max Lask’s. The plucky and incredibly talented designer recently completed an internship at Bugatti’s design centre, and instead of being sent on some fool’s errand, he decided to look back into the company’s past before shooting it straight into the future by designing an incredible next-generation racecar."
10 cars that cost the same as a Valentine’s date
"You’ve heard of cancel culture? Well, put Valentine’s Day on that list, take the money you would have spent on a seriously bad time and spend it on, well, an entirely unserious good one. Involving old rot boxes… and a liberal interpretation of how much dates cost."
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