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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 6 Oct '19
A powerful Hennessey, a gorgeous new-old Aston and some new M cars
New Alpine A110 vs old Alpine A110: progress report
"The process of climbing aboard is not dignified. Think of a determined delivery driver of an unnamed online retailer, desperately trying to squeeze a parcel through your letterbox that really ought not to fit, jemmying it this way and that until it bursts through, no longer its original shape. Once you’ve finally worked out how to squeeze yourself into the old A110’s cabin, you are that lightly beaten up parcel."
Advertisement - Page continues belowTG24: is the new Porsche 935 a worthy tribute to Moby Dick?
"As a 70th birthday present from itself to, well, itself, Porsche showed off a track-only 911 GT2 RS. But not any old track-only 911 GT2 RS. This one was made to look like an icon. A full-blown gizz-us-ya-money homage to the legendary 935 from Le Mans 1978 – the one known in Porsche circles as ‘Moby Dick’."
Review: Audi A6 Allroad
"Dignified, versatile and quite cool. Pity the gearbox and ride let the side down"
Advertisement - Page continues belowSeized Veneno Roadster is most expensive Lambo ever
"A curiously specified Lamborghini Veneno Roadster has supposedly become the most expensive Lamborghini ever sold at auction, after an anonymous buyer paid £6,768,709 for it at a Bonhams auction in Switzerland."
The McLaren Mercedes F1 team is BACK
"The new agreement commits McLaren to using Mercedes power units from 2021 until at least 2024. 2021, of course, is when a new set of technical regulations kick-in that ought to make engines noisier and more powerful."
BMW 1 Series review: 118i tested on UK roads
"Well, this is the 118i – the smallest petrol-engined version of the new 1 Series and likely to be the best seller if buyers continue to shun diesel. This is also the first chance we’ve had to drive it on the UK’s potholed, weather-battered roads."
Gallery: the mad Ariel Atom 4 at TG24
"320bhp, 595kg and - quite literally - nowhere to hide. The Ariel Atom 4 is one of TG24’s contenders. Now that you’ve digested the changes made via this story, have a click through some more pics of the 4 doing its thang at Portimao."
Advertisement - Page continues belowThe new Nissan Patrol looks absolutely GARGANTUAN
"The Patrol is absolutely massive. The previous generation was over five-metres long, almost two metres wide and 1.9m tall. It could quite possibly conquer absolutely everywhere it went. There’d certainly be no arguments from other road users."
A Formula E racer’s 400bhp one-off Audi A1 is wild
"This is a 400bhp Audi A1 with a wide-body kit, and it is at this point that you don’t just suspend your belief from a very large height, more throw it into the sea. W, T, and indeed, F."
Advertisement - Page continues belowHere are BMW’s new X5 M and X6 M Competition cars
"Proof, if indeed any more was required, that the world’s appetite for bludgeoningly fast SuperSUVs shows no signs of getting into the sea resides along the vast, angular flanks of both the new X5 M and X6 M Competition cars. They are big, they are fast, and they are here."
Official: Hennessey’s Venom F5 will produce 1,817bhp
"Hennessey has revealed that its upcoming Venom F5 hypercar will deliver an astronomical 1,817bhp. Welcome to the car that wants to dethrone the Bugatti Chiron and its 300mph+ run."
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Continuation review
"This is the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, the second continuation model from Aston Martin Works, the heritage-obsessed skunkworks of Aston. They’re all about crafting the good ol’ days out of hand-formed metal and rich nostalgia."
Review: Renault Zoe
"Renault mends the bits that needed mending and leaves the bits that didn’t. A big step forwards."
So what’s going on with the new Peugeot 208 GTI?
"The era of purely petrol performance Peugeots (try saying that without spitting) is at an end, but the GTI badge could find new life with insta-thrust electric drive and low-laying batteries."
Review: Peugeot 208
"A supremely desirable, futuristic ‘mini with a powertrain for everyone. Just beware the firm ride"
TG24: listen to the Porsche 935
"The Porsche 935 is a homage to 1978’s mad Moby Dick racer. What does it sound like sat in the garage at TG24’s Portimao base?"
TG24: listen to the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
"Grab some headphones and bask in Aston’s massively potent twin-turbo V12."
Mazda’s new touring car looks absolutely incredible
"It’s a racy touring car version of the 3, designed in partnership with Long Road Racing to be compliant with the TCR regulations that govern 36 different championships across the world."
The facelifted Audi RS4 Avant is here to scare your dogs
"The front end has been fully refreshed, according to Audi, although it doesn’t seem like the RS4 has been on a spa day – not with that permo-angry face. It looks more like it’s been on a poorly-planned anger management course. The new honeycomb grille and the thin vent above it bring the styling in line with its big brother, the RS6 Avant, though."
Review: Volvo XC90
"Superb family all-rounder will politely give rivals a bloody nose"
An all-electric Volvo XC40 is coming
"Last month, Volvo declared that it was the first traditional manufacturer to offer a plug-in hybrid version of each of its models. Now though, the Swedes are going one step further. Yep, an all-electric Volvo is imminent."
The Corvette C8.R will keep you awake at Le Mans next year
"Specs are conspicuous by their absence – as is so often the way with racecars and their complex (some might say ‘boring’) regulations. But expect the nat-asp 6.2-litre V8 of the C8 road car to be pumping out as much power and noise as those pesky Balance of Performance rules will allow come summer 2020."
The Polestar 2 will cost fifty grand
" It’s not all about numbers, of course, but here they are anyway: the 2 claims a 311-mile range from its 78kWh battery, the equivalent of 402bhp and a 0-62mph time of less than five seconds. Meanwhile its arch rival, the Long Range Model 3, claims a 348-mile range and 0-62mph in 4.4 seconds. "
TG24: here's how you launch a full-fat WRC car
"It’s the consumer advice you’ve all been waiting for – how do you get a full-blown Hyundai i20 WRC car off the line? Well as part of TG24, Top Gear Magazine’s Motoring Editor, Ollie Marriage, decided to find out."
Kia XCeed review: what exactly is it?
"The XCeed is midway between a car and a crossover. Cross-crossover? Crossunder? Crossover-squared? Any old how, it’s not as tall as a Nissan Qashqai. It’s a bit less hatch-y than a Ford Focus Active. It’s somewhere around the VW T-Roc or new Mazda CX-30 ballpark. For people who find a crossover is too clumpy and a hatch is too normcore."
Goodbye summer, hello Corvette Stingray convertible
"You may have noticed summer has made a sudden disappearance. So what better time to show off a convertible sports car, huh? Meet the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray convertible, the completely inevitable addendum to the new, eighth-gen ‘Vette revealed earlier in 2019."
Tesla Model S Performance review: 0-60 in 2.4s, but what else?
"Despite both packing 100kWh batteries in the bowels of the chassis, the Model S Performance gives away 10 miles in range to the Long Range (365 miles plays 375), but mainly it’s all about speed. In the Performance, you get the hulked-up rear motor as well as the regular front motor, so combined power climbs from 554bhp to 785bhp."
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