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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 16 Dec '18
Harris on the Cullinan, a drag race, Jeep review and much more
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: the Chris Harris verdict
"The call from Rolls-Royce to come and drive its new SUV was unexpected. In fact, the vestige of teenage rebel still lurking in me was mildly affronted that Rolls felt my rude and sarcastic utterances about this machine on social media weren’t enough to warrant a lengthy ban from Goodwood HQ. “We think we can change your mind” was the confident line from Rolls. I wasn’t so sure."
Advertisement - Page continues belowReview: Porsche Macan
"It’s not quite as sharp in the corners as an Alfa Stelvio, but it’s almost ten times better at everything else"
Video: Kurupt FM vs Top Gear!
"Grindah, Beats and Decoy turn up at the Top Gear test track to race The Stig. After astounding Chris Harris with their impeccable automotive knowledge, they choose the perfect car to compete in the race to end all races."
Advertisement - Page continues belowThis Ferrari 290MM racer just sold for $22m
"This is an old Ferrari. It was built in 1956 as a proper Ferrari factory racer. The first race it ever entered was a little known, easy Sunday drive called the Mille Miglia. It finished second overall."
A wild Toyota Supra racecar is coming
"Toyota really knows how to tease. We’re still yet to see the finished production-spec Supra, yet rather than give us even a slight glimpse at it, Toyota’s diverting our attention towards one of its racecar cousins."
Pininfarina’s 1,900bhp electric hypercar is called 'Battista'
"Quite the conundrum. What on earth do you name a 1,900bhp, fully electric hypercar backed by a design house with nearly 90 years of history? Something flashy and futuristic? A letter and number designation (it was codenamed PF0)? Heck, just a symbol?"
The Hyundai Group is going all-in on hydrogen
"Big news from South Korea. Hyundai Group (HMG), the massive industrial conglomerate that owns Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors, is investing £5.5billion in a plan that will boost production of hydrogen fuel cell systems to 700,000 units annually by 2030."
Advertisement - Page continues belowSomeone’s put an E36 M3 engine into an E30 BMW M3
"Yup, this unique build is straight out of Singer’s playbook: take a much beloved bodyshell, modify with choice components, sit back, hold for applause. Choice component number 1: the S50B32 from the E36 M3."
Video: listen to the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s 1,000bhp V12
"There won’t be many more engines like this naturally-aspirated V12. It’s among the last of a dying breed. Developed by Cosworth and Aston Martin for the extreme but road-legal Valkyrie hypercar, this 6.5-litre motor makes 1,000bhp at 10,500rpm, and 546lb ft at 7,000rpm. It redlines at 11,100rpm and it sounds…like nothing we’ve ever heard before. "
Advertisement - Page continues belowWhat new cars can we expect from Seat's fast brand Cupra?
"If the branding executives are to get their Christmas bonus, you’ll definitely be aware that Cupra is now its own brand. Fast Seats have a fresh identity. New Magaluf-hen-do-tattoo badge, new matte grey and rose-gold corporate colours, and many new buzzwords."
Review: BMW 3 Series
"In the automotive woodland, the 3 Series is one of the great oaks. You can name them: Golf, 911, Range Rover, S-Class. And 3 Series. They’re what define the landscape. The unchanging cars, the ones by which we all orient ourselves."
WRC legend Sebastien Loeb is now a Hyundai driver
"Sebastien Loeb really doesn’t know how to retire. After leaving top flight rallying in 2012 – following a record-breaking nine consecutive world titles – he’s returning yet again in 2019 with Hyundai."
BMW and Porsche are working on a three-minute EV charger
"Three, as De La Soul effortlessly laid out for us all those years ago, is the magic number. Three minutes, in this case: the charging time for 62 miles of range for an electric car, direct from a new super-fast, prototype charging station in Bavaria."
Jeep Trackhawk review: Hellcat-engined Grand Cherokee hits Britain
"It’s the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, the most powerful production SUV in the world. And very nearly the quickest, too, the Lamborghini Urus beating its vital statistics by the narrowest of margins. The most irrelevant of margins too, you could argue."
Brabus's goodbye to the Merc G-Wagen has 700bhp
"This is the Brabus 700 4x4 Squared One of Ten Final Edition, a name of admirable length given it barely even references the donor car involved. The keener-eyed among you will have spotted it’s the hiked-up, off-roadier Mercedes G500 4x4 Squared with more aggression and, being a Brabus production, a smidge more power..."
TG drag races: Tesla Model S vs Kia Stinger GT S
"The Kia shades the Tesla on power, but the Tesla trumps the Kia on torque. Who wins in this petrol vs electric showdown?"
Can’t wait for the BMW M8? Try Manhart’s alternative
"Meet the MH8 600, a bit of a misnomer when it actually produces 612bhp. That’s from the same twin-turbo V8 that powers the current peak of the 8 Series range – the M850i xDrive – the extra 90bhp coming from a mere software upgrade..."
SITREP: Formula E
"As electric racing enters Season 5, we try and work out where it’s going and if it’s any good..."
Nine juicy secrets we learned about the new Porsche 911
"TG’s snooped in the 992’s factory and had a passenger ride. Get your pub fact ammo here..."
Hands up who remembers the Venturi 400GT supercar?
"You might have heard of Venturi. It’s based in Monaco and builds only electric vehicles, but that hasn’t always been the case. Founded in 1984 by a couple of engineers, Venturi was to be France’s answer to Porsche, Ferrari and Aston Martin. Back then, its thing was GT cars - mid-engined coupes with PRV (Peugeot, Renault & Volvo) V6s and Renault gearboxes and Nineties, wedge-tastic styling..."
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