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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 25 Aug '19
The Audi RS6 dominates, but there's also a new Focus RS with nearly as much power
The Ferrari Modulo is reborn
"Fifty years after its reveal, Ferrari's outrageous concept finally turns a wheel"
Advertisement - Page continues belowThese are the wild and wonderful supercars of The Quail
"The Quail has been the pinnacle of Monterey’s Car Week for something like 17 years now, and it is, essentially, a really exclusive supercar show held on a golf course in California. It is exactly as luxurious as it sounds."
The Mercedes A-Class is now hybrid
"The A250e combines the 158bhp 1.3-litre turbo engine you’ll find in the regular A200 petrol but adds a 100bhp electric motor to yield around 40 miles of emissions-free driving and combined CO2 output of just 33g/km."
Advertisement - Page continues belowThe Drako GTE is a 1,200bhp, 206mph electric GT car
"Hello muggles, and welcome to the mind-bendingly quick Drako GTE. Not as quick as travelling by floo powder of course, but you non-magic types will have to deal with what you’re given."
Mountune has given the Ford Focus RS 513bhp
"Belief, meet suspension. Mountune, long-time purveyor of modified Fords, has revealed its latest kits for the most recent Focus RS. There are two. One, we suspect, will be more interesting than the other."
McLaren 720S Spider review: does it work in Britain?
"Besides the usual array of stickers for the airbags and so on, the McLaren 720S Spider (with an ‘i’) really ought to come with one that warns you how appallingly some British motorists behave when they see a flash car."
Ford is launching its own esports racing team
"Fordzilla. That’s the name Ford itself has gone with for its latest project – an esports racing team designed to compete on the world stage. Yep, Fordzilla."
Advertisement - Page continues belowThe new Audi RS6 is here, and it finds your lack of faith disturbing
"How’s that for a come-at-me-bro stance? Welcome to the new Audi RS6 Avant. Power by turbo V8. Interior by Star Wars. Bodywork by The Incredible Hulk, it appears. Have you ever seen a more butch family estate car than this?"
Aston Martin DBS Volante review: 715bhp roadster driven
"Conventional logic suggests slicing the roof from the utterly stunning Aston Martin DBS Superleggera will ruin its beauty. You’ll find conventional logic screwed up into a tiny ball, flung into the bins outside Aston’s design studio. This Volante is a wonderful piece of design, roof up or down, from any angle you dare choose."
Advertisement - Page continues belowHyundai's made a lighter, harder-cored i30N hot hatch
"Forbidden fruit is something Hyundai’s pretty good at. It recently launched a new Veloster – complete with N performance version – getting us all excited before confirming we won’t see it in Britain. You can add this to the list, too. It’s the Hyundai i30N Project C, a lightweight, track-focused, ‘Ring-developed version of its already reasonably light, track-focused, ‘Ring-developed hot hatch. We’re very sad."
A Rolls-Royce collector has commissioned an orange Cullinan
"Unveiled at the finale of Monterey’s Car Week, Rolls-Royce showed off its special Cullinan built for its special client, Michael Fux. It’s his twelfth bespoke Roller, and his tenth bespoke colour that he now ‘owns’. Indeed, if you want this specific hue, you have to ask him."
Video: you know you want this mutant Porsche ride-on
"It’s a Power Wheels Porsche GT3. But not any Power Wheels Porsche GT3. Instead of the normal mini electric motor to power the rear wheels, a KTM 450cc engine from a dirt bike was shoved up front (prepare for Porschephile screaming) and connected to a six-speed gearbox."
Want more pics of Bentley’s mega EXP 100 GT concept?
"It lives! Bentley’s 100th birthday present to itself – the EXP 100 GT concept – has been pictured moving under its own steam (well, electricity), and isn’t it just the most extraordinary Bentley you’ve ever seen?"
Drool over this gorgeous one-off Lamborghini Miura
"Raid your piggy bank! Harvest your kidneys! Goddammit, just find any form of currency you can, because this unique Jota-inspired ‘Millechiodi’ Lamborghini Miura is up for sale and needs to go to a good home."
Honda S2000 (1999) review: still amazing, even today
"The Honda S2000 is a car you’re likely familiar with. Whether that’s from Gran Turismo and Fast and Furious fame, or simply because you’re a petrolhead who lusts after sports cars made via the purest of recipes, it’s a bit of an icon."
Hyundai has made a retro electric concept car
"The Hyundai 45 Concept will land at next month’s Frankfurt motor show, where it will vie for your attention with the Porsche Taycan, Land Rover Defender, VW I.D 3 and Audi RS6 among others."
Opinion: Nissan's GT-R is a better all-weather car than the Audi RS6
"I’m here to tell you that the best car for February is not the new RS6, nor the BMW M5, the Merc E63 S wagon or any other over-powered estate. And certainly not any lifted SUV, up to and including the Lamborghini Urus."
Audi S6 Avant TDI review: is this diesel wagon the ultimate family car?
"Audi’s morphed the S6 into a super-diesel – but needs to convince the S6 faithful, who are used to a diet of turbo V6 and V8 Q-cars – that the new S6 TDI is still a proper bit of kit."
Cupra’s electric SUV is ready to play concept car bingo
"It’s the Frankfurt motor show in September, and therefore time to get your concept car bingo cards at the ready. Cupra is among the many brands that’ll score very highly, with the star of its show stand being both electric and an SUV."
Shock! Vauxhall’s made an electric Corsa rally car
"Meet the Corsa-e Rally, an actual, proper rally car based upon the 134bhp plug-in hatchback. It’ll be the star of the world’s first fully-electric rally championship, the ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup."
This is what Formula 1 cars will look like in 2021
"Just one and a half more seasons to go before F1 gets interesting again. In 2021 the cars are changing – simpler aero is supposed to reduce turbulence, meaning drivers can follow each other more closely. In theory, this should lead to more overtaking. And more overtaking means more exciting racing…"
Skoda Kamiq review: a worthy crossover, but not especially interesting
"The Kamiq is smaller and cheaper than the Kodiaq and Karoq, and completes Skoda’s triplet of SUVs. VW classmate Seat has the same set-up: teeny Arona, middle-sized Ateca, and big-boy Taracco. VW has the T-Cross, T-Roc and Tiguan. You really ought to know the formula by now. These things are everywhere."
Someone's made their Ferrari 308 GT4 safari spec
"Right, we’ll get this out there straight off the bat – we don’t know what to think of this Ferrari 308 GT4. You see, we absolutely love a Porsche 911 Safari, but that was because a few came out of the factory in Stuttgart in that spec and smashed it in the world of off-road racing for a while."
The Nürburgring has a new front-driven champion, but...
"Meet the fastest front-wheel-drive car around the Nürburgring. Yup, when Renault claimed the record with its latest Megane Trophy R recently, it was probably keeping its eye on Honda and VW as the enemies who’d nab it back. We suspect it wasn’t keeping tabs on Cyan Racing."
Chris Harris Drives: the Mercedes-AMG G63
"The G-Wagen isn’t a car, it’s a German institution. But how does Merc’s military hero fare having had a complete overhaul and the introduction of 577bhp? Time for Chris to find out."
Mercedes AMG GT S review: updated Roadster hits the UK
"This is the GT S Roadster – so one up from the bottom – costing £129,175 before options. That’s just over £11k more than the GT S Coupe.
"Its 4.0-litre V8 – which is just as brilliant here as it is in every other AMG – makes 515bhp, giving 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 191mph."
Top Gear’s Top 9: outrageous wheel arches on normal cars
"How could we not be inspired to take a trim down the Wheel Arch Hall of Fame after clapping eyes on the new RS6 this week? What stance. It’s 40mm wider than an A6 at EACH SIDE, and has such broad shoulders that even 22-inch rims don’t look overdone. This thing is so hunkered down, we almost forgive Audi for the Q8. And the Q3 Sportback. And the Q2."
Audi S4 Avant review: an RS6 on a budget?
"Yes, the new RS6 looks mega, but back in the real world, where £50k (or more likely £600 per month) is a hefty outlay, the S4 Avant might just be the Only Car You’ll Ever Need. And this Only Car You’ll Ever Need is powered by diesel, the stuff that got VW into a spot of bother a few years back."
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