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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 29 Nov '20
An EV triple test, a restomod Volvo review and a glimpse at the new Porsche 911 GT3
VW ID3 vs Tesla Model 3 vs Nissan Leaf e+
"A Volkswagen usually arrives at a hatchback test as the benchmark, Mr Defending Champ, or at the very least, the Miss Goldilocks. Right in the sweet spot. VWs aren’t used to being the inexperienced virgin n00b."
Advertisement - Page continues belowRemembering classic games: Hard Drivin' (1989)
"If you vaguely remember a small-scale riot taking place at your local arcade sometime in 1989, chances are it was something to do with the release of this preposterously ambitious stunt sim."
Now’s the time to buy this eight-seat Monster Truck
"The base is a Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD pickup, and Mayhem still deploys the standard 6.0-litre V8 engine. There’s an uprated transmission though, as well as 66-inch wheels, rear crab steering and dual control so the front-seat passenger can slam on the brakes."
Advertisement - Page continues belowMercedes C300e review: plug-in hybrid estate tested
"Combined output is 316bhp, so 0-62mph flashes up in a properly quick 5.5 seconds. Meanwhile the 13.5kWh battery apparently gives 34 miles of electric running."
Today's weird Japanese hot hatch is the Mugen N One
"We want madness. Weirdness. Something very few people outside of the early stages of Gran Turismo career mode will understand. We want the Mugen N One."
This special edition Chiron Sport is Bugatti’s tribute to pilots
"Bugatti racing drivers Albert Divo, Robert Benoist and Bartolomeo ‘Meo’ Costantini all flew for the French Air Force and Roland Garros drove a Bugatti Type 18 when he wasn’t flying, so there’s quite the connection between land and air. Ettore Bugatti himself also designed aircraft engines and was in the process of building a speed record plane before the outbreak of World War II."
Cyan P1800 review: the 414bhp Volvo restomod
"If you’re one of the ten-or-so lucky sods each year who’ll take delivery of a £380,000 Volvo P1800 Cyan, may I suggest dropping some of your chump change on an original P1800 from the Sixties, too. Only then will you appreciate the lengths Cyan Racing has gone to to kiss the very peaks of restomod perfection."
Advertisement - Page continues belowLook at these incredibly brightly coloured Rolls-Royces
"Black Badge spec’ Rolls-Royces are normally pretty discreet. But not these ones, which are finished in near-luminous shades of green, red and purple inspired by exotic wildlife."
Here’s your first look at the new 992-gen Porsche 911 GT3
"There are rear wing structures, and then there are rear wing structures. This one’s the latter, bolted onto the upcoming Porsche 911 GT3. That’s the new ‘992’ gen 911 GT3 for model code fetishists. For the rest of us, it’s The Porsche You Want."
Advertisement - Page continues belowWilliams is working on an EV system for a 40ft yacht
"Williams Advanced Engineering – the engineering and tech offshoot of Williams F1 – is working with fellow Oxfordshire-based firm OXIS Energy Ltd to develop the world’s first battery system for a luxury electric yacht."
Renault Captur E-Tech review: the F1-inspired PHEV crossover
"The first thing to note before you develop sudden onset narcolepsy, is that this isn’t just a standard second-gen Renault Captur. Phew."
The Naran is a 1,048bhp, four-seat, GT3-inspired hypercoupe
"According to Ameerh Naran, the Indian-Zimbabwean entrepreneur and private jet mogul that founded Naran Automotive, hypercoupes are now a thing. Mainly because he’s always wanted one. So he’s building one. With his own money."
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You can buy a Ducati to match your Lamborghini Sián
"In Lamborghini’s words, this special edition – of which 630 will be made – transfers the core concepts of the Sián FKP 37 to the motorcycle world, redesigning the components that most characterise the Diavel."
The Ineos Grenadier might just get a hydrogen powertrain
"Big news, folks. Hyundai has signed a VERY OFFICIAL AGREEMENT with chemical company and soon-to-be 4x4 builder Ineos. The ‘memorandum of understanding’ will apparently see the two manufacturers combine their joint knowledge of hydrogen with the hope of developing a system that allows for the worldwide production and supply of the alternative fuel source."
Top Gear’s Top 9: Nürburgring tribute cars
"Stand back and count ‘em: the Green Hell has spawned a LOT of special editions."
The Ferrari 488 GT Modificata is a GT3 car unleashed
"Welcome to the 488 GT ‘Modificata’, which, Ferrari helpfully explains, means “designs that have been evolved for better performance”. It’s a combination of the best performance attributes of both the 488 GT3 and GTE racers, as well as throwing the BoP regs largely into the furnace."
MS-RT's Ford Transit Connect wants to be a WRC car when it grows up
"MS-RT, purveyor of what must be the world’s fastest-looking Ford Transits, has done it again. For £25,995 before VAT (because VAN), it’ll sell you one of these things. It’s a Ford Transit Connect (that’s the little, but not the littlest, Transit) that wears an outrageous bodykit, white OZ Racing alloy wheels and red/black decals. Is it wrong that we quite like it?"
