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Everything you need to know about cars this week: 30 May '21
A new coachbuilt Rolls, plus we drive some seriously special Aston Martins
Review: Aston Martin V12 Speedster
"The most gentlemanly of the hyperspeedsters. Mad fast, but where has the V12 bellow gone?"
Advertisement - Page continues belowReview: Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet
"The posh cabriolet market isn't huge. Perhaps the E-Class's utter dominance is to blame"
Cupra Leon 300 review: a GTI Clubsport in copper clothing
"All-out Cupra mode is possibly too firm for UK roads and brings with it rather over the top pumped-in engine sound. Sport is a good compromise, but even better is Individual with the suspension set towards the comfort end of the spectrum and everything else in Cupra. Just right."
Advertisement - Page continues belowNine prime pieces of Audi e-tron GT pub ammo
"The weight balance is nigh on 50:50 – the sports car dream – while the quattro all-wheel drive “only prioritises front-wheel-drive while ‘efficiency’ mode is activated”, according to Audi, with more of a rear bias – itself controlled by a rear-differential lock on RS models – the rest of the time."
No, *you're* staring at this $16m Porsche 917K up for auction
"Pray silence please, for the Gulf-liveried Porsche 917K that David Hobbs and Mike Hailwood raced at the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans is heading up for auction. The estimate? Somewhere between $16m and $18.5m."
Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 review: hot seven-seater tested
"The AMG fairydust has worked some unholy magic on the GLB – objectively it is not an incisive driving weapon, but tell that to your brain as you fling it down a country lane, boshing through the gears and listening to the weirdly enticing 4cyl growl. It’s a lot of fun, but this is definitely a getting-places-quickly car rather than anything you would want to book in for a track day."
Seven random things you can power with the Hyundai Ioniq 5
"An average beer cooler will consume power at around 220 Watts, meaning 1kWh would power it for 4.5 hours. So, a fully charged Ioniq could keep the beer icy for 331 hours, or two weeks. But you’re walking home from the campsite."
Advertisement - Page continues belowReview: Aston Martin Cygnet V8
"The one-off Cygnet V8 is the most hilarious city car in history. Exuberant and entertaining. It’s… properly British"
Audi RS e-tron GT vs BMW M5 CS
"One is an iconic V8 four-door with everything cranked up to the max. The other is a brand-new electric car with grand touring pretensions. But both, at their core, are AWD, 600-odd horsepower German sports saloons that’ll hit 60mph in three seconds. It’s M Division versus RS, an age-old battle but on different terms."
Advertisement - Page continues belowFinally, it’s the production version of the Cupra Born
"The aluminium structure that houses the battery is bolted to the MEB platform to increase rigidity, and Cupra says the Born will get the typical EV low centre of gravity as well as “almost perfect” 50:50 weight distribution. A standard differential will control the delivery of power between the rear wheels, whilst progressive electric power steering should look after the sporting feel, says Cupra."
Former FIA boss Max Mosley has died
"He will be remembered, of course, as one of the towering figures of motorsport during his reign at the FIA. Not a man who suffered fools gladly, it often seemed like Mosley was toying with those who couldn’t match his intellect. Perhaps he felt that his greatest ambition had been thwarted. But his contribution to improving the safety both of Formula One and modern road cars is incalculable. TG.com sends its condolences to his wife Jean and son Patrick."
The Bentley Bentayga S is a 180mph seven-seater
"Bentley will be a fully electric car company by the end of the decade. But for now, it’s doing what it’s traditionally done best: mighty, petrol-powered luxury cars, the latest of which is the Bentley Bentayga S."
This is the new BMW M4 Competition Convertible
"As surely as night follows day, and – in the UK – rain follows yet more rain, BMW has followed up the M4 Competition with this. This is the M4 Competition Convertible."
Review: Aston Martin Victor
"Aston builds the hypercar the Eighties never had. The Victor is possibly the finest one-off ever created"
This is the new Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2, and it is angry
"The update from Evo to EVO2 seems to have mostly been about looks and the resulting aerodynamics. That angry front end brings the car more in line with the road going Huracán STO and we wouldn’t be surprised if the interesting LED light clusters were one element that made it onto a future road car. Those narrow, vertical front air intakes are also new and help to optimise airflow along the side of the car. The rear lights are actually inspired by the Countach and are absolutely glorious, whilst the giant rear diffuser has been redesigned."
SSC reveals two new Tuataras, including 2,200bhp ‘Aggressor’
"SSC has announced two new versions of its Tuatara hypercar built for yet more track performance and featuring yet more power. Because clearly, 1,750bhp is not enough."
Behold: the new Rolls-Royce Boat Tail
"Ladies and gentlemen of the internet, welcome to the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail – a near-six metre long grand tourer with a removable “canopy” roof and something called a “hosting suite” hidden beneath the rear-deck."
Review: Aston Martin One-77
"The ultimate Aston Martin. The Valkyrie will be faster, but the One-77 is very, very special."
Review: Aston Martin Vulcan
"As an experience, the mighty V12-engined Vulcan is hard to beat. A sensational machine"
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