Goodwood Festival of Speed
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A hardcore version of Bentley’s Continental GT has been hinted at since 2011 but the possibility of the luxury cruiser being turned into a track weapon never really seemed plausible until a racing version of the car was revealed last year. Now, the Continental GT race car has spawned a road-going version: the new Bentley Continental GT3-R. The Bentley Continental GT3-R is described as the “most dynamic” of the Continental GT range, suggesting that it is more capable than even the Continental GT Speed and the former Continental Supersports. But there isn’t a big...
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Range Rover Sport Gets New Stealth Pack For 2015
At the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month, Land Rover will show off a new accessories package for its Range Rover Sport called the Stealth Pack. The package is designed for the top-level HSE Dynamic and Autobiography Dynamic versions of the sporty SUV and consists mainly of exterior...
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Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy R sets record 7:54.36 FWD ‘Ring time
Back in 2011, French automaker Renault set the front-wheel-drive lap record at the Nürburgring with its Mégane RS 265 Trophy, which lapped the notorious German circuit in a time of 8:07.97. That record sat comfortably in Renault’s lap until a couple of months ago when Spanish...
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Bentley Continental GT3 Road Car Set For 2014 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Report
Bentley is working on a hardcore version of its Continental GT inspired by the car's GT3 racing variant, and we could see it unveiled as early as this month. It is expected to be the most potent version of the Continental GT yet, meaning it will fill the space previously occupied by the Continental...
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Lotus Celebrates F1 History With Exige LF1: Forbidden Fruit
Lotus is celebrating its Formula One provenance with a special edition Exige S called the Exige LF1 (Lotus F1). The car marks the 81 victories in F1 that have been made by Lotus-branded cars, from the very first win at the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix up to the final one at the 2013 Australian Grand...
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Maserati MC12 GT1 Race Car Sounds Off: Video
The Maserati MC12 GT1 is one of the most successful cars in endurance racing, having been driven to multiple victories in the original FIA GT series and the short-lived FIA GT1 World Championship. Powered by a 6.0-liter V-12 engine limited to 540 horsepower, the Maserati race car was capable of...
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The latest iteration of the Acura NSX and Honda Civic Type R concept cars will be on show at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K. next month, marking the first time that the two vehicles will be shown together. Both are due to enter production next year, though show goers will only be treated with static displays as there are no plans to race them in Goodwood’s famous hill climb. MUST SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Debuts With More Than 600 HP: Video Fans will, however, be able to race remote-controlled versions of both cars around a specially designed track. A live...
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Koenigsegg One:1 To Make Dynamic Debut At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Koenigsegg’s new One:1 supercar, billed as the world’s most powerful production car, made its official debut back in March at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, but the car on show at the Swiss event was only a mock-up. Koenigsegg is still working on a prototype for the One:1 and the first...
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Toyota Shows Off Its Rally Heritage
Earlier this year it was revealed that Toyota and its motorsport partner TMG had started testing a new Yaris rally car designed to tackle the World Rally Championship, but Toyota has been here before. The Japanese automaker competed in various top-level rally competitions between 1973 and 1999...
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Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy revealed ahead of 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Back in 2011, French automaker Renault set the front-wheel-drive lap record at the Nürburgring with its Mégane RS 265 Trophy, which lapped the notorious German circuit in a time of 8:07.97. That record sat comfortably in Renault’s lap until a couple of months ago when Spanish...
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BMW Bringing Special Anniversary Model To Goodwood Festival Of Speed
BMW will present an assortment of performance vehicles at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed this June, including a special anniversary model. Unfortunately, the automaker hasn’t mentioned which anniversary it will be celebrating or the model that will form the basis for the latest special...
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Loeb And Peugeot Pikes Peak Car Set For Record Goodwood Hill Climb Run
Sébastien Loeb is undeniably the living master of all things unpaved, and, as he proved at last year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, he can chuck a car around just fine on asphalt, too. Now, he's aiming for the top of the charts at the Goodwood Festival of Speed's famous hill climb...
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The Acura NSX may be the most over-teased and under-delivered car of this century. For years now, we've seen concept after nearly identical concept--no, wait, this one's a prototype!--with no actual production car in sight. The next step in the Neverending Story Xperiment will come at Goodwood, where yet another new prototype car will tackle the hill during the this year's Festival of Speed. MUST SEE: Cyclist Hit By Truck Lands Safely On...A Mattress? Security Video Explains It All Honda promises the real deal NSX will reach the market in production form sometime in 2015, so perhaps our...
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Mercedes To Celebrate Motorsport History At Goodwood With 1914 Grand Prix Racer
One of the world’s most historic race cars will be rolling up to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, helping to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s motorsport endeavors. The race car is a 1914 Mercedes Grand Prix car, a trio of which claimed a one-two-three victory...
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2014 Goodwood Festival Of Speed Reveals 'Unbeatable Champions' Theme
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of the most anticipated motorsport events of the year, and 2014's theme has now been announced. Entitled "Addicted to Winning - The Unbeatable Champions of Motor Sport", 2014's theme celebrates those who have dominated their discipline throughout the history of...
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The Supercars Of The Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Video
This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed went off without too many hitches--though a few classic and modern supercars and race cars did make unscheduled stops to collect a hay bale or two. Here, we have a compilation of most of the supercar hardware in the paddock, arranged in a quick-fire drive-by...
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Jenson Button Introduces The McLaren P1 At Goodwood: Video
McLaren’s new P1 supercar, the spiritual successor to the legendary F1, made its dynamic debut at the recent 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K., and on hand to drive the car up the event’s famous hill climb was none other than Formula One ace Jenson Button. As we previously...
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Original Bugatti Royale Makes Public Appearance, Is A Modern Version Next?
One of the surprises of last weekend’s 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed was this 1932 Bugatti Royale. Bugatti rolled out the rare auto (only six were ever built) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, presenting it to visitors at the Cartier Style et Luxe concours...
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Featured in the video above is Jaguar chief vehicle integrity engineer Mike Cross talking about the automaker’s latest Project 7 concept car based on the F-Type sports car. The one-off speedster made its world debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend, where Cross was able to show off the concept’s lines and wow audiences with its throaty V-8. Jaguar’s official reason for building it was to celebrate the automaker’s seven Le Mans victories between 1951 and 1990, hence the name Project 7, but given the styling of the concept and its mechanicals we...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Makes Dynamic Debut At Goodwood: Video
Porsche’s 918 Spyder, now with an output of 887 horsepower and 940 pound-feet of torque, made its dynamic debut over the weekend at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed, providing a fascinating insight to the performance potential of its advanced hybrid drivetrain. The car’s...
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VŪHL 05 Live Photos From The 2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Mexican performance car startup VŪHL has presented its new 05 track car at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed, where Formula One rookie Esteban Gutiérrez, also from Mexico, drove the car up the event’s famous hill climb. For those unfamiliar with VŪHL, the company is the brainchild...
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Jenson Button Hits Goodwood Hill Climb In A McLaren P1: Video
McLaren’s Formula One ace Jenson Button took time out from his busy schedule to drive the company’s new P1 supercar at its dynamic debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed this past weekend. Button not only drove the car but raced it up the event’s famous hill climb where he...
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Corvette-Powered Sin R1 Supercar Makes Dynamic Debut At Goodwood
Before you file the Sin R1 as just another Corvette-powered supercar from some company you’ll probably never hear of again, take a moment and just factor in the car’s performance. Its maker claims the R1 is good for 0-60 mph in a Bugatti Veyron-rivaling time of just 2.5 seconds, and...
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2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed Mega Gallery
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is currently underway at Goodwood House in the U.K. and has already turned out to be a blockbuster, with the number of vehicles on show being the highest in the event’s 20-year history. More importantly, many of the vehicles on show are making their respective...
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