Goodwood Festival of Speed
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A new hill climb record, automaker anniversary celebrations, and a spate of new car announcements marked the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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2019 Porsche 911 RSR ready to race
Porsche has just launched a new generation of its 911, the 992 series, but as far as the motorsport department is concerned, the outgoing 991 series still has plenty of life left in it. As a result, Porsche's latest 911 RSR race car, which was unveiled on Saturday at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of...
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Volkswagen ID R smashes Goodwood hill climb record with 39.9-second run
VW's electric ID R time-attack special has gone faster than a Formula One car at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Audi first to reveal new race car for revived GT2 series
The Audi R8 LMS GT2 is the first contender for a revived GT2 series organized by SRO, which is set to start racing in 2020.
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Lexus LC Convertible prototype drops the top on flagship two-door
Lexus isn't being coy about the LC Convertible at all: what you're looking at is going to be a production car soon without the thin camo. But Friday at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lexus gave us a preview look at the LC Convertible—without official specs, price, or release date. The...
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Track king Radical reveals Rapture street-legal sports car
A company known for Nürburgring records has revealed a new street-legal car.
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The last thing you should know about the 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 is that it makes more power than its predecessor. Yes, the new compact four-door coupe that debuted Thursday at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed sports a similarly sized 2.0-liter turbo-4, but it has more to talk about than just numbers. Even if it makes 382 horsepower, up from 375 hp in the outgoing version, and that it's paired to an 8-speed automatic and all-wheel drive isn't enough. The new CLA45 is more. (Even if it's 0-60 mph time is less, at 4.0 seconds.) Although the platform that it rides on is biased toward the...
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De Tomaso makes return with stunning P72 supercar
The same people behind the Apollo Intensa Emozione V-12 supercar is working on a revival of De Tomaso.
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The Ford GT Mk II is the ultimate version of the ultimate Ford hypercar
Unencumbered by pesky race car rules, the Ford GT Mk II hypercar that was revealed at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed is the truest expression of the Blue Oval's bonkers machine. The track-only hypercar makes 700 horsepower—up from 647 hp—and sports more downforce, better cooling...
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Pagani's first car to make appearance at 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed
It was at the 1999 Geneva International Motor Show that a former Lamborghini employee by the name of Horacio Pagani presented the Zonda C12, providing supercar lovers with a new Italian masterpiece to lust over. And the silver C12 shown here was Pagani's first car. It bears the chassis number...
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Arc Vector electric motorcycle will tackle the Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climb
The Arc Vector electric motorcycle will show off its dynamic prowess on the hill climb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Roborace DevBot 2.0 headed to Goodwood Festival of Speed
The DevBot 2.0 self-driving race car is heading to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to run up the hill autonomously.
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The latest Singer Porsche has a wild paint job.
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Electric 1967 Ford Mustang coming to Goodwood Festival of Speed
Charge Cars will show off its electric-powered 1967 Ford Mustang retro-mod at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Ford may be about to launch a new hardcore version of its GT supercar
Ford looks to have a new version of its GT supercar set for reveal in just a few weeks.
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Honda E battery specs confirmed
The Honda E will pack a 35.5-kilowatt-hour battery good for 125 miles of range.
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Ultima returns with 1,200-horsepower RS supercar
British kit car specialist Ultima Sports is back with a new model billed as a flagship. It's called the RS, and it's been designed leveraging 35 years of know-how acquired in development of the company's previous models like the world-beating GTR and its Evolution successor. While those are...
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"Speed Kings" is theme for 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed
“Motorsport has always been about pushing man and machine to the very limit, and this year, Goodwood will celebrate the people and machinery that set the benchmark or raised the bar,” the hosts of the annual Festival of Speed said in announcing the theme for the 2019 event —...
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Indian startup Vazirani Automotive used last week's 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed for the premiere of a wild supercar concept the company hopes to put into production someday. Vazirani is the creation of Indian automotive designer Chunky Vazirani, and its concept is an extended-range electric supercar called the Shul. Kazunori Yamauchi, the man behind the "Gran Turismo" video game series, is thought to have guided Vazirani's design team in penning the lines of the exterior, which, perhaps because of color selection, reminds us of the Tuatara concept unveiled by SSC North America back in...
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Land Rover sets world record for fastest mile in a car on 2 wheels
Those who attended the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed last week caught numerous firsts and debuts The list included the first self-driving car to tackle the hill climb, the new Toyota Supra on its dynamic debut, and Land Rover with a world record stunt. The British brand set a world record for the...
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2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed: when the parking lot is a show of its own
As I bent down to snap yet another photo of yet another bright-hued supercar, I heard a deep voice over my shoulder. “I’ve got a model of that car,” boomed the throaty British accent. MORE: VW ID R claims electric car record at Goodwood with 43.05 run I looked up and saw a...
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Nio EP9 track car blasts through Goodwood hill climb
Nio EP9's electric track car has set a blistering time up Goodwood Festival of Speed's famous hill climb. The car ran a time of 44.61 seconds during Saturday's Supercar shootout event, which is just a few seconds off the overall record of 41.6 seconds set by Nick Heidfeld in a McLaren MP4/13...
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VW ID R claims electric car record at Goodwood with 43.05 run
The Pikes Peak record-smashing Volkswagen ID R has already toppled another top time. VW brought the electric time attack special to this week's 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed in an attempt to blitz the event's hill climb and set a new record for electric cars. And on Saturday, with Romain Dumas...
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This Week's Top Photos: the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed Edition
This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed was one of the biggest on record. There were quite the number of attractions at the British event, and not just from the local automakers. One of the real highlights was a collaboration between California's Singer Vehicle Design and Williams Advanced...
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