Goodwood Festival of Speed

  • 1956 Jaguar D-Type 'Long Nose' endurance racer at 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Quick, name an event in which cars 110 years apart compete against each other to race up a hill. Stumped?­ Welcome to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a unique, surreal, one-of-a-kind event in which cars of every size, type, and variety compete run up a 1.1-mile hill as fast as possible. And last weekend, we were there. It may be the only event in the world in which a 1910 Fiat 10-liter Grand Prix winner runs against a brand-new Bugatti Chiron supercar prototype. And against historic Audi and Mercedes-Benz heritage cars of all vintages, drift cars, and Porsche’s current 24 Hours of...

  • Bugatti Chiron at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Watch the 1,480-hp Bugatti Chiron tackle the Goodwood Hillclimb

    What better place for the Bugatti Chiron to visit last weekend than the March family's driveway at Goodwood House? The world's most powerful road-going car was one of the biggest stars at last weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed, where retired British racing driver and Le Mans star Andy Wallace...

  • Aston Martin Vantage GT12 Roadster
    Q by Aston Martin reveals special Vantage GT12 Roadster at Goodwood

    Aston Martin is on the closest thing to its home turf this week, where the British automaker's Q division has debuted a new, one-off roadster tailor-made for an unnamed customer. The Q by Aston Martin division creates bespoke versions of standard models at the request of customers, including this...

  • Nissan GT-R Drone
    Nissan's new drone can keep up with the GT-R on a racetrack

    Nissan is in the car business, but it has commissioned a special drone that is capable of keeping pace with the high-performance GT-R on a racetrack. The GT-R Drone, as Nissan is calling it, was designed by World Drone Prix Champions. Its most impressive spec is that it can reach 62 mph from a...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R roars into Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Mercedes-AMG’s new GT R sports car was hardly a secret, but regardless it’s finally here and there are plenty of details to divulge. The GT R is a track-focused version of the GT sports car launched by AMG two years ago, and it’s coming onto the market next year with even more...

  • 2016 VUHL 05RR
    Mexico’s VUHL unveils more hardcore version of 05 track car

    After first presenting the 05 at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Mexican sports car startup VUHL has returned to this year’s running of the popular British event with a new, more hardcore version of the track car. The new version is called the 05RR, and it's said to be packing more power...

  • Noble M600 Speedster, 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Niche British sports car marque Noble has finally unveiled the production version of its M600 Speedster. We first saw the open-top supercar as a computer-generated rendering four years ago but at this week’s 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed we were finally treated with the real deal. The car needs to pass to crash testing before it can go on sale but Noble is confident it will be available by the end of the year, though only a European launch has been mentioned at this point. The M600 Speedster features a removable targa-style roof. There’s nowhere to store the roof on the car so...

  • Lamborghini Aventador Miura Homage
    Lamborghini presents Miura-inspired Aventador at 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Lamborghini rolled out a special version of its Aventador on the opening day of the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom. The car honors the iconic Miura which celebrates its 50th this year. The special edition model is based on the Aventador LP 700-4 but features colors and a few...

  • 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed Central Feature honors BMW
    BMW centennial celebrated with 2016 Goodwood Central Feature

    The 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed is finally upon us and as usual the celebrations kicked off with the unveiling of the Central Feature. This is an oversized sculpture that sits in front of Goodwood House and honors whatever automaker has been named the Featured Marque of the event. This year...

  • 2016 McLaren P1 LM prototype
    McLaren P1 LM is spiritual successor to most legendary F1

    When it comes to the McLaren F1, the most lust-worthy models are the F1 LMs, of which only six were ever made including the original prototype still owned by the British firm. So sought-after are the cars that a regular F1 converted to LM-spec sold at auction last year for a staggering $13.75...

  • 2017 McLaren 570S Sprint
    McLaren adds track-focused 570S Sprint to Sports Series range

    It’s only been a year since McLaren revealed the first of its Sports Series models, the 570S, but already the automaker’s entry-level range is close to matching the variety on offer in the pricier Super Series. Already this year we’ve been treated to the more practical 570GT and...

  • Teaser for 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R debuting at 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Mercedes-AMG GT R coming with 577 horsepower

    The hardcore version of Mercedes-AMG’s GT sports car is set for debut June 24 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom. In the lead up AMG has been dropping several teasers, and now the Affalterbach tuner has confirmed some of the performance specs. Called a GT R, the new...

  • Teaser for 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R debuting at 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    The hardcore version of Mercedes-AMG’s GT sports car is now a little over a week away from its debut. The official tuner to Mercedes-Benz has confirmed the car will be called the GT R and make its debut June 24 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Along with the confirmation, Mercedes-AMG dropped a series of teaser photos plus a video that refers to the car as the "beast of the green hell." The green hell of course refers to the Nürburgring, one of the toughest racetracks in the world. And the beast of the green hell tag is certainly fitting considering the Mercedes-AMG GT3...

  • 2016 Elemental RP1
    Elemental RP1: Britain’s latest track car ready for production

    There’s no shortage of lightweight track specials hailing from the United Kingdom. After all, that’s where we got classics like the AC Cobra and Lotus Seven. The segment has seen a resurgence in recent years thanks to companies like Ariel, BAC and KTM and their respective Atom, Mono and...

  • One millionth Mazda MX-5 Miata
    Mazda builds one millionth MX-5 Miata

    Sports car fans should mark today as a day to celebrate the one millionth example of Mazda's MX-5 Miata roadster. Miata number 1,000,000 rolled off the line last Friday at the automaker's assembly plant in Hiroshima, Japan. ALSO SEE: 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman debuts at 2016 Beijing Auto Show The...

  • BMW 328
    BMW named featured marque of 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    BMW will be the featured marque of the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed, an event that will help the German automaker celebrate its centennial. To mark the occasion, BMW says it will bring to Goodwood some of its most performance-oriented early cars: a 1957 BMW 507, the Mille Miglia-winning BMW 328...

  • McLaren F1 GTR Longtail at Goodwood
    Watch The McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Storm Goodwood: Video

    The McLaren road car division has hired Swedish racing car driver Kenny Bräck as its latest development driver. He’s competed in both sports car and formula formats, with the highlights of his career being a championship in the 1998 Indy Racing League season and a victory at the 1999...

  • The Beast Of Turin
    Fiat 28-Liter 'Beast Of Turin' Driven For First Time In 100 Years

    The Fiat S76, better known as the "Beast of Turin," was built to break records. It's a proper monster from the dawn of the motoring era more than 100 years ago. Power comes from a 28.5-liter four-cylinder engine, meaning that each pot has more displacement than a 2015 Corvette Z06. The massive mill...

  • Ferrari FXX-K Rev Battle

    Even in the illustrious world of exotic car ownership, Ferrari's Corse Clienti is a pretty exclusive club. The program essentially turns ferociously well-heeled customers into Ferrari development drivers, and it's the only way to get behind the wheel of the company's weapons-grade versions of its road-based supercars. CHECK OUT: This Mysterious Truck Has Ferrari's Five Flagship Supercars Tucked Away: Video It's nice work—if you can afford it. In this video from YouTube user WorldSupercars, a crowd at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom is treated to the sound of...

  • 2016 BAC Mono
    2016 BAC Mono Benefits From Bigger, More Powerful Engine: Video

    The BAC Mono is a properly mental machine that's crafted by the good folks at Briggs Automotive Company in Liverpool, England. It's a single-seat track weapon designed to maximize speed, performance, and thrills for the driver. For 2016, the Mono has been updated and BAC trotted out the revised car...

  • Nissan Juke NISMO RS Goodwood
    Nissan Juke NISMO RS Used To Set Two-Wheel Record at Goodwood: Video

    Generally, if a car winds up on two wheels, it's an accident. But not if you're Terry Grant. ALSO SEE: Woman Reunited With C3 Corvette After 43 Years: Video During the festivities at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the stuntman took a Nissan Juke NISMO RS up Lord March's driveway in an impressive 2...

  • Bentley EXP 10 Speed 6 Concept
    Bentley To Add Both A Sports Car And Coupe-Like SUV To Lineup

    Here's some more news from the Goodwood Festival of Speed: Bentley will build the EXP10 Speed 6. The concept was revealed at this year's Geneva Motor Show, and given how production-ready it looked—not to mention the ecstatic reaction from crowds—it's hardly surprising to see the company...

  • Koenigsegg Regera
    Koenigsegg Regera Seen Angrily Idling Around Goodwood: Video

    Swedish supercar marque Koenigsegg had a trio of cars on display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. The One:1, an Agera, and the still-under-development Regera. Two of the cars ran up the hill, but the Regera was on hand mainly to cause intrigue and, ultimately, a twinge of jealousy at...

  • Ferrari At The 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
    Ferrari At The 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Video

    Ferrari had a major presence at last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed with the focus of its celebrations centering on British endurance racer Derek Bell. A five-time winner in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Bell drove some of Ferrari’s classic racers up the Goodwood hill climb, including...

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