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The R8 GT3, or R16 to use its internal name, uses the 4.2-litre V8 from the production car tuned to produce in excess of 500bhp (without restrictors). In accordance to GT3 regulations the car is rear-wheel drive and runs through a six-speed sequential ‘box. Despite the pictures you see here and the fact that the...

Tesla Roadster

Aug 27, 2008 |  11 Comments

Within the perpetual colour and diversity of this modern life we lead, it isn’t often that we are presented with a genuinely new experience. This is one of the few downsides to living in a western European democracy- yes, we may not worry about catching Polio anymore, but life does seem rather straightforward and predictable...

Apologies!

Aug 22, 2008 |  18 Comments

Dear All Last night we suffered a technical issue that caused a small loss of data. We can only apologise for this happening, but trust you’ll understand that we are bound to experience a few, inevitable teething problems. I would be more than happy to explain these issues in detail, but I don’t understand a...

Just over a week from now DR will be flying to Portugal for the international launch of the Twingo 133, and I for one can’t wait to discover what Renaultsport’s latest creation is like. For those of you unfamiliar with the hot Twingo’s vital stats, here’s a quick recap: Renault hasn’t released any performance or...

Recently Chris suggested that Mercedes effectively ended the horsepower race when it released details of its SL65 AMG Black Series. With 670bhp it does seem unlikely that even Audi will bother to better it. But there’s another car that actually has a much greater power-to-weight ratio and is very much cheaper to boot. It’s not...

Aston Martin One-77

Aug 9, 2008 |  2 Comments

Aston's One-77 breaks cover with another teaser image.

Title: Fiat Grande Punto Abarth Location: North England Description: Jethro joins the launch of the Fiat Grande Punto Abarth. Date: 2008-08-01 For a segment so packed with metal the pecking order in the world of the hot hatch is usually pretty predictable. Not because most of the contenders are bad, but because the class-leaders are...

Title: Group Test: Scuderia vs LP560-4 vs 911 GT2 Location: UK Start Date: 2008-08-06.    End Date: 2008-08-09. Description: Lamborghini’s new Gallardo LP560-4 meets Ferrari’s Scuderia and Porsche’s 911 GT2 for this much anticipated comparison.    A DR Club Member joins us for this test which will become the feature article this month.

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