"Stumbled across this whilst researching for an upcoming pilgrimage to the old Reims-Gueux circuit. Spine-tingling, goosebump-raising aural heaven for petrolheads:" - Marty
In this issue: Lotus Elise SC and Exige 260 track and road test, Porsche'c Cayenne Diesel gets tested on and off-road, Gen2 Porsche Cayman S on track, Vauxhall's V8 beast the VXR8, Nissan 370Z launch report, Caterham R400 vs Bike, Fiat's cheeky 500 plus our preview of the Nurburgring 24hrs.
This is a new Lotus, with a new chassis, a new engine and a big job on its hands. Richard Meaden discovers if the Evora is the revolution we’ve been waiting for, and if the Cayman is yesterday’s hero...
It's a regular occurance here at DR, cars get delivered and then collected. It was particularly painful this morning since it was the keys of a Megane R26.R that were being prised from our (i.e. Neil's) hands. So it was a pleasant surprise to find a familiar face involved in today's collection..
This weekend Dickie Meaden races Aston's V12 Vantage at the Nurburgring 24 hours and you can follow his exploits live on Twitter. You can also take a look at our video of his qualifying lap from a recent round of the VLN, which will shows you what to expect.
Richard Meaden drives the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage on the roads near Aston's HQ in Gaydon. Well I guess he needs all the practice he can get given he's racing one at the Nurburgring this weekend.. (Ed - lucky s*d!)
"Crazy incident at last Sundays WTCC race 2 at Pau. About 1min40 into the video. Certainly don't see this every day - what was the safety car driver doing!" - Rogan
"This video is amazing and quite interesting to watch" - Richard Ottaway. The Top Fuel dragster is on the throttle for just 1 second, whereas the 252 hp Pontiac G6 is on full throttle for the full length of the drag strip. Does it catch the dragster?