Say hello to the Abt Cupra Formentor, a 365bhp crossover that wants you to forget about the humble hot hatch. The Cupra Formentor is the latest VAG product to be treated to an Abt makeover. Having already received a bespoke platform on which it was built, the Cupra Formentor boasted 306bhp from the famous EA888 […]
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WIMMER RS KTM X-BOW: WEIGHT WATCHERS
With an engine derived from the Audi S3 but less than half the overall mass, the KTM X-Bow can become a rather insane proposition when tinkered with as this Wimmer RS KTM X-Bow duo will now demonstrate… Feature taken from Performance VW. Words: Sam Preston Photos: Jordi Miranda While we’re all familiar with Lotus founder […]
100 years ago: Rolls-Royce rolls along assembly line in Massachusetts
On January 17, 1921, a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost rolled off an assembly line, but it wasn’t in Derby, England. Instead, that car and 2,945 that followed were assembled in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. “These Rolls-Royce ‘Springfield’ Motor cars benefited from the creativity of US coachbuilders including Brewster, Willoughby, Merimac and Hollbrook, and brought us some wonderful […]