Caterham Super Seven 1600 review: old-fashioned values
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In hindsight, driving up the M1 with both the roof and doors removed wasn’t a genius idea. It was sunny when I left London, but now the clouds have congealed and a steady drizzle is blasting my scalp at 60mph.
Stretching and poppering the canvas roof into place will take at least five minutes – and besides, there is nowhere to stop. My only option, it seems, is to outrun the rain.
Yep, it transpires that if you drive at the legal limit – or, umm, slightly beyond – in a Caterham Seven, light rain will simply skim over your head and you stay dry. Until you’re forced to slow down for 50mph average speed cameras, that is…
Ferrari has unveiled an even more powerful limited-edition version of the 812 Superfast.
Called the 812 Competizione, the new car is for people who don’t think the mighty 812 Superfast isn’t quite super or fast enough already.
It shares the same 6.5-litre V12 engine, but offers more power – an extra 31hp – and a higher rev range. The new total is 830hp, with a redline of 9,500rpm, up from 8,900rpm originally. It’s the highest-revving production engine from Maranello to-date.
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A Competizione A model, based on the open-roof GTS version of the 812 – is also offered.
To create more oomph from an already very powerful engine, Ferrari has redesigned the pistons, fitted 40 percent lighter titanium conrods, layered a ‘diamond-like carbon coating’ on the piston pins and rebalanced the crank.
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‘You can have any 10 cars, money no object. What are they?’ That was the question
Autocar’s Matt Prior posed to his Twitter followers a couple of months ago. Scroll through the 714 responses and nominations for the McLaren F1, Ferrari F40, Honda NSX and Land Rover Defender all crop up regularly. But the most popular car, by far, is the Porsche 911.
The problem – and it’s very much a #firstworldproblem – is which Porsche 911 to choose. Perhaps a pure and pretty 2.0 from the early 1960s? Or a Carrera 2.7 RS, the original Rennsport with its iconic ducktail? Maybe you’d prefer the ‘widowmaker’ 930 Turbo, the fearsome 993 GT2, the limited-edition 911R or a brand new 992 GT3? After 58 years of continuous production, the world’s greatest sports car offers an embarrassment of riches.
New Maserati Levante Hybrid: electrified SUV revealed in full
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The new MC20 supercar may have stolen the headlines, but Maserati expects 70 percent of its sales to be SUVs by 2025. The mid-sized Grecale – a Porsche Macan rival, due later this year – will account for a large chunk of that, but the Levante SUV also has a part to play. Particularly the new Hybrid model seen here.
This is the second Maserati to gain hybrid technology, following the Ghibli saloon. European PR boss Davide Kluzer describes it as “another important step for the brand towards electrification”.
The Levante Hybrid joins the range alongside the base-model 350hp 3.0-litre petrol V6 and replaces the diesel. Crucially, it offers lower CO2 emissions than both, making this the “Maserati of SUVs” you can realistically afford to run. Here’s what you need to know.