“Don’t crash it!” Those are the helpful last words I hear as the door is slammed shut. All other instructions were either muffled by my helmet or drowned out by the fast-idling V10 at my back. “Don’t crash it”, however, rings out sharp and clear like a report from a rifle. ‘It’ is an Audi […] More »
By: DJ | March 2, 2012
Bentley is going green, with the ‘red label’ Continental GT V8. It may use less fuel but it’s even more of a car. There was some smart thinking at work on the launch of the Bentley Continental GT V8. We were to get our hands on the car for the first time at Northern Spain’s […] More »
By: DJ | February 26, 2012
Over the last 15 years my job has afforded me the very great opportunity to drive the world’s best cars. I’ve made stops everywhere from Aston to Zonda with frequent visits to the lands of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche. Hell, I’ve ever had a one night stand with a Veyron. McLaren F1 aside, there’s very […] More »
By: DJ | February 24, 2012
Catch a glimpse of a dark painted car with a dark fabric roof, and you’d be forgiven for mistaking the new 991 911 Cabriolet for a regular coupé – the silhouette is now almost identical. This is thanks to the new flush-fitting ‘panel bow’ soft-top design, which has allowed Porsche to get closer than ever […] More »
By: DJ | February 18, 2012
At 250km/h (155mph) the big BMW is covering 67.5 meters every second. That’s 222 feet for you imperial blokes and something worth thinking about the next time you are standing in the end zone. The 200 meter braking marker flashes by in my peripheral vision as the speed limiter finally softens the mighty twin turbo […] More »
By: DJ | February 18, 2012
You get the feeling that with the FF, Ferrari is keen to reverse the lack of respect or adulation its four-seater models have been afforded in the past compared with its leaner, meaner two-seat sports cars. Take a look at what’s been thrown at the FF: a thumping 6.3-litre V12 producing 486kW that will power […] More »
By: DJ | February 2, 2012
It’s 12 hours before my appointment at the Ascari Race Resort in Spain, that surreal racetrack built by Dutchman Klaas Zwart for his own and friends’ amusement. Porsche has hired the facility for us to drive its new baby. It’s a bouncing, bonny baby. 4,300 pounds of Panamera, upgraded to make it a more finely […] More »
By: DJ | January 28, 2012
