Four door coupe. It’s a term that’s been bandied around in recent times, especially in reference to cars like the Mercedes-Benz CLS and the Audi A7 Sportback. It’s a misnomer – the dictionary definition of coupe is “a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.” So there you go, Merc and […] More »
By: DJ | July 11, 2011
Teamspeed gets exclusive seat time with the new Ferrari 458 Italia fighting McLaren and boy, how we want this to work. An alternative to the arrogant Italian and coldly efficient German supercars is what the world is crying out for. Well, if not the world then a good number of us bored or disillusioned with […] More »
By: DJ | July 7, 2011
A straight fight between AMG and BMW M … how we’ve dreamt of such a thing. But these two obvious rivals have always given each other space, following their own parallel paths and never really straying into each other’s territory. So much for the past. The new twin-turbo M5 will be getting a tap on […] More »
By: Bluestrike2 | July 1, 2011
There has been disquiet in some corners about why Porsche felt it necessary to rain on the parade of GT3 and RS owners by bringing out a boosted, limited run 4.0 as a final swansong for the 997 911. But the steady march of incremental improvements on an established design is at the heart of […] More »
By: Bluestrike2 | June 30, 2011
If you don’t understand what I’m talking about, then stop reading now. For those of you who do, then trust me when I say the new Vantage S is more focused on tunnel-love than any Vantage built previously. For a start, Aston Martin has increased the power, going from 420bhp for the standard 4.7-litre Vantage […] More »
By: Bluestrike2 | June 30, 2011
Teamspeed has been invited to the Nurburgring, the track that resets the bar for any piece of tarmac you’ll have ever been on. But what you don’t realize, until you get here (GT5 doesn’t give you the same sensation, obviously), is the extreme change in elevation throughout the length of the Nordschleife. Lateral movement on […] More »
By: Bluestrike2 | June 30, 2011
Inside Line gets us the most revealing interior shots to date of the next generation Porsche 911. The 2012 Porsche 911 will be replaced later this year by a car that’s as new as its looks are familiar. It might look nearly identical to the old 997 series, but almost everything about the new 991 […] More »
By: DJ | June 29, 2011
