2008 British Motor Show
While the British Motor Show is trying to broaden its scope with displays of supercars and classics, the main appeal has not been lost. That is the specialty British manufacturers which still have room to display their low-volume sports cars.
Probably the most typical of these is the new Lotus Evora, a refined 2+2 that the company says is the world's only mid engine 2+2. Where the Evora is reserved, the Lightning GT is not. It's England's first electronic sportscar and uses in-wheel engines to offer somewhere near 700 BHP! It the latest development of the Ronart Lightning from 2000.
These supercars, plus more from the 2008 British Show car be found in our highlights gallery. Below is a list of all the major debuts:
2008 Lightning GT
2009 Lotus Evora
2009 Ford Focus RS
2008 Renault Mégane R26.R.
2008 Subaru WRX STI 380S Concept
2008 IFR Automotive Aspid
2008 Mastretta MXT
Mont Tremblant Ferrari Festival
This year the FXX program is extending into its second phase and last week we caught up with them half way through their world tour. In only one of two North American stops, a total of seven FXX Evoluziones were present at Mont Tremblant near Montreal.
Ferrari held the event to coincide with the Mont Tremblant Ferrari Festival, so many other classics were around. A disc-brake class had both a 512 S and the local 512 M Sunoco, while the older drum cars had another nice pairing: two 8C-35 Alfa Romeos that were painted like a match set.... Read More
2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Among two other prominent events held last weekend, we have finally finished the 18th Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Many different themes distinguish each year, but what we are most interested in is the supercar run. Both the Ginetta G50 and Jaguar XF-R celebrated their world debuts in this class. Bugatti was also kind enough to bring a Sang Noir and Hermes edition Veyron, but sadly neither ran the road course.... Read More
