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Mercedes-AMG SL63
An opulent cruiser that packs one hell of a punch There really is nothing else out there quite like a…
June 2016
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Letters, June 2016
The price of success With reference to the lucky escapes at this year’s 74th Members’ Meeting, Goodwood is an amazing…
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Precision, June 2016
Keeping an eye on the time: new releases in the watch world by Richard Holt Patek Philippe For people that…
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Black & blue
It is 50 years since Ford celebrated its maiden Le Mans victory. As the factory prepares to return to the…
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Swing low, sweet chariot
Marino Franchitti tries a GT40 for the first time. The second can’t come soon enough Some questions simply don’t have…
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1966: Ford’s first Le Mans win
“This is a victory meeting.” It wasn’t – far from it – and querying glances were exchanged. But Leo Beebe didn’t blink: “Next…
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Lunch with Andy Priaulx
In these days of wall-to-wall Formula 1 television coverage, more people are aware of motor racing than ever before. Our…
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Power of three
Formula 1 might monopolise the mainstream motor racing headlines, but few Grands Prix attract even half as many spectators as…
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Porsche 919 Hybrid
TECH SPEC Engine 2-litre, single-turbo V4 (petrol) Hybrid system front-axle KERS, exhaust energy recovery, battery storage Tyres Michelin Drivers 1…
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Toyota TS050 Hybrid
TECH SPEC Engine 2.4-litre, twin-turbo, V6 (petrol) Hybrid system twin-axle KERS, battery storage Tyres Michelin Drivers 5 Sébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson, Kazuki…
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Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro
TECH SPEC Engine 3.7-litre, single-turbo V6 (diesel) Hybrid system Single front-axle KERS, battery storage Tyres Michelin Drivers 7 André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer,…
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Audi R10 TDI: 10 out of 10
Like many off-the-wall ideas, this one was hatched in a bar. The notion that a diesel-powered sports-prototype might one day…
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Success breeds success
The R10’s landmark Le Mans win was just the start… The Audi R10 TDI claimed a place in the history…
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LMP2 preview: Pick a winner…
LMP2, the second prototype division, pitches seasoned pros against ambitious young talent and amateur ‘gentlemen’. It’s also the most unpredictable…
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A midsummer knight's dream
Olympian Sir Chris Hoy conquered the cycling world. Now he’s relishing life as a humble rookie, racing at Le Mans…
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To the Manor reborn
The name has been a familiar part of motor sport’s landscape across three decades, but has never previously been associated…
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LMP2's long and winding road
The car that sits before us is the 2016 Gibson 015S LMP2 racer. Carbon-fibre monocoque, carbon discs, carbon fibre and…
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Data trace: Le Mans 24 Hours
It’s a French institution with international appeal and the 84th running is nigh... Writer Peter Higham Le Mans holds…
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Classic test: NART Spider
At first you think you recognise the badge. It would be hard not to, with its black cavallino rampante at…
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The drive for safety
Sean Edwards’ mother is on a crusade to prevent the kind of accident that claimed her son’s life in 2013…
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