3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (316+ words) Mechanical grip comes courtesy of adaptive suspension and Bridgestone Potenza tyres measuring 255/35 R20 and 325/30 R21 at the front and rear respectively. This is augmented by up to 400kg of aerodynamic downforce produced by a unique front splitter, rear diffuser, and active rear wing....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (237+ words) Regardless of the number of driven wheels, the M2 gets the same 473bhp variant of the twin-turbocharged S58 straight-six, which has recently been updated with BMW's M Ignite technology. It employs a motorsport-derived pre-chamber combustion process that meaningfully reduces fuel consumption under high…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (208+ words) The GT Coupe runs double wishbone suspension all round, a welcome step forward from the live rear axle of the original Cobra. Naturally aspirated cars receive a limited-slip differential, upgraded to a Torsen unit on supercharged variants. AC claims the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (227+ words) It's easy therefore to assume the Handschalter is a simple copy and paste of 2023's M3 CS equipped with x Drive and an eight-speed auto. But there is far more to it than that, with weight, weight distribution and power all…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (405+ words) Not that you'd know it from first impressions. Drawing inspiration from the Beta Montecarlo Turbo " Lancia's endurance racer of the late 1970s and early 1980s " the K-39 sits in seamless visual continuity with the EVO37 and EVO38. Beneath however, lies a 986bhp V8 courtesy of Koenigsegg, a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (210+ words) Two settings are available: Speed and Comfort+. The latter is carried over from the final independent Alpina models, going a step beyond a regular BMW's standard driving mode for increased long-distance comfort. Activating Speed mode will sharpen up the car's…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (331+ words) These channel air to the 5. 2-litre twin-turbocharged V12, which is uprated to produce 986bhp at 6, 400rpm, and 885lb-ft (1, 200 Nm) of torque from 2, 900-5, 000rpm. Alongside the bespoke engine management software, the V12 gains new airboxes and turbochargers, revised cylinder heads, and a stainless steel quad-cat exhaust…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (267+ words) The suspension has been modified to suit, with "hlins as a collaborator, and Talos have also fettled the naturally aspirated flat-six, which now develops approximately 540bhp. Over 80kg has been lost in the process, and according to the firm, the project comes…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (239+ words) Power from the turbocharged 1. 5-litre four remains pegged at 175bhp, backed up with 184lb ft of torque served up from 1, 500rpm. The seven-speed DSG also carries the same revised mapping " higher shift points, rev-matched downshifts in Sport mode, sharpened braking logic " featured on…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (326+ words) The upshot is a faster, more even burn that helps counter knock and lower exhaust gas temperatures. That in turn has allowed BMW to raise the compression ratio and introduce variable turbine geometry turbochargers, maintaining power outputs in the face…...