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Road Magazine – Issue 8
In this issue: Lotus Elise SC and Exige 260 track and road test, Porsche's Cayenne Diesel gets tested on and off-road, Gen2 Porsche Cayman S on track, Vauxhall's V8 beast the VXR8, Nissan 370Z launch report, Caterham R400 vs Bike, Fiat's cheeky 500 plus our preview of the Nurburgring
New Feature: Lotus Evora – First Drive
This is a new Lotus, with a new chassis, a new engine and a big job on its hands. Richard Meaden discovers if the Evora is the revolution we’ve been waiting for, and if the Cayman is yesterday’s hero... If you missed our live broadcast on Twitter, then you can click on the previous link
In the DR office..
It's a regular occurance here at DR, cars get delivered and then collected. It was particularly painful this morning since it was the keys of a Megane R26.R that were being prised from our (i.e. Neil's) hands. So it was a pleasant surprise to find a familiar face involved in today's collection.. Click on
VLN 24 hours of Nurburgring – Follow us live on Twitter
This weekend Dickie Meaden races Aston's V12 Vantage at the Nurburgring 24 hours and you can follow his exploits live on Twitter. You can also take a look at our video of his qualifying lap from a recent round of the VLN, which will shows you what to expect. CLICK FOR LIVE VIDEO STREAMING OF
DR TV: Aston Martin V12 Vantage First Drive
Richard Meaden drives the new Aston Martin V12 Vantage on the roads near Aston's HQ in Gaydon. Well I guess he needs all the practice he can get given he's racing one at the Nurburgring this weekend.. (Ed - lucky s*d!) Watch the video on DR TV. Click the image below:
Safety Car Crash at Pau – WTCC 2009
"Crazy incident at last Sundays WTCC race 2 at Pau. About 1min40 into the video. Certainly don't see this every day - what was the safety car driver doing!" -
Top Fuel dragster vs Car
"This video is amazing and quite interesting to watch" - Richard Ottaway. The Top Fuel dragster is on the throttle for just 1 second, whereas the 252 hp Pontiac G6 is on full throttle for the full length of the drag strip. Does it catch the dragster? We'll leave you to watch
Chris' column – 19th May 2009
Someone once asked me to name the silliest thing I’d done in this job. Unprepared for the question I suspect I delivered an entirely unsatisfactory answer based around an anecdote that contained information of a near-miss in something improbably expensive. Or perhaps it included the time I used the side-skirts of a two-day-old HSV to plough
New Feature: SL65 AMG Black v 599 GTB v 997 GT2
A few days ago, on a beach not that far away... DR gathered the SL65 Black Series, GT2 and 599 for an epic and unforgettable battle. The Force was in full effect, as Chris Harris explains.
If you missed our live broadcast on Twitter, then you can click on the previous link and viewDR TV: Jaguar XFR at Donington
During our week with the XFR we tested it in a wide variety of situations; from motorway cruiser to rush-hour commuter, we used it for the weekly shop and drove it along some of the most scenic roads in middle-England. Since it remained unfazed by all these challenges Jethro Bovingdon decided to take it
