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In 1974 a new era began at Porsche. At the same time as BMW and its 2002 Turbo, the first production 911 with a turbocharged engine appeared. Its name: 911 "Turbo", or "930" for those who know it well. But unlike the BMW, which remained without descendants, the Porsche 911 Turbo was to be the initiator of a great lineage. ...

13 Mar 2024
France

A 911 FOR RACING? Contrary to what you might think, many Porsche 911 2.0 T were bought for racing. The reason is simple: it's a simple car by design, which can easily be prepared for the track. Already light from the outset because it was lightly equipped, it offered good value for money for this type of use. The 2.0-litre ...

12 Mar 2024
France

Lorsque Jaguar dévoile sa Type E au salon de Genève en mars 1961, c'est la surprise totale. Surprise, car personne n'avait eu d'informations préalables sur la future Grand Tourisme de la marque de Coventry, et également parce que la ligne de la Type E a totalement subjugué les foules. Une ligne signée William Lyons, ...

9 Mar 2024
France

The small Bristol-powered racer, designed by John Tojeiro in the early 1950s, was a great success in competition with Cliff Davis. AC Cars, renowned for its sporty models but with an ageing range, was looking for a new model and took a keen interest in Tojeiro's small car and decided to put it into production in 1954, ...

23 Feb 2024
France

1958 saw the appearance of the HK 500 coupé (type HK), regarded as the culmination of the series. Behind its now-familiar physiognomy, whose double vertical headlamps set the standard in Stuttgart, was a powerful 5,907 cm3 Chrysler V8 engine with automatic gearbox, the Pont-à-Mousson mechanical gearbox being optional. ...

22 Feb 2024
France

Before crossing the path of American Carroll Shelby, the AC Ace could have been a small roadster without great ambition, if not that of saving a moribund builder after the war. But the story of a creation as striking as the ancestor of the legendary Cobra could not be banal ... Although widely known since the 1960s, AC ...

17 Feb 2024
France

Produite pendant 9 ans, l'Aston Martin DB2 est la concrétisation de la passion de David Brown pour les voitures de sport de grande qualité. La DB2 restera donc comme l'ambassadrice du grand retour de la firme au plan international, qui après avoir frôlé la faillite au lendemain de la guerre va poursuivre son ascension ...

6 Feb 2024
France

When Jaguar unveiled its E-Type at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961, it was a complete surprise. It was a surprise because no one had received any prior information about the Coventry-based brand's future Grand Touring, and also because the E-Type's styling totally captivated the crowds. A line signed by William Lyons, ...

2 Feb 2024
France

M is for MOTORSPORT Audi has the Quattro, Mercedes the 190 Evoluzione, BMW the M3 E30: three 1980s models that marked the beginning of a fine tradition of sporty mid-size cars, equally at home on the track and on the road. In BMW's case, however, the first M3 is considered to be not just the mother of all M3s, but of ...

27 Jan 2024
France

The term "Carrera RS" clearly originated in 1972 with the launch of the Iconic 911 Carrera 2.7 RS, the success of which would later form the basis for a number of ultimate, sporty 911 models. Despite the success of the original, Porsche did not bring another RS to the market for 18 years, until the Type 964 RS was created ...

25 Jan 2024
France

Our Porsche 911 2.8L RSR was built on the basis of a 1973 911 2.4L E, between 2011 and 2014, on commission from its current owner. Construction and tuning were initially entrusted to the RS Autosport garage in Chalonvillars, then in 2014, when the garage closed, the car was taken over by Nicolas Suarez (ex-Renault F1 engine ...

23 Jan 2024
France

The first Grand Touring Lotus, the Elite represented an important step in the brand's history. It brought Lotus fame, even if the car was not financially profitable. When the prototype Lotus Elite was introduced at the Earls Court Motor Show in October 1957 it created a real stir, for not only the fact it was a pretty ...

20 Jan 2024
France

La saison sportive 1963 avait mis en évidence l'écrasante domination des Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Super, que ce soit dans le tout nouveau Challenge Tourisme Européen, comme dans toutes les autres compétitions réservées aux voitures de tourisme dérivées de voitures de série. L'année suivante, beaucoup de constructeurs ...

18 Jan 2024
France

If there's one version of the Porsche 911 that's unanimously recognised for its qualities, it's the Carrera RS 2.7. This little beast, with its famous 'duck tail', is THE sports car par excellence, capable of delivering rare driving pleasure. The 911 Carrera RS 2.7L is a legend on wheels. Presented in October 1972 at ...

18 Jan 2024
France

Of all the designs emanating from the concise and fertile brain of the late Walter Owen Bentley, that quiet and self-effacing engineer and gentleman, the 4 1/2 litre (actually 4398 cc) 4 cylinder gave him the fewest starting problems and perhaps the most personal satisfaction. It was also the preferred model of his regular ...

7 Jan 2024
France