Review | Lamborghini Huracan LP 580-2

Lamborghini Huracan LP 580-2 is at the moment cheapest Lambo on the market. In this case cheap doesn´t mean boring.

That looks lot of fun!

McLaren tests road cars on snow in Finland

Many car manufacturers in Europe do the winter tests in Finland. Famous winter testing places are especially Levi and Ivalo in Lapland area. McLaren do the winter tests in Ivalo, when for example Porsche do the tests and also arranges Porsche driving experience on snow in Levi.

Here is a video clip from McLaren winter tests.

Looks like 570S goes nicely on snow, when using good tires.

New Ford GT - First production road cars rolled off the line

Long waited new Ford GT has reached one milestone, when first production road cars rolled off the line in Markham, Ontario.

New car looks very cool. I want to see it also a live.

Two new Ducati Scramblers - Desert Sled and Cafe Racer

Ducati has introduced two new models for the popular Scrambler family. First one is Desert Sled, which has better off-road capability than any other Scrambler so far.

Here is Ducati's intruduction video.

Another new model Cafe Racer, which has cool old-school look.

Here is the video.

Looks like Scrambler family is again stronger than ever. Desert Sled looks very interesting new model. Mixed with old style and new technology.

EVO | Car of the Year 2016

EVO has chosen the car of the year 2016. There was many interesting cars, but only one can be the car of the year.

Great video with nice camera angles.

WRC 2017 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Officially Launched Its 2017 Program Today in Helsinki

Toyota Gazoo Racing confirmed today in Helsinki Jari-Matti Latvala joins to the team. Latvala drove this season on Volkswagen. Other diver will be Juho Hänninen, who was unveiled already earlier in October. Esapekka Lappi will be test diver for Toyota. He is WRC 2 champion from this year.

Toyota WRC rally car based for Yaris.

Head of the Toyota Gazoo Racing team is legendary Tommi Mäkinen, who is one of the most successful WRC driver of all time. He has won four WRC championship. Mäkinen has also lot of experience of building rally cars. He has tested new Toyota rally car also himself.

WRC rules will change a lot for season 2017, so it will be interesting to follow what will happen.

Mercedes-AMG GT R - Nordschleife Hot Lap (7.10,92)

Sport Auto's test driver Christian Gebhardt took Mercedes-AMG GT R to Nordschleife in Adenau, Germany and time was amazing 7.10,92min. Tyres on the hot lap were Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2.

Watch the hot lap.

That's very impressive time. There are many more powerful cars, which are not even close that time.

F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg Retirement

Nico Rosberg has announced his retirement from Formula One less than one week after he won the world championship in Abu Dhapi.

Nico: "I want to take the opportunity to announce I've decided to end my Formula One career in this moment here, on Monday. To explain, ever since I started, when I was 6 years old, I had a very, very clear dream, and that was to become Formula One world champion. It was very clear in my mind, as long as I can think when I was growing up. Now I've achieved that, I've put everything into it for 25 years of racing."

Nico's father Keke Rosberg won F1 world championship in 1982 on Williams.

Formula for the Road | BAC Mono

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is a small British car company from Liverpool, which manufacturers interesting single seat car BAC Mono. Car looks like formula, but it's totally street legal. Engine produces 305bhp and weight is only 580kg.

How fast BAC Mono is compared to real supercars and hypercars on the track? Check the video.

Mono looks very cool car and would be interesting to test it.

Regards,
Mika

Britain's Best Driver's Car 2016

AutoCar has chosen Britain's Best Driver's Car 2016. Here is The Grand Finale.

Many great cars, but there is only one winner.

Regards,
Mika

Ferrari 488 GTB | How fast 488 is on track?

Ferrari 488 GTB is a newest mid-engine Ferrari on the market. 488 is also turbocharged, if compared to previous model 458. How fast 488 is on track?

Personally I like the look of 488 much more, if compared to 458. Many people has complained the sound of new turbocharged engine. In fact it's not bad at all. What do you think?

Regards,
Mika

2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport vs. Porsche 911 Carrera S

Legendary duo - Chevrolet Corvette and Porsche 911 Carrera S. Both are new models. Which one is faster in drag race, corners and on the track?

Interesting comparison.

Regards,
Mika

Big Adventure Motorcycle Shootout 2016

Four big adventure motorcycles in the comparison. Legendary BMW R1200GS meets Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro, Honda Africa Twin and KTM 1190 Adventure.

What is the best on the road and off-road?

Regards,
Mika

The Grand Tour is coming!

Old Top Gear guys Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back. The new show name is The Grand Tour and it's done in co-operation with Amazon.

Trailer looks promising.

Here is the interview regarding the new show.

Looks like guys will continue very much on the same way what they did in Top Gear, but now there will be more places. Launching date will be 18th of November 2016.

Regards,
Mika

Fastest Side Wheelie 186Km/h in a Car - Guinness World Records

Finnish stunt driver Vesa Kivimäki has broke the Guinness World Records for the fastest side wheelie. Record was done on 31st of August 2016 in Seinäki, Finland.

Car is the record was BMW 330D fitted with Nokian tires. New record is now 186.269km/h (115.742mph).

The tires used were designed by Nokian specifically for this purpose. Tires have been reinforced with the company’s Aramid Sidewall technology, which made them more resistant to wear and cuts.

That's fast on two wheels.

Regards,

Mika

Best Driver's Car 2016

Motor Trend has done their Best Driver's Car 2016 test. Check out this video!

 Many great cars, but only one winner.

Regards,
Mika

BMW Motorrad - Vision Next 100

"Glasses instead of a helmet, light clothing, full balance without a stand". These are some ideas of future motorcycling in the vision of BMW Motorrad.

Here is more:

Some places like in Finland helmet is not only safety equipment. It keeps also the head warm. Instead of glasses the same information could be shown in the visor of the helmet.

Interesting to see the future of the electric motorcycles. At the moment the biggest electric motorcycles company is Zero.

Regards,
Mika

McLaren 570S and 570GT - Review and Road Test

McLaren is not a new car brand, but during last few years the company has really start to concentrate to street cars. McLaren has divided the cars to two different categories: Super Series like 675LT and Ultimate Series like P1. Now they have created entry level category Sport Series, where are models 540, 570S and 570GT.

For many other car companies entry level would mean some slow and boring models, but not for McLaren. Check this and you understand what I mean.

Here is detailed review and road test for new 570GT.

Looks like McLaren really wants to take same market share from traditional car companies in this class like Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborchini.

Regards,
Mika

Rimac Consept One - Electric Hyper Car

Rimac is still pretty new car company and many people hasn't heard about it yet. The car has very advanced technology and it's very impressive.

Some numbers.

Engine(s): 4 Fully Electric Engines.
Power: 1088 HP
Torque: 1200 LBS / 1627 NM (starting from 0 revs)
Acceleration 0-60MPH: About 2.5 sec.
Topspeed: 220 MPH / 354 KMH

Here is short introduction for the company and Alexandro Salomon has very eyes opening test drive with the Mr. Rimac himself - Mate Rimac.

Rimac part starts at 05:10.

How quick Rimac Consept One is compared to existing hyper cars? Check how quick Rimac is compared to Porsche 918 Spyder on the straight line.

How about Rimac vs. LaFerrari?

At least this proofs that electric car can be also sexy. 

Regards,

Mika

Dream Car Shootout - Drag Race

Nine dream cars on one mile dragrace. Here are the cars:

• Aston Martin GT12
• Ferrari F12
• Lamborghini Huracan
• Lamborghini Aventador SV
• McLaren 570S
• McLaren 675LT
• Mercedes AMG GTS Edition 1
• Porsche GT3 RS
• Porsche 918 Spyder

So, which one is fastest? 

Many very fast cars, but only one is the King!

Regards,
Mika

All-New Nissan Micra Gen5 Unveiled

All-new Nissan Micra was revealed in Paris Motor Show 2016. New Micra has lot of features from bigger cars.

CEO Carlos Ghosn and his opening speach in Micra launch.

This is a huge step forward compared to old Micra. Especially interior looks like in the bigger and more expensive cars. Interesting to see how new Micra will mix the market in the small cars.

Regards,
Mika

New Mercedes AMG GT C Roadster

Mercedes showed new AMG GT C Roadster in Paris Auto Show 2016 and it looks stunning.

Front view.

Rear view.

Interior.

Car looks awesome also with the roof.

Well done, Mercedes!

Regards,
Mika

New Toyota Supra is coming

Toyota´s sports car Supra is coming back. First picture is based for the first spy photos below. Hopefully the final version looks like this.

Front of the car.

Rear view.

Interesting see how close the production model will look like. Also specs are still totally open.

Regards,
Mika

Ferrari comparison - Best of the Best

Ferrari is a legendary car brand and it has many important models in their history. Alejandro Salomon and his team did the great comparison in The Thermal Club race track. Comparison includes five interesting Ferrari models:

• 288 GTO
• F40
• F50
• Enzo
• LaFerrari

Comparison includes three videos and here is the first part.  Enjoy! Forza Ferrari!

Part2.

Part3.

Great comparison again. Let´s see what the guys will do next.

Regards,
Mika

Electric motorcycles are coming - 2016 Zero DSR and FXS

In the car world hybrids have been on the market already long time. Fully electric cars like Tesla and Nissan Leaf also already few years and both sells well. There are still few issue, why electric cars are not so common. Reasons are battery capacity, range, weight and of course price.

In motorcycles electric engines are still quite new thing. Reasons are same like in cars. There is anyway one brand, which has been on the market already few years. That´s Zero.

Here is a launch test of  2016 Zero DSR and FXS.

How about the performance in electric motorcycles compared to normal bikes? What is the difference between Zero SR on the race track compared to few common motorcycle models? Check this!

That´s quite impressive. Let´s see when big companies like Honda and Yamaha start selling fully electric bikes.

Regards,
Mika

Ken Block's GYMKHANA NINE: Raw Industrial Playground

Ken Block has just released his latest driving video Gymkhana Nine: Raw Industrial Playground.

His previous video Gymkhana Eight was filmed in Dubai.

Great driving and video editing like always.

Regards,
Mika

Coming Soon - Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster

Mercedes-AMG GT was presented about two years ago in Paris Motor Show. Next will come GT C Roadster. This is the first spy photo of the car.

Now Mercedes has released also short video of the new Roadster.

It´s not difficult to guess that people will like it.

Regards,
Mika

Porsche 911R vs. Aston Martin V12 Vantage S

Chris Harris compares Aston Martin V12 Vantage S and new, but already legendary Porsche 911R. I wrote earlier about 911R, where is also interview of Andreas Preuninger, who is head of Porsche GT cars.

Chris drives in this comparison the cars also on the race track, so it mean lot's of power slide. And like always, rubber is cheap, when Chris is behind the wheels.

Enjoy!

Great comparison like always!

Regards,
Mika

LaFerrari vs Porsche 918 vs McLaren P1 vs Bugatti Super Sport vs Pagani Huayra

Alejandro Salomon and his team compared five hyper cars in The Thermal Club race track. Here are the cars:

• Bugatti Super Sport
• Ferrari LaFerrari
• McLaren P1
• Porsche 918
• Pagani Huayra

The comparison include three videos and here is the first one. Enjoy!

Part2.

Part3.

Looks like guys had a fun to do this and why not, if this kind of cars. Well done!

Regards,
Mika

2017 Yamaha SCR950 Scrambler - First Ride Review

Scrambler models have been huge success for Ducati last two years. Yahama has now released competitor for Ducati. The all-new model is called SCR950 Scrambler. It combines air-cooled 942cc V-Twin engine and high handlebar to classic retro look and it looks very cool.

Here is ride review.

Yamaha official promotional video.

Interesting to see what will be next manufacturer, who wants to get part of the Scrambler boom.

Regards,
Mika

2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT Review

The Bike Show reviews the new KTM 1290 Super Duke GT. The bike has built for the same platform like 1290 Super Duke, but it's more touring-oriented.

Looks like Super Duke GT is fun bike to ride!

Regards,
Mika

Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Coupe

This is new Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6. It's massive coupe. Car is 5,7m long and 2.1m wide. It has four seats and Gullwing doors. Engine is fully electric and it produces 750bhp (550kW).

Design is super sleek.

Front of the car is really long.

Official teaser.

So far Mercedes-Maybach has made only one car. Let´s see is there coming also production model later.

Regards,
Mika

Andreas Preuninger and Porsche 911R

Porsche 911R is something what Porsche fans have really wanted. Unfortunately Porsche decided to make only 991 cars and all are sold. Price in US for 911R was $185,950. Now used ones are traded almost $1.3 million!

Andreas Preuninger is a head of Porsche GT cars and he tells more, what makes 911R so special.

Origianal 911R tv ad.

That´s the car, what I want to my garage!

Other Porsche news in Tachometer:

• New Porsche Panamera 2017 is Here
• New 2016 Porsche 911 is Now Twin-Turbo
• New Porsche 718 Cayman S - Best Cayman Ever?

Regards,
Mika

Nissan GT-R in the Ski Slope

How to combine snow and sport car? Easily! Watch this.

That looks fun!

 Regards,
 Mika

Ferrari 488 Spider Review

If new Ferrari 488 is good looking car, 488 Spider looks even better.

Many people have said 488 with turbo engine doesn't sound so good, than 458 naturally aspirated engine. I disagree. I think 488 sounds even better.

Regards,
Mika

A ride with the Legend - De Tomaso Pantera

Tornio, Finland. De Tomaso Pantera is one of those rare cars, what you really don't see every day. It's also interesting mix of Italian design and US and German technology. 

Pantera was manufactured from 1971 to 1992 in Italy. The whole production was finally 7260 cars. This specific model is 1972 and the production number is #2886.

Pantera is very low car. In fact it´s only 110cm high, so it´s one of the lowest car. This car is even lower, because of new suspension.

Rear of the car looks sexy. Massive 335mm tires and 4 exhaust pipes.

Pantera is mid-engine car, so the engine is between the front and rear axles. When opening the hood there is quite much space for the luggage.

Pantera has same 351ci Ford engine (5.7L), which is also in Ford Mustang. It produces about 350hp as a stock. German ZF has manufactured the gearbox.

Dashboard is typical for the sports cars on this era. There are all needed gauges and even air condition.

Driving position is interesting, because steering wheel and pedals are little right from the driver. This is quite common feature in elder car models.

It was very interesting to talk about the car. After photo session we did also a small ride. Pantera is quite light car and together with great torque it pulls very nicely. 

De Tomaso Pantera is one of those car models where the price is just going up. For example here in Finland there are only about five Pantera.

Check this web page, if you want to read more about this specific car, how it end up via US and Sweden finally to Finland.

Special thanks to Esa!

Regards,

Mika