With an engine derived from the Audi S3 but less than half the overall mass, the KTM X-Bow can become a rather insane proposition when tinkered with as this Wimmer RS KTM X-Bow duo will now demonstrate… Feature taken from Performance VW. Words: Sam Preston Photos: Jordi Miranda While we’re all familiar with Lotus founder …
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100 years ago: Rolls-Royce rolls along assembly line in Massachusetts
On January 17, 1921, a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost rolled off an assembly line, but it wasn’t in Derby, England. Instead, that car and 2,945 that followed were assembled in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. “These Rolls-Royce ‘Springfield’ Motor cars benefited from the creativity of US coachbuilders including Brewster, Willoughby, Merimac and Hollbrook, and brought us some wonderful …
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HONDA S2000 REVISITED
VTEC, 9000rpm and an open-top. It might be winter but NOW is the time to buy the Honda S2000. That being said, what’s it actually like? No matter what I say in this piece, the one thing you need to take away from this is that this nutter revs to 9krpm. When we talk engines, …