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  • PAGANI HUAYRA R V12 SOUNDS INCREDIBLE

    Stop what you’re doing and listen to the new Pagani Huayra R, or more specifically, it’s naturally-aspirated, 6.0-litre V12 engine, which revs to an incredible 9,000rpm!

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    While we’ll have to wait to see the new Pagani Huayra actually driven hard on track, the video above is how its engine sounds. The 838bhp, nautrally-aspirated 6.0-litre V12 engine was built from the ground up by none other than HWA AG, in other words, the same people that built the engine in the Mercedes CLK GTR and also reportedly had a hand in the engine seen in the Apollo IE hypercar. Other Pagani Huayra variations saw the marque use Mercedes-AMG twin-turbo V12 engines.

    Pagani Huayra R

    The car in which this engine was designed and built for is Pagani’s all-new track-only Huayra R, which follows in the footsteps of the predecessor, the Zonda R.

    Rather than develop the regular Huayra into a track-only special, Pagani has reportedly built the car from the ground up, debuting a new chassis, aero package and of course, that V12 engine.

    Pagani Huayra R

    Officially, that engine weighs just 198kg and produces 838bhp at 8250rpm and 553lb ft of troque between 5500 and 8300rpm. It also revs to a colossal 9000rpm.

    HWA also developed the bespoke six-speed sequential gearbox, transferring that power to the track.

    Where the magic happens is in the acoustics department, with a bespoke Inconel system that was designed to extract the most performance and sound as possible. It would be fair in saying it’s nothing short of an f1-esque sound.

    It’s worth noting now that the Pagani Huayra tips the scales at just 1050kg (dry weight), thanks to not having to comply with safety regulations of the road.

    That bonkers, motorsport-tailored aero package helps the Huayra R to develop 1000kg of force at 199mph.

    Prices start at £2.2m before taxes, with just 30 examples being built.

    Tech Spec: Pagani Huayra R

    Engine 6-litre naturally-aspirated V12, 9000rpm redline
    Max power 838bhp @ 8250rpm, 553lb ft @ 5500 – 8300rpm
    Transmission Six-speed sequential
    Suspension Independent double wishbone with helical springs and electronically controlled active shock absorbers
    Brakes Brembo CCM-R carbon ceramic discs; 410mm front, 390mm rear, six-piston calipers front and rear
    Weight (dry) 1050kg
    Power-to-weight 798bhp/ton

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  • MITSUBISHI 3000GT BUYING AND TUNING GUIDE

    The Mitsubishi 3000GT has never shone like its Japanese counterparts. However, with prices for the high-tech supercoupé relatively low, is now the time to buy one? Here’s our quickfire Mitsubishi 3000GT buying and tuning guide.

    What is it?

    The UK-market Mitsubishi 3000GT and JDM GTO represent phenomenal value for money right now. They’re pretty rare, but naturally-aspirated examples can be found for £4,000 with turbocharged variants hovering around the £10k mark. Although it’s worth bearing in mind that, as hideously complex high-performance cars, there isn’t actually any such thing as a cheap one – you’ll end up spending the money somewhere!

    Mitsubishi 3000GT

    The 1990s supercoupé market saw Japanese manufacturers developing high-tech sports cars aimed squarely at the American market: the Mk4 Toyota Supra, the Nissan 300ZX, the quasi-supercar Honda NSX, and of course the feisty Mitsubishi GTO – badged as 3000GT in the UK due to copyright issues. The big Mitsi was a full-on geekfest of a car; the transversely-mounted 3.0-litre V6 engine had 24v heads, with the top-of-the-range model also getting twin turbos and, because Mitsubishi know a thing or two about chassis development, it had four-wheel steering, adaptive suspension, and full-time all-wheel drive. It also had active aerodynamics, with the front and rear spoilers adjusting themselves automatically, and there was also a variant offered with a mechanical retracting hardtop, creating the GTO Spyder. While they are essentially the same car, the JDM GTO and the UKDM 3000GT are markedly different propositions; the GTO was offered with the full suite of spec options – you could have the 6G72 V6 motor in nat-asp form for 222bhp, or with Mitsubishi’s proprietary turbochargers (one for each bank, each with its own intercooler) to amp things up to 276bhp. You could choose between a five-speed manual or a four-speed auto, and between cloth or leather trim. With our own domestic Mitsubishi 3000GT, however, the only real option was the full-bore, all-boxes-ticked variant. If you were buying one of these, it came by default as a twin-turbo (upped to 296bhp) with a manual ’box and leather trim. Early examples had super-cool pop-up headlights, although post-1994 cars replaced these with fixed units.

    The relatively high price and so-so press reviews kept a lot of buyers out of the showrooms, but enough of them sold to ensure that they’re still findable as used cars today. It’s the kind of car you almost certainly won’t see another example of as you’re driving it about, which is a lot of cachet for such a relatively small outlay.

    Mitsubishi 3000GT

    Mitsubishi 3000GT – what to look for

    The key thing to check is that everything works – all of the buttons, gauges, active aero, every electrical system. It’ll probably all be working fine, being a Mitsubishi, but if things are failing, quite a lot of the tech is hard to access and work on as it’s all so tightly packed in. So cars with faults need to be markedly cheaper.

    You’ll probably find sellers using the names GTO and 3000GT fairly interchangeably in their adverts, but it’s important to know which you’re looking at. If it’s nat-asp and/or automatic, it’s definitely not a UKDM car – not necessarily a problem, it’s just good to know. The GTO does tend to resist rust a little better; they’re all galvanised, but the Mitsubishi 3000GT received underbody protection which actually just traps moisture and accelerates rot. So have a good poke around underneath!

    Black or grey exhaust smoke suggests piston ring failure, white smoke is a failed head gasket. Ensure the timing belt’s been done at the correct intervals. Don’t be surprised if the gearbox rattles at idle or crunches going into second, that’s common and rarely terminal. And don’t be put off by shabby leather trim – it doesn’t wear well in any GTO/3000GT, and can be a good bargaining chip.

    3000GT top 5 modifications

    Suspension – from £1,740
    The GTO active suspension is very clever, but you can remove a lot of weight and complexity and infuse a bit more control with a Variant 3 coilover setup from KW.
    lkperformance.co.uk

    Exhaust – £POA
    For a properly retro look (plus a naughty noise) you need a pair of huge oval pipes, don’t you? We’d have a word with Powerflow, to see if they can come up with something special.
    powerflow-exhausts.com

    Audio – £499
    It’s a high-tech car, but the audio is dated. Bring it up to date with the new Kenwood DMX8019DABS, the only one on the market with trick wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
    kenwood-electronics.co.uk

    Clutch – from £331
    The stock clutch is fine for stock performance, but won’t last long if you ask it to deal with extra power. Talk to Competition Clutch about a… er,  competition clutch.
    competitionclutch.com

    Intercooler – £900
    An uprated FMIC will bring tangible benefits to the GTO – a classic mod for these cars. Eurospec offer a superb ESP unit. It’s a bit of a no-brainer this one.
    euro-spec2000.co.uk

    Mitsubishi 3000GT
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  • Dodge finally makes Gold Rush heritage hue available on Charger

    To celebrate 50 years since the launch of the original Challenger muscle car in 1969, Dodge a couple of years back introduced a special 50th anniversary version of the modern Challenger that was offered in a handful of retro colors, one of which was an exclusive hue called Gold Rush.

    Last year the color was made available on more Challenger variants and now Charger fans get to join in on the fun, too.

    Dodge this week announced that buyers of the 2021 Charger can order their cars in Gold Rush, but only on the R/T, R/T Scat Pack, R/T Scat Pack Widebody, SRT Hellcat and SRT Hellcat Redeye variants. The cars also need to be equipped with the Charger’s Satin Black hand-painted hood, roof and trunk lid.

    Gold Rush is one of seven retro colors now offered on the Charger. The others include Frostbite, Hellraisin, Sinamon Stick, TorRed, F8 Green and Go Mango.

    2021 Dodge Charger Scat Pack Widebody in Gold Rush paint

    2021 Dodge Charger Scat Pack Widebody in Gold Rush paint

    The 2021 model year also saw the Charger made available in the 797-hp SRT Hellcat Redeye grade. The super muscle sedan will run the quarter-mile in 10.6 seconds and top out at 203 mph.

    Other changes for 2021 are minor. They include the addition of 20-inch wheels as standard on the GT AWD and SXT AWD, as well as SRT branding on the Brembo brakes of some of the high-end models.

    As for the future of the Charger, we’ll have to keep waiting for a redesign. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis) made it known last year that more derivatives of the current Charger, as well as the related Challenger and Chrysler 300, are coming in the years ahead. This will buy time until successor models can be developed, likely without V-8 engines.

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