Author: Poddy Mallett

Padraig Mallett is a professional motor journalist who has written articles for the likes of AOL Cars, Auto Express, carbuyer, Car Dealer Magazine and is also the editor of www.motacarblog.com

British sports car manufacturers Ultima Sports Ltd, has announced the launch of a new updated 1020bhp Supercar called the Ultima Evolution – which will be sold in both Coupe and Convertible form.  Ultima has been building cars for more than 15 years now and the new Evolution Coupe and Evolution Convertible will replace the world record holding Ultima GTR and Ultima Can-Am supercars, which are both now discontinued. The Ultima Evolution retains the same timeless Le Mans Group C inspired body shape as the Ultima GTR and Ultima Can-Am but according to Ultima it is a vastly improved and modernized…

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The BRZ/GT86 collaboration between Toyota and Subaru has been knocking around for a few years now. When it was initially released the car was received well by critics, a relatively affordable sports car that harked back to a simpler time – when enjoyability was more important than top speed. One criticism some people had of the GT86/BRZ was that the car was slightly underpowered, however to date neither Toyota nor Subaru has released a performance boosted production ready version of the 86.  At this year’s New York Auto show it seemed Subaru had addressed this issue with an STI version of…

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McLaren has revealed the first car in its Sports Series family: the McLaren 570S Coupé. The classic sports car with mid-engine rear-wheel drive layout and carbon fibre shares its DNA with the McLaren Super Series and Ultimate Series that sit above it in the new three tier McLaren range. The Sports Series introduces McLaren race-derived technologies and design values to a new segment and audience. It combines, as its names suggests, a power output of 570PS (562bhp) with light weight construction to give a class leading power-to-weight ratio of 434PS per tonne. The 570S accelerates from 0 to 100km/h (62 mph)…

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British sports car creator Caterham Cars has introduced three brand new additions to its existing range of iconic sports cars. The new models in the Seven range include the 270, 360 and 480 and are now all available to buy in the UK. By introducing these three new variants Caterham has simplified its range to comprise of five core models. In addition, all Caterham Sevens can now be specified with brand new ‘S’ or ‘R’ equipment packages. The three new vehicles will sit between the existing entry-level Seven 160 and the range topping supercharged 620R – the most powerful production…

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This years Geneva Motor Show played host to a number of important car premières, one of which was the Bugatti Veyron ‘La Finale’. The car was created  in order to celebrate the end of an era of the Veyron production. When the Bugatti Veyron was first announced at the end of the nineties, many people were sceptical about a car with a claimed 1,000 PS, a top speed in excess of 400 km/h and able to accelerate from 0 to 100 in less than three seconds. And rightly so, as before the Veyron this had never been done before. The idea that you could produce a…

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This year marks an important milestone on the Lotus calendar, the Elise has now been in production for twenty years and to mark this occasion the British sports car creator has released a 20th Anniversary Special Edition to celebrate the initial unveiling of the iconic sports car at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1995. When the Lotus Elise was first released to the sports car world, it set a new benchmark for handling, purity of the driving experience, lightweight and efficiency. The Elise 20th Anniversary is powered by a 1.8-litre supercharged engine. It reaches 0-62 mph in just 4.6 seconds and has…

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