Inside Lane “The Supercar Apocalypse is Upon Us”
Issue 24
Supercar Apocalypse
The end is nigh! Fire and brimstone rains down from the heavens bringing an oncoming storm to a once tranquil sky. Dramatic enough for you? This issue is bubbling-over with impressive car launches from the Likes of Ferrari and Aston Martin, not to mention the legendary Pagani Zonda始s replacement. There is also a smattering of other interesting motoring news over the page just waiting for your audience. So what are you still reading this for? Give in to your childish excitement and lets see what the next generation of performance machines are all about.
Welcome To The Dark Side...
Porsche have some very ambitious plans for this
cabriolet flavors. It is powered by a 3.6 litre flat-
year, one of which is to surpass their all-time
six with 345BHP and comes standard with 19”
sales record. A tuff job but as they produce the
rims. Various plaques make the car known to be
worlds most popular sports cars they feel its
no ordinary Porsche as well as the chrome
achievable. One way they are planning on
touches to the interior. The car will set you back
building the numbers is by launching yet more
£67,270 for the coupe and £74,958 for the
special edition cars to induce those with rare
cabriolet making it quite the premium to pay for a
tastes in to a purchase. Where better to start this
car that in truth is just a different colour to the
attack of the limited editions than on a car they
standard model.
have been developing for 48 years, the 911.
No doubt Porsche will sell every single one but you must ask yourself “if you are buying this car
Limited to just 1,911 examples this is the
for exclusivity, could you point it out in a car park
Porsche 911 Black edition. Based upon the 911
full of standard 911’s?”
Carrera it is available in both coupe and
British sports cars are a bit thin on the ground these days in comparison to their heyday. Numbers aside the world unanimously agrees
The Legend Turns 50
that nobody builds the breed like us Brits mixing in character by the bucketload and revolutionary engineering. A sports car should be about pure driving pleasure, you enjoying yourself at the hands of a machine that wants to be driven. Despite being 50 years old the Jaguar E-Type is still considered one of the best.
Wind the clock back to 1961 and the first E-Type with its sexy curves and lashings of pedigree was born. Enzo Ferrari appreciated this machine saying it was “the most beautiful car in the world.” But it didn’t just win beauty contests as the race bred D-Type that went before it had huge influences on this car. At its launch it would do over 150MPH making it the fastest car in the world and instantly one of the most desired. 50 years on and Jaguar is planning some celebrations for its golden egg such as appearances at the Festival of Speed, Pebble Beach and the Nürburgring.
Fuel Sipper The environmental viability of a car appears to be the new benchmark many manufacturers such as Nissan, Ford and more are aiming for. We don’t condemn that as everyday cars, so long as the compromises are small, can only benefit the user by reducing the fuel bill. VW have been at the forefront with their brilliant Bluemotion range offing typical German quality with fuel sipping benefits. Now they have gone all out on what is called the XL1. The concept has been unveiled at the Qatar motor show and claims that it can do 313MPG in combined conditions. Now that is staggering! The car is a hybrid that is powered by an 800cc two cylinder TDI engine and an electric motor to produce a rather conservative 72BHP. However the cars lightness allows for a 0-62MPH of 11.9 seconds and achieve a top speed of 99MPH. The VW XL1 can seat two adults and despite the company showing this as a concept they say it is the future of their “super efficient vehicles.”
Bulls of Steel With more sneak
A few months ago we
previews than a child watching someone
saw the LP700-4’s beating heart in the form of
wrapping their Christmas gift, the Lamborghini
an all new Lamborghini V12, today the focus is
LP700-4 is now one of the most anticipated cars
on suspension. This car features a special form
of this year. It will finally be unveiled at the
of pushrod springs normally associated with top-
Geneva motor show in March but until then the
end racing cars. The new bull will be the first
Italian company will continue to torture us with
road car to ever use this devise that allows
little glimpses of its new flagship. This car can’t
perfect alinement of the tyre no matter the
come soon enough, WE CAN’T TAKE THIS
position of the suspension. Also note the
MUCH LONGER! The raging bull has now
addition of some very meaty shock absorbers!
shown a little of what is under the new cars skin. We are just going to have to be patient for the rest of the car.
“Can I Take Your Order?”
“Yes, Prancing Horse For Four Please”
We have seen spy shots, we have seen
Named the FF as an acronym for “Ferrari
renderings but today in advance of its debut
Four” this devilishly handsome GT brings
at the Geneva motor show in March
forth a new incarnation of the popular formula.
speculation on Ferrari’s 612 successor comes
The real surprise is that this car is the first
to an end. The 612 though not being an
Ferrari to have a four-wheel-drive set-up that
extravert in Italian styling was a prancing
it uses to intelligently distribute torque
horse through and through providing supercar
throughout the car. With Ferrari V12 power
adrenalin rushes in four seater form. The car
from an all new 6.3 litre and a luxurious 458
provided occupants a very unique experience
inspired cabin we can already imagine
in that not two but four full grown adults could
ourselves building the miles. Total power
experience unrestrained Ferrari performance.
comes in the form of 651 perfectly formed
So here it is… The Ferrari FF.
horses than can accelerate the latest Italian stallion to 62MPH in 3.7 seconds. Top speed is 208MPH but with this cars epic torque
S is
for
Sex y
Aston Martin make some of the best sports cars the world has ever seen. In fact, solely in my personal opinion they are the best. They are are not about beating records or starting slanging matches with their nearest rivals‌ They are about charm, elegance, beauty and producing a machine that wills you on to drive it. Now there is another addition to the line-up and it has gotten up rather excited! The Aston Martin V8 Vantage S. The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a masterpiece with THE BEST V8 I have ever heard that has a base tone so deep in the right conditions it can be heard from nearly two miles away. Today the baby Aston just got a bit meatier with this S variant. Power is up to 430BHP and torque levels are now an eye swiveling 490Nm. The transmission is an all new 7 speed affair giving this car the tools not only to conquer your heart but also to ravage your mind. The muscular bodywork reflects the beauty and the soul of this car giving onlookers no choice but to stand open mouthed.
“The King is Dead... LONG LIVE THE KING!!!”
Your
Move
Ferrari
Pagani Huayra
The Pagani Zonda was a machine of biblical
car has 740lb-ft of torque, more than enough to
proportions. It propelled the small Italian
cause the ground beneath it to disintegrate.
company of Pagani to the top of the supercar
The top speed is a mind shattering 230MPH
game in its 10 year production run. Everyone
and lets not forget this car weighs less than
from oil barons to Kings and Queens wanted to
1,360KG so expect it to get there with
call one of these beasts their own for there was
acceleration rivaling that of a lightning bolt.
nothing else quite like it. However the days of
Inside the cockpit it is much more grown up
the Zonda are over and we have morned its
than the Zonda with brushed aluminum and
passing, but rising like a phoenix from the
sculpted seating.
ashes is its replacement and it is every bit as deserving of the badge as its predecessor.
The looks are something that I personally like but it is only your opinion that matters to you.
Named the Huayra, this one million euro beast
Ladies and gentlemen, the king is dead‌
makes the Zonda look like it is made of wood. It
LONG LIVE THE KING!
is propelled by a Mercedes-Benz AMG twin turbo V12 producing more than 700BHP! The