Inside Lane
Issue 43
Welcome to issue 43 of Inside Lane’s magazine that is set to bring you all of the biggest motoring news in one neat digital package. It is a big year for Aston Martin as they celebrate 100 years of producing some very fine cars indeed. This month the British brand has shown two very special cars, all to be revealed over the page.VW have gone a bit mad, Porsche have shown their latest incarnation of the 911 Turbo and Renault have been tinkering with their Twizy. Start your engines!
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Renault have a history of making cracking little hatchbacks. Often they are genuinely usable yet utterly enjoyable to chuck around when the going gets twisty. Every now and then the French company take things a step further and produce something a bit bonkers. The Clio V6 is a clear case and example of this. One of the most legendary of these mad hatchbacks was the Renault 5 Turbo, something that has inspired their latest concept car. Foreshadowing design elements of the all new Renault Twingo, this is the TWIN’RUN concept car. Packed full of funky design features including those futuristic rally lamps, this little car packs quite a punch. Within its tubular chassis structure sits a mid-mounted 3.5 litre V6 with 320BHP. The engine itself is lifted directly from a Megane trophy racer. 0-62MPH comes and goes in just 4.5 seconds and the TWIN’RUN will go onto a top speed of 155MPH. Obviously we wouldn’t expect to see this car make production, but its design shall influence Renault’s smallest hatchback.
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Lamborghini is celebrating its 50th birthday in style. First the one of three Veneno hyper-car was revealed to the world, then the Italian firm paraded 350 Lamborghinis through its home nation, and now a new concept has has been revealed. This year is only part way through, what else could Lamborghini throw at us?
This is the Lamborghini Egoista concept and as the name suggests, this car is all about ego. The Egoista’s designer said that it “represents the extremes of hedonism, it is a car without compromise, in a word: selfish.” This single seater supercar has been inspired by the Apache helicopter and just like the gunship it isn’t what you would call pretty, but again like the helicopter it is quite something to look at. Powered by a 5.2 litre V10 engine, this machine could influence the design direction of the Gallardo’s replacement. It is not yet know if this car will make up a limited production run.
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Many manufacturers have loyal fan bases that simply adore their products. They have the t-shirts, the tattoos, the posters but above all the passion for their make and model. For example I know many Porsche owners who literally will not own anything else for the rest of their lives. Even better than devoted fans is the brand being just as devoted to them. VW have made the Wörthersee show the unofficial home of the GTI and each year they bring a gift for the fans. The show has previously seen VW reveal the bonkers W12 Golf GTI and for 2013 the Germans have produced something just as mad. This is the Golf Design Vision GTI and it is an amplified output of what future Golfs could look like. Under the aggressively styled bodywork sits a 3.0 litre V6 with not one but two turbos. 503BHP powers all four wheels meaning that this pocket rocket can get from standing to 62MPH in just 3.9 seconds. With a top speed of 186MPH its carbon ceramic breaks are very much needed. The cabin seats just two with the rear seats being replaced with a crossbar. Don’t expect this one to make production… Sorry.
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Something Special For one of the most famous and evocative brands on the planet today, in the motoring world and beyond, 2013 is a big year. On the eve of World War One, two typically British car fanatics by the name of Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin conceived and set in motion the story of a legend; the story of Aston Martin. Now in 2013, exactly 100 years since those two pioneers took their first tentative steps in to the world of motoring, the modern-day evolution of Aston is celebrating that milestone in style with the unveiling of a very special anniversary concept; the CC100 Speedster Concept Born out of the desire to look both back to the past and ahead to the future, the CC100 speedster instantly transports the spellbound onlooker back to the heyday of Aston Martin GT racers. In arguably the finest 24 hours of those 100 years, the fabled Aston Martin DBR 1 claimed victory at the 1959 Le Mans endurance classic. It seems only right that the CC100 should take inspiration from that famous machine, with the low, sleek carbon fibre body perfectly capturing the flowing curves of the 1959 original and the twin dorsal fins rising up behind the cockpit are a stylish touch. But the CC100 is not just about dwelling on past glories, as Aston say the concept hints at a potential future design direction for the brand. In truth there isn’t an angle that doesn’t flatter this majestic beast.
The concept features the latest generation AM11 6.0 litre V12 engine, previously used to power Aston’s DBR 9 Le Mans challengers. Mated to a sixspeed paddle shift gearbox, it shatters 0-62 mph in little over four seconds, while the top speed is limited to 180 mph. Designed and pieced together in fewer than six months at Aston Martin’s Gaydon HQ, the two-seater CC100 made its world debut at the Nßrburgring in prestigious company, completing a lap alongside the original race-winning 1959 DBR1 piloted by British racing legend Sir Stirling Moss. As birthday presents go, the CC100 Speedster comes perfectly gift-wrapped in nostalgia and class. If nothing else, it proves that in the search for ever more beautiful designs, sometimes the best place to look is in the pages of history.
The Mercedes S-Class promotes the three pointed star in its most luxurious form. Every toy under the sun, plentiful power and pure German efficiency throughout. This next generation S-Class is very important for the company as it will also replace the now extinguished Maybach brand. So enough speculation, it is time to lay some cards on the table. What have you got Mercedes? The all Mercedes-Benz S-Class has alway been a force to be reckoned with in terms of technology, this 2014 model is no different. Equipped with massaging seats, surround sound, night vision, adaptive cruise control and even something called an atomiser that gets rid of unwanted smells. Stylistically it is more of an evolution than revolution, but details lifted from the new E-Class prove to suit its bigger brother. Engines include a 254BHP V6 and 2.1 litre 228BHP four cylinder hybrid, both diesel. On the petrol front there is a 4.7 litre V8 with 450BHP. S63 and S65 AMG models are to be revealed later this year.
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Are car manufacturers becoming a bit sober? A bit boring in comparison to their younger selves? Gone are the days of mega hatchbacks spawned from Group-B rally cars and in their place sits machines that only ever seem to put on weight. Renualt have gone all out to show the world that they haven’t lost their sense of fun with possibley the coolest concept car of the year. This is the Renault Twizy F1 Concept, in essence a Twizy equipped with the very same KERS that a Formula One car takes racing. An extra 79BHP is sent to the Twizy’s rear wheels when a button is pushed on the race inspired steering wheel. Donning a front wing, sidepods and rear wing, this single seater electric car means business. 0-62MPH can now be completed in 6.0, a figure that matches Renault’s fastest road car on sale today. The chassis was setup by RenaultSport whilst the cars inner workings were left to their F1 division.
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Aston Martin are spoiling us lately. Celebrating 100 years, the British brand have been churning out some special machines over the past few months. Special edition cars, one off concept racers and now something that is a real stroke of genius. The Aston Martin V12 Vantage is an astonishing car! It is powerful, beautiful and a true embodiment of what a British sports car of the modern day should be. Now it gets even better. First shown in a teaser video, we played Sherlock Holmes and deduced that this was coming‌ The Aston Martin V12 Vantage S, a more performance focused variation of the coupe. Now producing 565BHP and capable of a top speed pegged at 205MPH, this muscular machine is the fastest full production car Aston has ever made. 0-60MPH is dispatched in under 4 seconds. The car has three distinct modes: normal, sport and track that alters the cars demeanour accordingly. New design features such as a grill inspired by the CC100 Concept finds a home on the V12 Vantage S and is set to become a permanent design feature on future models. Deliveries will begin at the end of 2013.
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The trouble with being at the top is that everyone beneath you always wants to climb above.The Porsche 911 is a symbol of exactly how a sports car should behave, however, competition in this market is ferocious and so the cars rivals have indeed been on Porsche’s case. Celebrating 40 years of its Turbo model, and in a bid to crush its opposition, Porsche have reveled the 991 Turbo. This is the first time we have had official word on the 991 911 Turbo and it would appear it was worth the wait. Powered by a 3.8 litre flat-six boxer engine, this twin-turbo leviathan produces 513BHP and 552BHP in Turbo and Turbo S guises respectively. 0-62MPH in the Turbo S comes and goes in just 3.1 seconds and its top speed is 198MPH. Both cars also receive four wheel steering to increase agility as first seen on the 991 GT3. This 911 Turbo is also the first car to wear a Turbo badge and not come with the option of a manual gearbox. Active aerodynamics also heavily feature in this incarnation with a three stage front splitter and rear wing.