This past weekend the 2023 International Concours Of Elegance (ICE) St. Moritz was held in Switzerland. The event was held for the first time last year. The organisers are planning for it to be an annual showcase of classic cars. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Buy now […]
Top speed records are constantly being reset by the automakers. Bugatti set the highest verified top speed for a production car a few years ago (as you can read here). But now a wild Ford known as the Badd GT has set a new benchmark that will take some beating. Follow Double Apex on Instagram […]
Road cars and racecars have to conform to rules. But what if they didn’t? The Ford GT Mk IV answers that question. This is a no-rules track machine created to celebrate the end of GT production by Ford. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Buy now and take […]
The mighty Mercedes-Benz V12 engine has powered many cars in its day. These include the CLK-GTR race entries at Le Mans, and every single version of the Pagani Zonda. There is another vehicle that borrowed the hallowed 6,0-litre M120 though. It goes by the name Isdera Commendatore 112i. Technically, it was a concept and a […]
The Ford Pro Electric SuperVan must be the quickest hardware delivery vehicle in the world. This one-off creation made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed taking place in the UK this weekend. They should have asked local racing legend Sarel van der Merwe (as some time contributor) to drive it. That way Supervan […]
A few years ago, in fact, not long after Double Apex started, we brought you a story about the Noble M500 Concept. This week the prototype Noble M500 broke cover (see the concept here), and it is a stunner. Hardcore enthusiasts may know the Noble name from the fire-breathing M600. This new model is only […]
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been trying to keep you entertained and informed through several posts to engage with during this holiday period. We’ve brought you the best car content to watch (link here) and a post that outlines several car museums that you can tour virtually (click here for that post) thanks to […]
Concept cars are unfulfilled pockets of potential. Free from the restrictions of accountants sticking within budgetary constraints, legislation in a multitude of countries and, sometimes, even the need to drive on road. Manufacturers usually display these concepts at big motor shows. They are celebrations of design and what they could engineer if they wanted to. […]
Concept cars are unfulfilled pockets of potential. Free from the restrictions of accountants sticking within budgetary constraints, legislation in a multitude of countries and, sometimes, even the need to drive on road. Manufacturers usually display these concepts at big motor shows. They are celebrations of design and what they could engineer if they wanted to. […]
Concept cars are unfulfilled pockets of potential. Free from the restrictions of accountants sticking within budgetary constraints, legislation in a multitude of countries and, sometimes, even the need to drive on road. Manufacturers usually display these concepts at big motor shows. They are celebrations of design and what they could engineer if they wanted to. […]
Ahead of the 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans, we thought we’d share with you some of the most iconic Le Mans winners. As you can imagine there aren’t great images of the earlier cars, but we’ve tried our best to find the right cars from the era. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we share […]
For some a ‘regular’ Pagani just isn’t special or limited enough, which is why the Italian supercar maker has created the Pagani Huayra R. This is the latest track-only model released from the company. Models such as the Pagani Imola shows that there is demand for these types of cars. Just 30 examples will be […]
The Ford GT40 is well known for its win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But the low-slung sportscar took its very first endurance victory at the 1966 Daytona 24 Hour Continental race. The new Ford GT Heritage Edition pays tribute to the winner of that race. Co-drivers Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby led […]
We’ve all dreamed of building our very own car collections. Some achieve the dream to a small scale while others shoot the lights out. This collection is an example of the latter. The Elkhart Collection, as it is known, is a 240 car collection that will go under the hammer through RM Sothebys. You can […]
The annual Passion for Speed racing festival took place over these last two weekends. Every year dozens of classic and historic racecars (and drivers) make their way from Europe and the UK to enjoy back-to-back race events at Zwartkops and Killarney. International drivers come to enjoy the South African summer, partake in local hospitality and […]
We’ve been covering McLaren’s new hypercar since the firm first started to tease us with images early in 2019. (You can read our most recent story at this link). McLaren Speedtail high-speed testing has just been concluded by the factory earlier this week. Creation of the first of 106 Speedtails, that will be hand-assembled to […]
Ken Miles was not a well-known name outside of certain circles. The British racing driver recently shot to fame as one of the heroes of the movie Ford vs Ferrari. Click here to read about the Ford GT40 that was driven by Miles in the recent movie that is now up for sale. A year […]
A new contributor, Corne van Zyl, spent an afternoon drooling over cars in the most unlikely location. He reports on Classic Remise, a petrolhead’s shopping mall, in his first contribution to our site. When you think of automotive locations in Germany, the first things that come to mind are the Nurburgring, the BMW museum in […]
There is a new member of the all-electric hypercar club, and it’s called the Aspark Owl. The Owl joins the likes of the Croatian-built Rimac C_Two and British Lotus Evija in this very select group, which is bound to expand over time. Click here to read an opinion piece on the future of automobile sounds. […]
The 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race took place this past weekend in France. The 2019 Le Mans was won by the Toyota Gazoo Racing trio of Fernando Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi in the Toyota TS050 Hybrid. A total of 385 laps was completed by the winning car. […]
The Ford GT exploded onto the supercar scene a few years ago when it won the GT Class at the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. Now we have the Ford GT Carbon Series, the most track-focussed GT of them all. Click here to see our gallery of iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans racecars. […]
It is no secret that Ken Block, master of the viral motoring video, is busy preparing to launch his latest Gymkhana video, which will feature the Hoonitruck. If you haven’t yet seen any of these incredible videos, then we highly recommend clicking here right now. Click here to see another Ford Performance product drift the […]
Noble Cars is one of the lesser-known supercar makers in the world. The low-volume manufacturer produces just one model, the M600. A few days ago, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the British firm displayed the Noble M500 Concept. Click here to read about the new McLaren 600LT. A starting point The M600 is supposed […]
BMW has contested the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans on numerous occasions. It returns to this hallowed ground on June 16 for the 2018 edition of the world’s most prestigious endurance circuit race. A class contender Instead of a front-running LMP car, BMW will compete in the GTE class with its M8 GTE. This […]
