Some time back McLaren announced that it would be competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2027. The company has now unveiled the racer that will compete, called the MCL-HY. Even crazier is that McLaren has confirmed that it will build a track-only machine that will be sold to the public, similar to the […]
Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear is a new release from the Swedish hypercar automaker. Just 30 units will be built, all of which have already been spoken for. That’s a real bummer if you read this post and thought: Huh, I should get one of these. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we share more car content. Sadair’s […]
Formula One powered and inspired cars are becoming increasingly popular. The latest is the RB17 hypercar from the minds of one of the most successful F1 car designers of all time: Adrian Newey. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. I had been mulling around the idea to take […]
We get behind the wheel of a true motoring icon in the shape of the original Honda NSX to bring you this classic sportscar driving review. Here at Double Apex we are regularly offered private cars to drive. For various reasons we decline many of these offers. But every so often something comes our way […]
It used to be the reserve of dragsters and a few, very fast, track cars. Then, along came the Bugatti Veyron with a 1 000 hp hypercar to rewrite the record books. The company would sell a 1 000 hp car to any (very rich) member of the public. But that was almost 20 years […]
Say what you will about US motorsport, but it does create some of the most entertaining and close racing in the world of motorised sport. But history was made recently when a Spec Miata race ended in a dead heat. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Buy now […]
If we mentioned the name Praga, most people would have no idea what we are referring to. However the 115-year old Czech company made its first car in 1907, becoming a major manufacturer of cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles and aircraft. Most recently the company has produced prototype racecars. Now it has produced the Praga Bohema […]
We’ve made no secret of the fact that we are fans of the Mazda MX-5. The little roadster, in its many forms, is the ideal driving machine: lightweight, rear-wheel-drive and (mostly) fitted with a manual transmission. Over one million units sold across four generations would be enough to let you know that Mazda nailed the […]
Track-only supercars are an interesting proposal. They are made purely for circuit use, but don’t really conform to any race series rules. They are the reserve of the uber-wealthy who wish to spend time on track in a car that few others have, but they don’t care for wheel-to-wheel racing. Another limited edition model has […]
Few people in the automotive world would have heard the name McMurtry before the past weekend. But that all changed yesterday when its McMurtry Speirling prototype set a new all-time record at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we share more car content. Buy now and take […]
Just yesterday we brought you news of a lightweight road and track car from Caterham. Read our original article here. We spoke about how much we enjoy lightweight cars. Well, another car was added to our wish list today in the shape of the Suzuki Vision Gran Turismo. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, […]
We adore lightweight cars here at Double Apex. There’s a simple purity in making progress with minimal power and low mass. This is why we have an MX-5 track car of our own (click here to read more). However, road cars aren’t much more lightweight and basic than the recently unveiled Caterham Seven 420 Cup. […]
We are big fans of the Mazda MX-5 here at Double Apex. We have our own MX-5 track car, which you can read about here. And you can see countless articles where we have covered the little Japanese roadster in many different forms. However, we can assure you that this steampunk MX-5 is the most […]
The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is already a pretty serious piece of kit. It has a flat-plane crankshaft in the twin-turbo V8 and produces a whack-load downforce from an adaptive aero package. It was/is a Nurburgring lap record holder. But what if you preferred one that was even wilder. Enter the Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series. […]
KTM is well known for its two-wheel creations. Many years of competition on the Dakar Rally cemented its position in the adventure bike market. More recently we’ve become aware of its performance credentials thanks to SA’s very own Brad Binder claiming his maiden MotoGP victory on a KTM. Few people, however, know that the Austrian […]
A few days ago we brought you a story on homemade BMW pick-ups. You can read that article by clicking on this link: Best BMW Bakkies. Well, it seems that BMW isn’t the only brand to come in for the home-built bakkie treatment. While looking for pick-ups for our BMW story we came across several, […]
Dallara is a name that is probably known to most race fans. To say that the Italian specialist firm has built a few successful racecars is the same as saying Lewis Hamilton has won a few F1 races… After years of producing bespoke machinery for others, the company built its own road car called the […]
The Aston Martin Valkyrie is a car we’ve covered previously (as you can see here). It is the most extreme car ever created by the British sportscar maker. Well, it seems that just isn’t enough for some as it has just released info on a more hard-core machine called the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro. […]
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 […]
Late in 2019, we brought you this story (below) of an impending Lamborghini hypercar. This track-only model will be made in extremely limited numbers and it won’t be road legal. Today Lamborghini released the video (below) of the new car’s engine being run at high-revs on a dynamometer. The launch of one Lamborghini is usually […]
Remember the Rodin FZed track car? Its creators promise F1-levels of performance to the regular man. Well, the TDF-1 is even closer to the real deal. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. F1 reborn Tour de Force Engineering, a UK-based company, bought old Sauber parts and the remainder of the Marussia Formula […]
Birthday boy Nick van der Meulen brings us his F1 review USA 2019. Valtteri Bottas did everything right at a bumpy circuit in Austin, Texas, taking pole position and dominating proceedings from the front, losing the lead to his teammate who was on a different tyre strategy, only to carve his way to the front […]
A few months ago we brought you a story on crazy looking hypercar from little-known New Zealand manufacturer, Rodin. Read our original story at this link. Now the same Kiwi outfit brings us the Rodin FZED. “This is a totally new offer to the high-performance car market. Currently you cannot buy a car like this […]
Radical is one of those small-scale automakers that focus on hard-core, lightweight driving machines. Products from Radical, along with Caterham, KTM, BAC and the like aren’t well known, but they are lusted over by those in the know. This week the British company launched the Radical Rapture. Click here to read about another British sportscar, […]
Here is BMW 335i racecar build part 6 of my ongoing series. You can read all the previous installments by clicking here. In my last update, (which you can read by clicking here) I mentioned that I had decided to fit the HARD Motorsport LEICHTBAU E90 bodykit to my 335i racecar. But while I was […]
