Jaguar E-type inspired Lyonheart K coupe and convertible
I’ve just managed to snatch a glimpse of a truly elegant car, with sweeping lines that may remind some people of a certain age of the Jaguar E-type in it’s heyday. The car was originally unveiled as a concept vehicle based on the Jaguar XKR about a year ago. As with all concept vehicles, once they have been revealed to the public and reviews and comments flood back, the original idea gets diluted and stripped down until the manufacturer feels that it is right for public release.
The Lyonheart website says “..over the years, the British car industry has seen many legendary names disappear..” and one name that I think we can all be relieved to see disappear is the Growler moniker that the poor car was originally saddled with. I mean, what on earth where they thinking? I often wonder sometimes how so many cars have been christened with such awful names over the past 60 years. Well, that’s one thing stripped away from the concept car that we can all appreciate.
New Jag XFR-S gets 542bhp
Jaguar’s fastest ever sports saloon and super-German rival will be using all of its fairly whopping 542bhp (and 680Nm of torque) on the famous Goodwood hill climb course today, as the new mega-cat makes its no doubt rather noisy UK public debut.
The king of the urban jungle: Jaguar XKR-S
Okay, so a Jaguar isn’t a lion, but with 542bhp of instant supercharged V8 grunt and an exhaust roar to terrify anything with ears, this big cat is definitely one of the very baddest beasties in any town.
Gerry Judah’s spectacular Goodwood Festival of Speed sculptures
Described as the largest motoring garden party in the world, the Goodwood Festival of Speed feels like a scene from a Steve McQueen film, full of good old fashioned style, glamour and the heady smell of petrol mixed with the exhilaration of fast cars going fast as well as fast cars standing still, taking their moment in the limelight and being admired.
The 2013 theme will be celebrating the previous 20 years of this hugely respected car and culture event. Such landmarks always encourage popular returns and one of these will be the fantastically named drag racing star, Bob Riggle, who first wowed the crowds with his hillclimb wheelies in a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda in 2001. He returned again in 2003 and 2007 and will be back again for 2013.
Jaguar F-Type in the metal
The motoring press don’t get to drive Jaguar’s new, all-aluminium 2-seater – called F-Type – until this April, but Motor-Vision very recently got to have a good look around this silver-grey production-ready prototype, an F-Type S with 380bhp, much like the car we’ll see in the Jaguar dealers in a couple of months. No driving, but the Jag guys did fire it up, and oh boy!
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Guy Kendal
Mercedes 300slr has swing axles, just like a lot of other 1950's/1960's car's. Perhaps that what caught out a younger driver who's unaware of the consequences of lifting off the throttle at speed on a corner?
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Adam
'Put it on a pedestal'
Way off the mark there. You were obviously WAY out your depth!! These cars were made to drive and be driven hard, they are still raced today and still take a hammering, all in their stride.
There is no other classic of its age that can take the abuse a 300SL takes, phenominal cars and probably the best of all time.
Jaguar and Ferrari were using race bred technology in their cars, Mercedes took the engine/gearbox and driveline from their saloon car, took on the world and trounced them all!!
Only Mercedes could do that!!
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richard wosiek
If the paint shop knew their stuff then the shade would be blended in to match the shade of the rest of the car.
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richard wosiek
There's always one eh homersimpson.
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Russell
Reference rolling a Gullwing.
It didn't happen to me but I tried driving one over 30 years ago and found it a terrifying experience. The steering, brakes and tyres of the mid-50s could not cope and being cooped up in the cabin with pedals so close together and heaving the massive steering wheel about inches from your face with all the noise and rattles did not thrill me at all.
Still a great looking car; polish it up and put it on a pedestal. Maybe glide it around a smooth track, but stay off public roads.
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