Aston Martin axes mid-engine Ferrari 296 GTB rival
Aston Martin has announced that it will no longer develop a mainstream mid-engined supercar to rival the Ferrari 296 GTB. Instead, the company will focus on producing limited-run halo models, such as the Valkyrie and Valhalla. The decision comes as Aston Martin looks to focus on profitability and exclusivity. The company’s chairman, Lawrence Stroll, said […]
The Perfect Cheap and Cheerful Motorsport
“The Wacky Races cartoon from the late 1960s featured exciting competition, with characters like Mean Machine piloted by Dick Dastardly and Muttley taking on the mighty Turbo Terrific driven by Peter Perfect.” Infinitely fun and ultimately harmless, it was a tempting yet unrealistic first taste of motorsport for budding petrol heads. But does any real-world […]