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Alex Unleashed on Cars- Plymouth Prowler (Hot Rod for All Seasons)

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It's fair to say that nothing looks quite like the Plymouth Prowler. It was designed during the period when Chrysler was creating a multitude of retro inspired cars including not only the Prowler but also the Atlantic, Phaeton (not to be confused with the VW Phaeton), Dodge Copperhead (also known as the Dodge Concept Car in Gran Turismo 2) and Plymouth Pronto (which served as the basis for the Chrysler PT Cruiser), with the Prowler designed as a follow-up to the Dodge Viper, with the Prowler being unveiled in 1993, but instead of being a no-frills spiritual successor to the Shelby Cobra, instead, this was designed as a car that could be used every day. So, despite the bonkers hot rod looks, inside and to drive, it's very different, it only has an automatic tiptronic style gearbox with left for up and right for down, which means that despite having a healthy 3.5 litre V6, performance is not as extreme as the styling, in fact, a rather mundane Vauxhall Calibra Turbo would easily ...
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What You Need to Know: McLaren

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  McLaren for a long time was just a Formula 1 team, and a very good one at that, but they then moved into road cars with the F1, the Mercedes SLR and finally the MP4-12C in 2011, they offered a new technical and conservative approach to supercars and now the once outsiders are as a much a part of the supercar world as Ferrari whilst still being on of the top F1 teams along with a strong reputation in Can-Am, GT and Indycar. Here's all you to know about the company. Year Founded: 1963 (1985- McLaren Automotive) Founder: Bruce McLaren Important People: Bruce McLaren- A successful New Zealand racer, he came close to winning the 1960 F1 World Championship and did win the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1967 & '69 Can-Am series, he was also a skilled analyst and engineer. Ron Dennis- Former head of the McLaren F1 team, he guided them through their highs and lows from 1981-2009 and was also the founder of McLaren Group, he served as a mechanic for the late Jochen Rind...
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15 Cars I Want to see in Forza Horizon 6

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The first gameplay reveal for Forza Horizon 6 was shown on Thursday 22nd of January and several new cars were shown off and announced including the Ferrari F80, Honda E and the cover car the Toyota GR GT. With a list of 550 cars at launch and claims of the gaming focussing on 'progression' this could put the Horizon series back to it's former glory. But here are 15 cars that I'd like to see make into the game either at launch, through DLC or updates.       Honda Prelude- The brand new Prelude is very popular in Japan at the moment, and would make a perfect fit alongside the Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ. Considering the devs got the GR GT on the cover, I'm sure the Prelude will either be in the base game or arrive soon after. Year: 2026 Division: Modern Sports Cars Engine: 2 Litre 4 Cylinder and 2 Electric Motors, 181 BHP, 232 Ib/ft Performance: 0-60: 8.2 Seconds, 117 MPH, 1490 KG   Mazda Furai- The one-off Mazda concept made a surprise return in Forza Motor...
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Alex Unleashed on Cars: Jaguar XJ220 (Failure, or Plucky Success)

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Back in 1988, Jaguar unveiled a new concept supercar, it had a 6.2 litre V12, 4-wheel drive and scissor doors. Needless to say, punters at the 1988 NEC Motorshow were very interested, so Jaguar ran a feasibility study and decided to go ahead and make the concept a reality with a new company fittingly called XJ220 Ltd making the cars at Bloxham near Banbury.  Sadly, things did not go to plan. The V12 engine in the concepts origins were in the DOHC 48v V12 that was was supposed to be used in the Jaguar XJ13 LeMans car from the 60s, but it only made 450 BHP, which despite the cars advanced aerodynamics wouldn't get it to the desired 220 MPH top speed, it also wouldn't meet emission regulations, so Jaguar then trialled a detuned V12 from the XJR-11 Group C car but eventually settled on  a 3.5 litre V6 twin turbo which, contrary to popular belief is not a Metro 6R4 unit but actually has more in common with the XJR-10 IMSA GTP car.  The 4-wheel drive system was found to be too ...
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Ranking the Top Gear Specials: Worst to Best

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With it being the festive period, chances are, even if your not a car fan, you'll probably see that the various Top Gear specials are on the TV again. The specials evolved from the standard cheap car challenge previously featured in series 4-7. Taking 3 ill-suited cars off to far off and treacherous parts of the globe, all to prove just what these machines can do (with some modifications). Anyways, this ranking will list all 12 specials from the Winter Olympics in 2006 to Nepal in 2019, please note Series 16 ep 1 sometimes known as 'The East Coast Special' will not be featured as that was a normal episode that ran over a few minutes, a special here is an episode or two parter consisting of 1 film. Anyways, please enjoy. 12. Nepal Special (2019)- Sorry to all the newer Top Gear fans, but the Nepal special is bottom of the list, not that it's bad as it certainly outranks some of The Grand Tour specials but it faces stiff competition from the other specials. The premise is...
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What You Need to Know- Lamborghini

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Lamborghini started as a tractor manufacture (and still is) but over time has gone from an upstart of the supercar world to one of the pillars of the type that all others are compared to. But Lamborghini has led a long life from failing to be taken seriously to American and Singaporean ownership, F1 engine supplier and now one of the VW groups luxury brands alongside Bentley. Here's what you need to know. Year Founded: 1963 Founder: Ferruccio Lamborghini Important People: Ferruccio Lamborghini- The man who started it all. Having expanded Lamborghini from just tractors to air conditioning units as well. He used his wealth to buy a Ferrari which proved to be unreliable and it was then he decided to start making cars to rival Enzo's own. He later retreated to his vineyard in later life after selling his stakes in the company Bob Wallace- A New Zealand racer and mechanic who worked on Maserati's and Ferrari's before acting as Lamborghini's "trouble shoote...
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