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Aston Martin, Hyundai and MG are among the brands making a splash astatine this year's Festival of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed (10-13 July) kicks disconnected time and it looks acceptable to beryllium 1 of the highlights of the motoring year.
It volition big large reveals from Lanzante, Hyundai, MG and plentifulness much besides, arsenic good arsenic an array of debuts from Aston Martin, BMW and Honda.
Below is our usher to the astir important cars astatine this year's Festival of Speed.
Alpine A110 R Ultime
Production of the Alpine A110 ends adjacent twelvemonth and this is its past hurrah. The Ultime's 345bhp output – 49bhp up connected the existing R – pushes beyond the bounds of the archetypal car’s gearbox, truthful a caller six-speed portion has been swapped in. Swathes of carbonfibre diagnostic elsewhere, cutting its value to 1120kg, and it besides gets an assertive aero set-up. It’s priced from £276k and conscionable 110 volition beryllium built, truthful its information successful the Festival of Speed might conscionable beryllium your lone accidental to spot 1 being driven to its limits.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Alpine A110 R Ultime
Alpine A290 Rallye
The rally-ready mentation of Alpine’s electrical blistery hatch gains a limited-slip differential, bigger brakes and a hydraulic handbrake. There’s adjacent an exterior talker for the enjoyment of spectators.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Alpine A290 Rallye
Alpine A390
Alpine’s Porsche Macan challenger volition marque its British debut astatine the Festival of Speed. Due to spell connected merchantability adjacent twelvemonth priced from astir £60,000, it uses a tri-motor powertrain and torque vectoring to emulate the agility of the A110 sports car.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Alpine A390
Alpine Alpenglow Hy6
This hydrogen-combustion demonstrator packs a twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V6 that kicks retired 740bhp. It tin rev to 9000rpm arsenic well.
Aston Martin DBX S
This caller performance-focused mentation of Aston’s luxury SUV outpunches the Ferrari Purosangue, putting retired a substantial 717bhp. You'll beryllium able to spot it successful the First Glance paddock astatine Goodwood.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Aston Martin DBX S
Aston Martin Valhalla
The Festival of Speed volition beryllium your archetypal accidental to drawback Aston Martin’s caller 1064bhp hypercar rolling connected location turf. Production of the Valhalla is scheduled to statesman imminently.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Aston Martin Valhalla
Automobili Mignatta Rina
This Italian two-seater pays tribute to the sports cars of the 1960s with a striking speedster body, people aspirated 5.0-litre V8 and a manual gearbox.
Everything you request to know astir the AM Rina
Bentley Bentayga Speed
This performance-focused mentation of Bentley’s luxury SUV trades its aged W12 for a caller twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8. With 641bhp and 627lb ft, it’s susceptible of dispatching 0-62mph successful 3.4sec.
Read our Bentley Bentayga Speed review
BMW M2 CS
BMW’s inferior sports car gets the Competition Sport treatment, gaining 50bhp much than the regular M2 and packing a generous 479lb ft. An abundance of carbonfibre besides helps to trim its kerb value to 1700kg and it dispatches 0-62mph successful conscionable 3.8sec. Goodwood volition people the archetypal clip it’s been displayed to the nationalist successful the UK. Customer deliveries volition commencement astatine the extremity of the summer.
Everything you request to cognize astir the BMW M2 CS
BMW Concept Speedtop
Last year’s striking Skytop convertible has been transformed into a svelte shooting brake for a fortunate fistful of BMW loyalists. It has been conceived arsenic an “intentional counterpoint to our existent models”, according to BMW Group plan main Adrian van Hooydonk, and is acceptable to marque constricted production. This whitethorn beryllium your lone accidental to drawback 1 successful the metallic earlier they vanish into collections.
Everything you request to cognize astir the BMW Concept Speedtop
BMW Vision Driving Experience
Four motors, 5 downforce-producing fans and 13,269lb ft of torque: the Vision Driving Experience is BMW’s manifesto for driving enjoyment successful the electrical age. The firm's show machines volition inactive beryllium rear-biased, for example, and they volition usage power electronics that tin respond 10 times much rapidly than those fitted to previous-generation M cars. This car volition marque its archetypal UK quality astatine the Festival of Speed.
Everything you request to cognize astir the BMW Vision Driving Experience
Bovensiepen Zagato
The Bovensiepens, founding family of Alpina, have established a caller coachbuilding steadfast – and this is its archetypal car. Based connected the BMW M4 and styled by Zagato, it has 603bhp and 516lb ft, yielding a 0-62mph clip of 3.3sec and a apical velocity northbound of 186mph.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Bovensiepen Zagato
Callum Wood & Pickett Mini
Former Jaguar plan main Ian Callum’s instrumentality connected the Mini turns it into a blistery hatch for zipping astir the streets of London. Its arches are widened, deep-dish wheels are fitted, and its A-series motor is upsized to 1310cc. That gives it 110bhp, capable to person required the fitment of a reinforced gearbox.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Callum Wood & Pickett Mini
Denza B5
BYD's premium offshoot is going aft the Land Rover Defender with the caller B5, a body-on-frame 4x4 with a 677bhp plug-in-hybrid powertrain. It volition marque its debut astatine the Festival of Speed, up of income opening adjacent year.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Denza B5
Denza Z9 GT
The archetypal Denza exemplary to get successful Europe, the Z9 GT rivals the Porsche Panamera and its electrical counterpart, the Taycan. It is disposable with the prime of an 858bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain oregon a 952bhp battery-electric set-up.
Eccentrica Diablo restomod
Described by its shaper arsenic the eventual Diablo, this restomod intends to unleash the imaginable of Lamborghini’s famously tetchy flagship. Its chassis has been reinforced with carbonfibre, the brakes overhauled, traction control added and the V12 tweaked with caller camshafts and springs. It has besides received a redesign, with ‘pop-down’ headlights, flared wings and exposed exhaust pipes. It volition instrumentality to the Goodwood hillclimb, marking the archetypal clip it volition person been seen successful action.
Ferrari 296 Speciale
Billed by Ferrari arsenic the "most fun-to-drive, emotionally charged" car it has built to date, the 296 Speciale brings a swathe of upgrades compared with the existing GTB. Power is up by 49bhp, downforce is improved by 20% and it's 60kg lighter than the GTB. That's acknowledgment successful portion to kit taken from the caller F80 hypercar, specified arsenic its aluminium pistons and titanium conrods. The Festival of Speed marks your archetypal accidental to spot 1 successful the UK.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Ferrari 296 Speciale
Ferrari Amalfi
The caller Amalfi replaces the Roma, bringing a caller plan and the committedness of much accessible performance. It volition interruption screen successful nationalist for the archetypal clip astatine Goodwood.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Ferrari Amalfi
Ferrari F80
The LaFerrari's successor is virtually a Le Mans hypercar for the road, taking components from the marque's 499P racer to enactment retired 1184bhp. Priced from £3 cardinal and constricted to 799 examples – each sold – it volition tally up the Goodwood hillclimb course.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Ferrari F80
GMA T33
Gordon Murray antecedently utilized the Goodwood Members’ Meeting to unveil the T33, but present is the wide public’s accidental to spot it successful the metal. Priced from £1.37 cardinal and positioned arsenic a much applicable foil to the T50, it excessively packs a people aspirated V12, present kicking retired 607bhp and revving retired to 11,100rpm. Just 100 volition beryllium built, though determination volition beryllium spin-off models, specified as a Spider and a much aggressive, track-focused S variant.
Everything you request to cognize astir the GMA T33
GMA T33 Spider
Weighing conscionable 18kg much than its coupé counterpart, the T33 Spider promises a much visceral experience, acknowledgment to its Targa-style extortion and aerial intake scoop positioned conscionable arrogant of the rotation bar. It volition beryllium connected show to the wide nationalist for the archetypal clip astatine this year’s Festival of Speed.
Everything you request to cognize astir the GMA T33 Spider
Honda 0 Series SUV
This blocky MPV-like SUV serves arsenic our archetypal look astatine Honda’s rebirth for the electrical age. Named the 0 Series to correspond the marque starting afresh, it ushers successful a melodramatic caller look and promises large developments successful some ratio and practicality. The Festival of Speed volition people its archetypal quality successful Europe.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Honda 0 Series SUV
Honda Civic Type R Ultimate
One of our favourite blistery hatches is astir to bow out, but not earlier receiving a special-edition variant commemorating its 28-year accumulation run. It’s painted successful the Type R’s signature Championship White shade, with contrasting reddish racing stripes recalling its trademark interior colour. Only 40 volition beryllium built, of which a 4th are bound for the UK. Goodwood whitethorn conscionable beryllium your champion accidental to spot 1 earlier they’re each gone.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Honda Civic Type R Ultimate
Honda Prelude
Honda’s sporting coupé returns with Civic underpinnings, a 181bhp hybrid powertrain and adjacent a simulated sequential gearbox. The accumulation car isn’t owed until aboriginal this year, but Goodwood volition beryllium the archetypal accidental to spot it connected the move, arsenic it takes to the hillclimb.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Honda Prelude
Honda Super EV Concept
Honda volition unveil its imaginativeness of a small, fun-to-drive EV astatine the Festival of Speed. Named the Super EV Concept, it previews a rival for the Hyundai Inster and Fiat 500e, and has already been tested successful the UK.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Honda Super EV Concept
Hyundai Ioniq 6 N
Hyundai volition astatine past uncover the blistery Ioniq 6 N astatine this year’s Festival of Speed, having hinted astatine the exemplary since it unveiled the RN22e conception car 3 years ago. The car volition bring large styling tweaks specified arsenic a immense rear spoiler, wider arches and a much aggressive-looking beforehand fascia and it is apt to usage the aforesaid 641bhp powertrain arsenic the existing Ioniq 5 N.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N
Jaecoo 5
This Range Rover Evoque rival volition beryllium the 2nd car successful Jaecoo's UK line-up, bringing a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine. Full method details beryllium revealed astatine the Festival of Speed, wherever the 5 volition make its debut.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Jaecoo 5
Land Rover Defender Trophy Edition
This special-edition Defender harks backmost to Land Rover’s Camel Trophy 4x4s, with chunky steelie-style wheels, a prime of Sandy Yellow oregon Forest Green paintwork and adjacent the enactment of an intake snorkel. It volition beryllium seen successful nationalist for the archetypal clip astatine Goodwood.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Land Rover Defender Trophy Edition
Lanzante 95-59
Petersfield-based hypercar specializer Lanzante volition uncover its archetypal bespoke exemplary astatine the Festival of Speed. Based connected an existing McLaren level and penned by erstwhile McLaren decorator Paul Howse, it volition battalion 700bhp per tonne and a McLaren F1-style three-seat cockpit.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Lanzante 95-59
Maserati launch
Maserati volition marque a "highly anticipated satellite debut" astatine the Festival of Speed. It has yet to corroborate what it volition unveil but a preview representation appears to amusement the rear haunch of an MC20, suggesting it whitethorn beryllium a caller variant of its V6-powered supercar.
McLaren W1
McLaren's striking caller flagship picks up the mantle from the P1 and F1 with an electrified 4.0-litre V8 that sends 1258bhp to its rear wheels. Just 399 examples volition beryllium built.
Everything you request to cognize astir the McLaren W1
Mercedes-Benz CLA
Europe’s longest-range and astir businesslike electrical car is owed to get successful the UK imminently, with prices starting from £45,615. But Goodwood volition beryllium your archetypal accidental to spot 1 connected the determination successful Britain, due to the fact that the EV volition beryllium taking to the elevation arsenic portion of the First Glance group.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Mercedes-Benz CLA
MG Cyberster Black
This special-edition roadster matches deep-black paintwork with chrome accents.
MG CyberX
A boxy 4x4, this extremist conception car hints astatine MG’s plans to grow into caller segments and punch upmarket. The Festival of Speed volition big its European debut and could bring much quality astir immoderate plans to physique the model.
Everything we cognize astir the MG CyberX
MG/IM IM6
MG volition uncover a caller exemplary astatine Goodwood and it looks to beryllium 1 of respective models from Audi-rivalling sibling marque IM. Their accomplishment successful the UK would people a displacement successful MG’s strategy, boldly taking the marque into caller segments and distant from its erstwhile budget-focused positioning.
Everything we cognize astir the MG/IM reveal
Praga Bohema
This track-focused but road-legal supercar volition instrumentality to the Goodwood hillclimb successful a bid to topple immoderate of the world’s biggest marques. Packing 700bhp and weighing conscionable 982kg, it’s successful with a just chance.
Everything we cognize astir the Praga Bohema
Renault 5 Turbo 3E
Renault's tribute to the original 5 Turbo is each spot arsenic ludicrous, employing a brace of rear-mounted in-wheel motors for a combined output of 533bhp. It is priced from £140,000 and 1980 examples volition beryllium built, successful notation to the archetypal 5 Turbo's motorboat year. A static plan exemplary volition beryllium displayed astatine the Festival of Speed.
Everything you request to cognize astir the Renault 5 Turbo 3E
Toyota GR reveal
Toyota’s GR show part is gearing up for a large uncover astatine the Festival of Speed.
Speaking to Autocar recently, Toyota Europe vice-president Andrea Carlucci said “the UK is the astir astonishing state successful presumption of axenic car lovers, adjacent much than different countries” and he is “attached to Goodwood”.
He added: “This year, you volition spot thing – let’s enactment it similar that.”
Carlucci declined to disclose further details but said: “We person to bring [many] much cars arsenic GR models to the marketplace and I anticipation the UK volition bring arsenic galore arsenic [it] wants.”
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