When you buy an Aston Martin, one of the things you expect is the ability to make it truly individual. Even if it’s one of 150, stripped-out, $3.2m hypercars, sporting a 1,000hp, 6.5-liter V12 and F1 knowledge from Red Bull Racing, you’d expect some options at least.
You’d think that, by now, the idea that sim racers might be pretty handy with real cars would have sunk in. It’s been over a decade since Lucas Ordonez won GT Academy, and he’s had a class podium at Le Mans among other career highlights.
When you think of great manufacturers of rally cars, Porsche might not be the first name to spring to mind. Even if you’re a Porsche enthusiast, it’ll be more familiar as a brand with a second-to-none race track heritage.
The seemingly endless wait for the new Toyota Supra is over. When Akio Toyoda drove the finished car onto the stage in Detroit, it marked the climax of five years and one day of teasing. Finally, the car was here.
When it comes to factory personalization, not much comes close to Rolls-Royce. The Goodwood-based car manufacturer doesn’t believe in tick-box options lists. Instead it creates its cars specifically for its customers on a case-by-case basis, and with almost no limit on possibilities.
Akio Toyoda himself, president of Toyota, says it’s “the worst-kept secret in the industry“. Nevertheless, just over five years after it unveiled the FT-1 concept, Toyota has unveiled the Supra.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is an opportunity for manufacturers across the electronics spectrum to show off new tech. From smart fridges to bendable mobile phones, to 8K video games, it’s a showcase of what any decent man-cave will have in five years.
Although we’ve pretty much seen Toyota’s new Supra now, it’s scheduled to debut, at long last, in Detroit on January 14. However, before the main event, there’s one more piece of business for the Supra to check off: its Super GT racing car.
Perhaps the most anticipated car of 2019, the Toyota Supra is almost with us. Toyota is due to unveil the car in full at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 14.
Car manufacturers go to great lengths to ensure that your new car stands the test of time. Their research and development facilities simulate years of use for components and mechanisms, so that a five-year old car still feels like a new one.
There’s a lot of really cool cars in film and TV. From the Flintstones’ foot-powered piece of ancient “history” to the flying DeLorean of the future, our four-wheeled friends can be icons.