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Top Gear
30-07-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
Testing the greatest ever V10 supercars: Porsche Carrera GT vs Lexus LFA
Advertisement Video Stop what you're doing right now and turn this one up LOUD We could go into a short spiel outlining the various ways the car industry has turned its back on machines like these two. How electrification is changing the landscape. What the future of the supercar looks like. But that's... not really fun. What's more fun is going into a longer, much more entertaining spiel celebrating machines like these two. And more specifically, the engines that power them. Advertisement - Page continues below A warm welcome back then, assembled friends, to two beautiful, glorious, unhinged V10s. And the cars they're barely restrained in: the Porsche Carrera GT and Lexus LFA. So stop what you're doing - especially that - sit back, turn it up really very loud, and allow Top Gear's Jethro Bovingdon and Ollie Marriage to throw it back to one of the very finest eras in the history of the motor car. You might like Advertisement - Page continues below Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox.
Top Gear
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
New issue out now: Top Gear's Electric Awards 2025
Need to know which brand spanking new EVs to buy in the coming year? Step right this way The latest issue of Top Gear magazine is out right now, and it's time for our annual Electric Awards. Yep, we've sifted through a whole heap of the latest EVs to confirm which ones are actually worth your attention… and quite possibly your hard-earned cash. Of course, you'll need to be fairly well-heeled to buy our best EV hypercar – the £2m plus tax Lotus Evija. Still, with 2,011bhp on tap it can claim to be the most powerful production car in history, so there's your conversation starter. To fully put the Evija to the test, we sent Jethro Bovingdon to Anglesey to see how it'd stack up on track, before Jason Barlow recreated an old Lotus test driver jaunt from the factory down to the south of France. This is consumer testing at its finest.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Ultra-Rare 2003 Honda NSX-R Heads to Auction at Villa d'Este
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious One of the rarest and most sought-after JDM performance icons is poised to cross the auction block at the 2025 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, as Broad Arrow Auctions presents a 2003 Honda NSX-R—one of only 140 second-generation (NA2) examples ever produced. Finished in Championship White with matching forged BBS wheels and distinctive red Alcantara interior, the car shows just 15,806 kilometers (9,822 miles) from new. This chassis, number NA2-1400116, underwent a complete timing belt service in 2023 by Dutch NSX specialists AS Motorsport and arrives at auction with full European registration—a rarity among NSX-Rs, which were exclusively sold in the Japanese domestic market. Powered by Honda's precision-balanced 3.2-liter V6 DOHC VTEC engine, the NA2 NSX-R produced 290 horsepower and featured a six-speed manual transaxle. Lighter, stiffer, and faster than its NA1 predecessor, it delivered track-focused performance with Formula One pedigree. Notably, it matched Ferrari's 360 Challenge Stradale with a Nürburgring lap time of 7 minutes and 56 seconds, despite a 100-horsepower deficit. Honda equipped the NSX-R with exotic carbon fiber components including a vented hood, rear diffuser, and a one-piece carbon rear spoiler—the first of its kind in a production vehicle. With stiffer suspension, titanium shift knob, Recaro carbon-fiber bucket seats, and Bridgestone RE070 tires, it exemplified Honda's Type R philosophy of driver-focused performance over brute power. Originally registered in Japan in June 2003, the NSX-R remained in the country for over a decade before being acquired by a Swedish collector. It underwent importation through the UK and received service and media exposure there, including a test drive by journalist Jethro Bovingdon. Later showcased at FuoriConcorso and crowned in the 2024 Costa del Sol Concours d'Elegance, the car has seen consistent, specialist care throughout its life. Offered with documentation including the original RHD headlamps, complete service history, and recent concours accolades, this NSX-R marks a rare opportunity for collectors to acquire one of Honda's finest creations outside of Japan. With an auction estimate between €750,000 and €950,000, it stands as a crown jewel in modern Japanese performance heritage.
