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Motor 1
09-07-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
Everything Coming to the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
It's that time of year again—the Goodwood Festival of Speed kicks off this week. The annual automotive event, which sees hundreds of vehicles take on the 1.17-mile hillclimb course, returns to the iconic Goodwood House in West Sussex for its 32nd consecutive year. This year looks like it'll be another doozy. Dozens of automakers plan to debut new vehicles on the show lawn, while a handful of others hope to break records at the hillclimb event over the long weekend. We'll be there to see it all in person. In the meantime, here's a quick list of every new car you'll be able to see when Goodwood opens its doors beginning on Thursday, July 10. BMW Vision Driving Experience Concept Photo by: BMW Following its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show, BMW will run its Vision Driving Experience up the hill at Goodwood this weekend. While there are no plans to put this car into production, it serves as a clear picture of how the upcoming 'Neue Klasse' 3 Series will look when it hits the road next year. Funky fascia and widebody aside, the most interesting part of the Vision Driving Experience is what BMW calls the 'Heart of Joy,' a centralized computer system responsible for controlling the car's dynamic functions like braking, charging, battery regeneration, and steering. Dash SlipStream Photo by: Dash Bespoke Dash, a UK-based racing company that's been around since the mid-2000s, just launched a new spinoff focused on road-going sports cars . But instead of debuting just one vehicle, this company will build you your own supercar, essentially from the ground up. And instead of charging millions for a bespoke chassis, the company will base its new creations on its carbon fiber monocoque architecture, codenamed TR01. The TR01 works with anything from batteries to a naturally aspirated V-8 with a manual transmission. It uses a mid-engine layout paired with a double-wishbone suspension with inboard springs and dampers. The first car to be based on the TR01, the SlipStream, will show its face at Goodwood. Honda Civic Type R Ultimate Photo by: Honda Honda killed the Civic Type R in Europe due to stricter emissions regulations, but the hot hatch gets a proper sendoff with the Type R Ultimate Edition . It gets a host of cosmetic mods, including a carbon fiber wing, a black roof, and some red stripes on the hood and doors. Inside, you'll find even more carbon fiber trim, along with red floor mats. Things are untouched under the hood, though we're not complaining. The turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four produces a healthy 324 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque, sending power to the front wheels via one of the best six-speed manuals on sale today. Honda hasn't said how many Ultimate Editions will be built, though we suspect it won't be many. Honda Super EV Photo by: Honda A special Type R isn't the only thing Honda's bringing to Goodwood this year. The automaker will also debut a new concept called the Super EV . It's a tiny, A-segment hatchback that could be a successor to Honda's much-loved E hatchback sold in Europe. Details on the Super EV are slim, though judging by its license plates and full-sized side mirrors, it looks fairly production-ready. There are significant fender flares and a big, wide bumper hiding under that camouflage, suggesting some sportiness. To us, the Super EV looks most closely related to the Honda N-One, a similarly sized hatchback currently sold in Japan. So it's possible this car could be its replacement. Hyundai Ioniq 6 N Photo by: Hyundai The Hyundai Ioniq 6 N is one of the most highly anticipated EVs of 2025. And since it was teased way back in 2022, it's also long overdue. Teasers and spy photos suggest widebody fenders, a more aggressive fascia, and a big wing out back for better aerodynamics. Hyundai has yet to reveal specs, though we expect the Ioniq 6 N to share a drivetrain with its crossover sibling, the Ioniq 5 N. That means up to 641 horsepower and 545 pound-feet of torque from two electric motors—one at the front, and another at the rear. The 6's smaller size means it should be lighter, equating to a 0-60 time in the low three-second range. Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV Black Edition Photo by: Land Rover Blacked-out trim is an ever-growing trend in the industry, and Land Rover is taking full advantage with its latest model, the Range Rover Sport SV Black. As the name suggests, virtually every surface, inside and out, is covered in black trim, from the 23-inch alloy wheels to the gigantic brake calipers. The leather, the logos, and even the lug nuts are blacked out. Thankfully, nothing changes under the hood. Like the regular RR Sport SV , the Black gets a BMW-sourced twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 with mild hybrid assistance, pushing out a total of 626 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. That's enough for a 0-62 time of just 3.6 seconds and a top speed of 180 miles per hour. Lanzante 95-59 Photo by: Lanzante Bespoke UK carmaker Lanzante has a lot of history with the McLaren F1. It was the team that fielded an F1 GTR at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, taking overall victory. Now, to pay tribute to that victory, it's building an F1-inspired supercar of its own. The car, codenamed Project 95-59 , will be based on a McLaren and utilize a three-seat configuration. Though Lanzante hasn't confirmed it, we suspect that means it'll be based on the Speedtail, McLaren's only modern three-seater. The company says the car will target a 700-horsepower-per-ton power-to-weight ratio, but stopped short of revealing what sort of powertrain we should expect. If we had to guess, it'll likely be a modified version of the Speedtail's twin-turbo V-8. More From Goodwood 2026 Aston Martin Vantage S Revealed: More Power, But Softer Suspension The Pagani Huayra Codalunga Loses Its Roof and Adds a Manual Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Motor 1
27-06-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
Want Your Own Custom Supercar? This Company Will Build It
Supercars are expensive, and more often than not, you're limited to one powertrain option and one body style, with very little wiggle room for full-on customization. That is, unless you're willing to throw an obscene amount of money at a company like Ferrari or Lamborghini. But a British engineering firm wants to make that process a bit easier—and, hopefully, a bit cheaper, too. A company called Dash Bespoke—a spinoff of Dash, an engineering firm that's been working in racing since 2006—will build you a custom supercar virtually from the ground up. Using its TR01 carbon fiber monocoque chassis, which debuted in 2023, buyers will be able to pick and choose from a variety of powertrains, custom body styles, interiors, and more. Photo by: Dash Bespoke The TR01 platform, Dash notes, is lightweight, stiff, and completely Euro NCAP compliant—which means it is road legal in the UK. It works with batteries and V-8s alike, and customers can spec it to become a road-going supercar, hypercar, or a custom race car. The first customer-built supercar based on Dash's TR01 platform will debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this summer. The so-called "SlipStream" will have a mid-engined V-8 built by Hartley in New Zealand (the same company responsible for the Nilu27 's engine), with bespoke carbon fibre subframes, a light alloy suspension, and hydraulic dampers from Nitron. "Bringing a bespoke or low-volume performance vehicle to life is a monumental undertaking," says Dash CEO Tim Robathan. Photo by: Dash Bespoke "Whether it's an OEM motorsport project or a niche hypercar, the engineering, manufacturing, and assembly challenges and associated risks are high. For many brands and visionaries, these obstacles can halt progress and project viability. That is why we have established Dash Bespoke." Dash doesn't say how much your dream custom supercar will cost you. We can't imagine it's cheap. But given the existing platform and Dash's engineering expertise, it's still likely a far more affordable option than going to Ferrari. And far more customizable, too. Check Out These Stories America's Beautiful, Forgotten Hypercars There Are Too Many Hypercars Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Top Gear
26-06-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
This company will build you a cheap, lightweight, two-seater turnkey supercar
First Look What would *you* build using Dash's two-seat monocoque? Skip 7 photos in the image carousel and continue reading A British engineering company with links to Formula One has announced a new division 'dedicated to end-to-end full vehicle programmes'. Which, in HumanSpeak, means: some very clever people will build you an entire supercar. Not for free, of course, but not for an exorbitant amount, either. It's the work of newly-formed Dash Bespoke – part of Dash – and isn't exorbitant because each supercar, or hypercar, or racing car, will be spun off the company's TR01 carbon fibre monocoque. Advertisement - Page continues below That's the thing we first told you about back in 2023. It's a two-seater configuration that's stiff, cheap, weighs just 48kg and can house anything from V8 powerhouses to a load of batteries. Now, Dash Bespoke's new job is to build the rest of the car around this monocoque. It's done just that for a client, and we'll see DB's first ever full car at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed. You might like It's called 'SlipStream' (yes, bit on the nose but we'll take it), and while we don't know what it'll look like on top, these pics show what it'll look like underneath. So it's a mid-engined supercar wearing a V8 from New Zealand's Hartley (who did the V12 for the Nilu27), with bespoke carbon fibre subframes, light alloy suspension components, and Nitron dampers, to name just four things. You of course, can spec anything you want within the confines of this stiff, lightweight TR01 chassis, making it easier to get your limited edition, two-seater super-hyper-toy off the ground. Dash boss Tim Robathan acknowledged the pitfalls associated with trying to engineer and manufacture something like this from scratch. Advertisement - Page continues below 'For many brands and visionaries, these obstacles can halt progress and project viability,' he said. 'That is why we have established Dash Bespoke. 'Leveraging our proven TR01 monocoque and extensive in-house engineering expertise, we can manage projects from end to end,' he added. We'll show you the finished car as soon as it's ready, so in the meantime, why not configure your ideal super-hyper-toy using the TR01 chassis, below. Starter for ten: nat-asp mid-mounted V6, rear-wheel-drive, six-speed manual, passive dampers, Alfa SZ-alike body. 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.
