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Great stuff you might have missed at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

Antony Ingram Will Beaumont 14 Sep 2017 This year’s Frankfurt motor show was a busy one for the evo team, covering the full spectrum of performance cars - bookended by the humble but incredibly appealing Suzuki Swift Sport, and the F1-engined Mercedes-AMG Project One. But there’s more to motor shows than just the big new arrivals, and in between press conferences and interviews we had a little time to investigate some of the show’s less publicised vehicles and booths. Below is our pick of some great exhibits and details that you might have otherwise missed at the 2017 Frankfurt motor show... Aspark Owl Image 2 of 43 Image 2 of 43 We’re wondering if Aspark’s positioning next to Mazda in Frankfurt’s halls was deliberate, as there’s more than a hint of Mazda’s design strategy in its dramatic lines. And like Mazda, Aspark hails from Japan, though from there things begin to diverge. The headline figures are 430bhp and 563lb ft, sent through all four wheels. Those sound refreshingly sane by the usual standards of small-volume supercar companies, but things do take a turn for the less likely with a kerb weight of little more than 850kg and a 0-60mph time quoted at two seconds flat. Figures presumably possible at the expense of range, as that’s given as only 93 miles. It is of course electric, and arguably looks more dramatic than Mercedes-AMG’s Project One, also launched at Frankfurt, but we’re not wildly hopeful it’ll ever make its way into production. Still, an interesting diversion. Chery Tiggo Image 5 of 43 Image 5 of 43 We’d not normally advocate a Chinese SUV concept as something worth diverting to should you be visiting the show. But while you might not be interested in the brand, nor yet another large, lumbering vehicle, the subtext behind the unusually-named Tiggo is fascinating. Just a handful of years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a Chinese car company to display something with this much focus on design, technology and quality. The pace at which Chinese car companies are advancing is even quicker than the two decades or so it took Korean companies to produce cars competitive with the West. The industry is hiring big design and engineering talent (Geely’s design office, for instance, is headed by Volvo’s Peter Horbury) and rapidly catching up established European brands in terms of quality and features. It can’t be long until China produces a car that evo readers will want on their driveways… Retro metal Image 19 of 43 Image 19 of 43 A motor show isn’t the sort of place you expect to find hoards of older cars, but fans of classic metal won’t have been disappointed as they meandered around the halls. Brabus promoted its restoration service with over a dozen immaculate old Mercedes. From a 600 Pullman to a 190 SL, each example on show could only be described as perfect with not a single tarnished nut visible. The German car club, ADV were at Frankfurt to encourage owners of classic and modified cars into their club. To do so they had amassed a collection of some rather unfashionable tuned cars from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. But despite not being the epitome of taste, it was great to see that these cars still exist and that the owners haven’t removed the fibreglass arches, gullwing doors and airbrushed murals to turn them back to standard. Especially as some would be worth much more as a result. Bugatti deconstructed Image 22 of 43 Image 22 of 43 It shouldn’t need to be said how much engineering goes into creating something like the Bugatti Chiron - a car that can get from zero to 249mph and back to zero in under 42 seconds, according to its latest record - but there’s no harm in bringing a little extra attention to what’s going on under the skin. Behind Bugatti’s record-setter was a small enclosure featuring some of the individual components that go into the Chiron - from the enormous rear light bar, a single strip made up of 82 individual LED elements, to the entire 8-litre, quad-turbo W16 engine on a plinth, big enough to make you wonder how it could possibly fit within the confines of a car. BMW i8 MemphisStyle Image 25 of 43 Image 25 of 43 It’s probably pushing the boundaries of realism to suggest you might have missed as car as vibrant as this one-off art car-style BMW i8, but given BMW was making a much bigger deal of the Vision i Dynamics and X7 concepts, it’s fair to say the i8 MemphisStyle was less of a priority. It’s the work of Garage Italia, a Milan-based design centre which has tackled i3s and i8s in the past and has also made its name customising Mazda MX-5s, Fiat 500s and… Learjets. There’s a strong pop-art vibe to it - we saw hints of Alexander Calder’s CSL, David Hockney’s 850i and Andy Warhol’s M1 in its crazy colours - and unlike many of those cars, even the i8’s interior received the patchwork treatment. > Hypercar face-off - Mercedes-AMG Project One vs Aston Martin Valkyrie Brabus Smart Ultimate ED Concept Image 30 of 43 Image 30 of 43 With Daimler city car brand Smart announcing in Frankfurt that it would only produce electric vehicles from 2020, cars like the Brabus Ultimate 125 - a 123bhp, leather-lined take on Smart’s Fortwo - will soon make way for cars like the Ultimate ED Concept. Based loosely on Smart’s existing Fortwo ED (for electric drive, in case that acronym means something else where you live…) it features the same wild styling as the brand’s petrol models but even wilder performance. Courtesy of a 150kW, 350Nm electric motor, Brabus quotes a hilarious 4.5-second 0-62mph time and 180km/h top speed, with a range of around 100 miles from the 22kWh battery pack. While we’re not so sure about the eye-searing yellow and blue leather interior combination, that acceleration figure would show just about anything a clean pair of exhausts in city traffic. Honda Civic Type R Customer Racing Study Image 35 of 43 Image 35 of 43 The undoubted star of Honda’s stand was its ultra-funky Urban EV Concept, with sofa-like seats and styling influenced by the first-generation Honda Civic of 1972. But the modern Civic has plenty to offer, particularly with a Type R badge on the back - and the Civic Customer Racing Study concept was one of the highlights. In matte-black paintwork it wasn’t the most eye-catching car at the show (even with a racing livery), but the keen-eyed would spot the lightweight 18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in square-shouldered racing slicks, and a lower stance over uprated suspension. It’s an example of the kind of car Honda is considering offering for club-level racing. Tuning parts Image 39 of 43 Image 39 of 43 As well as whole cars filling the halls of the show, there is an awful lot of floor space dedicated to car components. If you want to find manufacturers of dashboard support bracketry or have a look around an un-machined, freshly cast crankshaft the Frankfurt motor show gives you that option. It isn’t all deeply nerdy, functional components that end up hidden within the depths of a car, though. Recaro were at the show celebrating 50 years of its shell-backed seat. As well as a new, angular-looking carbonfibre seat suitable for both race and road cars, there was the brand’s famous Pole Position with a special commemorative finish. With carbonfibre effect leather, Dinamica cushions and lime green trim, the Pole Position Edition 2018 is limited to just 500 units. Brembo had its full range of discs on show, from basic cast iron ones to its two-piece aluminium bell and carbon-ceramic rotor versions, too. Its stand was made all the more colourful with calipers in numerous different hues on display. Slovenian exhaust manufacturer, Akrapovič, had a sparse stand with only a few of its systems on show as well as a couple of cars. Even so, never has titanium and carbonfibre looked like it was aching to make so much noise. The stubby, compact Lamborghini Aventador unit looked menacing even without a car attached to it. Image 1 of 43 Image 1 of 43

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Great stuff you might have missed at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

Antony Ingram Will Beaumont 14 Sep 2017 This year’s Frankfurt motor show was a busy one for the evo team, covering the full spectrum of performance cars - bookended by the humble but incredibly appealing Suzuki Swift Sport, and the F1-engined Mercedes-AMG Project One. But there’s more to motor shows than just the big new arrivals, and in between press conferences and interviews we had a little time to investigate some of the show’s less publicised vehicles and booths. Below is our pick of some great exhibits and details that you might have otherwise missed at the 2017 Frankfurt motor show... Aspark Owl Image 2 of 43 Image 2 of 43 We’re wondering if Aspark’s positioning next to Mazda in Frankfurt’s halls was deliberate, as there’s more than a hint of Mazda’s design strategy in its dramatic lines. And like Mazda, Aspark hails from Japan, though from there things begin to diverge. The headline figures are 430bhp and 563lb ft, sent through all four wheels. Those sound refreshingly sane by the usual standards of small-volume supercar companies, but things do take a turn for the less likely with a kerb weight of little more than 850kg and a 0-60mph time quoted at two seconds flat. Figures presumably possible at the expense of range, as that’s given as only 93 miles. It is of course electric, and arguably looks more dramatic than Mercedes-AMG’s Project One, also launched at Frankfurt, but we’re not wildly hopeful it’ll ever make its way into production. Still, an interesting diversion. Chery Tiggo Image 5 of 43 Image 5 of 43 We’d not normally advocate a Chinese SUV concept as something worth diverting to should you be visiting the show. But while you might not be interested in the brand, nor yet another large, lumbering vehicle, the subtext behind the unusually-named Tiggo is fascinating. Just a handful of years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a Chinese car company to display something with this much focus on design, technology and quality. The pace at which Chinese car companies are advancing is even quicker than the two decades or so it took Korean companies to produce cars competitive with the West. The industry is hiring big design and engineering talent (Geely’s design office, for instance, is headed by Volvo’s Peter Horbury) and rapidly catching up established European brands in terms of quality and features. It can’t be long until China produces a car that evo readers will want on their driveways… Retro metal Image 19 of 43 Image 19 of 43 A motor show isn’t the sort of place you expect to find hoards of older cars, but fans of classic metal won’t have been disappointed as they meandered around the halls. Brabus promoted its restoration service with over a dozen immaculate old Mercedes. From a 600 Pullman to a 190 SL, each example on show could only be described as perfect with not a single tarnished nut visible. The German car club, ADV were at Frankfurt to encourage owners of classic and modified cars into their club. To do so they had amassed a collection of some rather unfashionable tuned cars from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. But despite not being the epitome of taste, it was great to see that these cars still exist and that the owners haven’t removed the fibreglass arches, gullwing doors and airbrushed murals to turn them back to standard. Especially as some would be worth much more as a result. Bugatti deconstructed Image 22 of 43 Image 22 of 43 It shouldn’t need to be said how much engineering goes into creating something like the Bugatti Chiron - a car that can get from zero to 249mph and back to zero in under 42 seconds, according to its latest record - but there’s no harm in bringing a little extra attention to what’s going on under the skin. Behind Bugatti’s record-setter was a small enclosure featuring some of the individual components that go into the Chiron - from the enormous rear light bar, a single strip made up of 82 individual LED elements, to the entire 8-litre, quad-turbo W16 engine on a plinth, big enough to make you wonder how it could possibly fit within the confines of a car. BMW i8 MemphisStyle Image 25 of 43 Image 25 of 43 It’s probably pushing the boundaries of realism to suggest you might have missed as car as vibrant as this one-off art car-style BMW i8, but given BMW was making a much bigger deal of the Vision i Dynamics and X7 concepts, it’s fair to say the i8 MemphisStyle was less of a priority. It’s the work of Garage Italia, a Milan-based design centre which has tackled i3s and i8s in the past and has also made its name customising Mazda MX-5s, Fiat 500s and… Learjets. There’s a strong pop-art vibe to it - we saw hints of Alexander Calder’s CSL, David Hockney’s 850i and Andy Warhol’s M1 in its crazy colours - and unlike many of those cars, even the i8’s interior received the patchwork treatment. > Hypercar face-off - Mercedes-AMG Project One vs Aston Martin Valkyrie Brabus Smart Ultimate ED Concept Image 30 of 43 Image 30 of 43 With Daimler city car brand Smart announcing in Frankfurt that it would only produce electric vehicles from 2020, cars like the Brabus Ultimate 125 - a 123bhp, leather-lined take on Smart’s Fortwo - will soon make way for cars like the Ultimate ED Concept. Based loosely on Smart’s existing Fortwo ED (for electric drive, in case that acronym means something else where you live…) it features the same wild styling as the brand’s petrol models but even wilder performance. Courtesy of a 150kW, 350Nm electric motor, Brabus quotes a hilarious 4.5-second 0-62mph time and 180km/h top speed, with a range of around 100 miles from the 22kWh battery pack. While we’re not so sure about the eye-searing yellow and blue leather interior combination, that acceleration figure would show just about anything a clean pair of exhausts in city traffic. Honda Civic Type R Customer Racing Study Image 35 of 43 Image 35 of 43 The undoubted star of Honda’s stand was its ultra-funky Urban EV Concept, with sofa-like seats and styling influenced by the first-generation Honda Civic of 1972. But the modern Civic has plenty to offer, particularly with a Type R badge on the back - and the Civic Customer Racing Study concept was one of the highlights. In matte-black paintwork it wasn’t the most eye-catching car at the show (even with a racing livery), but the keen-eyed would spot the lightweight 18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in square-shouldered racing slicks, and a lower stance over uprated suspension. It’s an example of the kind of car Honda is considering offering for club-level racing. Tuning parts Image 39 of 43 Image 39 of 43 As well as whole cars filling the halls of the show, there is an awful lot of floor space dedicated to car components. If you want to find manufacturers of dashboard support bracketry or have a look around an un-machined, freshly cast crankshaft the Frankfurt motor show gives you that option. It isn’t all deeply nerdy, functional components that end up hidden within the depths of a car, though. Recaro were at the show celebrating 50 years of its shell-backed seat. As well as a new, angular-looking carbonfibre seat suitable for both race and road cars, there was the brand’s famous Pole Position with a special commemorative finish. With carbonfibre effect leather, Dinamica cushions and lime green trim, the Pole Position Edition 2018 is limited to just 500 units. Brembo had its full range of discs on show, from basic cast iron ones to its two-piece aluminium bell and carbon-ceramic rotor versions, too. Its stand was made all the more colourful with calipers in numerous different hues on display. Slovenian exhaust manufacturer, Akrapovič, had a sparse stand with only a few of its systems on show as well as a couple of cars. Even so, never has titanium and carbonfibre looked like it was aching to make so much noise. The stubby, compact Lamborghini Aventador unit looked menacing even without a car attached to it. Image 1 of 43 Image 1 of 43

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Of Missile Bases and Drag Races – Reference Mark

You know you are traversing an active military installation when the walkie-talkie squawks, “Turn right at the missile.”

The Motor Trend and Studio TEN crews are filming this year’s version of the World’s Greatest Drag Race here at Vandenberg Air Force Base, and we are quickly reminded of its critical role in America’s arsenal.

As the Cold War heated up in the 1960s, Vandenberg’s function as our premier missile testing center made it an essential military site. But as global relations simmered to détente and glasnost, Vandenberg became known less as the epicenter of West Coast intercontinental ballistic missile testing and more as the test and launch center for countless Air Force, NASA, and Department of Defense satellites. More recently it’s been the launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX team, as well.

Watch the World’s Greatest Drag Race 7 HERE.

But the original mission remains imprinted on the airmen and officers posted here, perhaps more so now as international tensions are once again percolating. Although there are no live nukes on the base, Vandenberg remains America’s launch pad to ensure our missile technology is on target.

One airman frames his job description with a spin on the old Domino’s Pizza slogan, “We deliver in 30 minutes or less, or the next one is free.” It’s a confident refrain from the military personnel who have a continual, cautious connection with a please-don’t-ever-let-it-happen atomic event.

I have a personal connection to Vandenberg. My late father was a bona fide rocket scientist, his career wending through our nation’s missile and satellite systems. As a boy, I recall the numerous times he was away from home for a launch at Vandenberg. I remember because seeing a rocket launch is about as cool as it gets. Of course, there’s no Take Your Kid To Work Day when you are launching top-secret satellites, so I had to imagine the spectacular plumes of vapor trailing a rocket as it slipped the surly bonds of Earth.

With my dad on my mind, I follow our escorted convoy through Vandenberg’s sprawling 99,000 oceanfront acres north of Santa Barbara. The Motor Trend crew doesn’t have time for an official guided tour, and we are occasionally cautioned, “Please don’t point your cameras over there,” in reference to certain hush-hush sections of the base. We all had been vetted thoroughly before our arrival, and our movement and itinerary had been planned to the minute, but the amount of cooperation and latitude the base personnel gave us was astonishing for its flexibility and accommodation.

We arrive at Vandenberg’s main airstrip—2.84 miles of immaculate tarmac—with our field of 12 supercars prepped for this year’s edition of the World’s Greatest Drag Race. The runway is inactive this Saturday, giving us the freedom to film our Motor Trend OnDemand (and YouTube) production.

Endless takes are needed to produce a seamless video, and many hands are required to help with the logistics of wrangling a dozen cars. In addition to granting us access to the base, Vandenberg’s top brass had told a squad of our nation’s finest servicemen and women to assist on this sparkling, breezy Saturday—a call of duty far different from their regular obligations.

Every single military man and woman present had the stern eyes, squared shoulders, and crisp bearing straight out of a recruiting poster. By proximity alone, I seemed to improve my slouchy civilian posture. But more than providing their steely presence, the base personnel helped make the production hum so briskly we finished an hour ahead of schedule.

On behalf of Motor Trend, I would like to recognize the men and women of Vandenberg Air Force Base for their brave service, for allowing us use of their facilities, and for their much-appreciated assistance in the production of the World’s Greatest Drag Race. It never would have happened without the direction of 1st Lt. Travis Schirner, who coordinated logistics with Vandenberg and the Pentagon. Special thanks, too, goes to the base commanders who greenlit the operation: Col. Michael Hough and retired Col. J. Christopher Moss. We thank you and salute you.

Read more about our 2017 Best Driver’s Car contenders:

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Aston Martin DB11 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Ferrari 488 GTB Lexus LC 500 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Club McLaren 570GT Mercedes-AMG GT R Nissan GT-R NISMO Porsche 718 Cayman S Porsche 911 Turbo S

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Great stuff you might have missed at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

Antony Ingram Will Beaumont

14 Sep 2017

This year’s Frankfurt motor show was a busy one for the evo team, covering the full spectrum of performance cars - bookended by the humble but incredibly appealing Suzuki Swift Sport, and the F1-engined Mercedes-AMG Project One.

But there’s more to motor shows than just the big new arrivals, and in between press conferences and interviews we had a little time to investigate some of the show’s less publicised vehicles and booths. Below is our pick of some great exhibits and details that you might have otherwise missed at the 2017 Frankfurt motor show...

Aspark Owl

Image 2 of 43

Image 2 of 43

We’re wondering if Aspark’s positioning next to Mazda in Frankfurt’s halls was deliberate, as there’s more than a hint of Mazda’s design strategy in its dramatic lines. And like Mazda, Aspark hails from Japan, though from there things begin to diverge.

The headline figures are 430bhp and 563lb ft, sent through all four wheels. Those sound refreshingly sane by the usual standards of small-volume supercar companies, but things do take a turn for the less likely with a kerb weight of little more than 850kg and a 0-60mph time quoted at two seconds flat. Figures presumably possible at the expense of range, as that’s given as only 93 miles.

It is of course electric, and arguably looks more dramatic than Mercedes-AMG’s Project One, also launched at Frankfurt, but we’re not wildly hopeful it’ll ever make its way into production. Still, an interesting diversion.

Chery Tiggo

Image 5 of 43

Image 5 of 43

We’d not normally advocate a Chinese SUV concept as something worth diverting to should you be visiting the show. But while you might not be interested in the brand, nor yet another large, lumbering vehicle, the subtext behind the unusually-named Tiggo is fascinating.

Just a handful of years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a Chinese car company to display something with this much focus on design, technology and quality. The pace at which Chinese car companies are advancing is even quicker than the two decades or so it took Korean companies to produce cars competitive with the West.

The industry is hiring big design and engineering talent (Geely’s design office, for instance, is headed by Volvo’s Peter Horbury) and rapidly catching up established European brands in terms of quality and features. It can’t be long until China produces a car that evo readers will want on their driveways…

Retro metal

Image 19 of 43

Image 19 of 43

A motor show isn’t the sort of place you expect to find hoards of older cars, but fans of classic metal won’t have been disappointed as they meandered around the halls. Brabus promoted its restoration service with over a dozen immaculate old Mercedes. From a 600 Pullman to a 190 SL, each example on show could only be described as perfect with not a single tarnished nut visible.

The German car club, ADV were at Frankfurt to encourage owners of classic and modified cars into their club. To do so they had amassed a collection of some rather unfashionable tuned cars from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. But despite not being the epitome of taste, it was great to see that these cars still exist and that the owners haven’t removed the fibreglass arches, gullwing doors and airbrushed murals to turn them back to standard. Especially as some would be worth much more as a result.

Bugatti deconstructed

Image 22 of 43

Image 22 of 43

It shouldn’t need to be said how much engineering goes into creating something like the Bugatti Chiron - a car that can get from zero to 249mph and back to zero in under 42 seconds, according to its latest record - but there’s no harm in bringing a little extra attention to what’s going on under the skin.

Behind Bugatti’s record-setter was a small enclosure featuring some of the individual components that go into the Chiron - from the enormous rear light bar, a single strip made up of 82 individual LED elements, to the entire 8-litre, quad-turbo W16 engine on a plinth, big enough to make you wonder how it could possibly fit within the confines of a car.

BMW i8 MemphisStyle

Image 25 of 43

Image 25 of 43

It’s probably pushing the boundaries of realism to suggest you might have missed as car as vibrant as this one-off art car-style BMW i8, but given BMW was making a much bigger deal of the Vision i Dynamics and X7 concepts, it’s fair to say the i8 MemphisStyle was less of a priority.

It’s the work of Garage Italia, a Milan-based design centre which has tackled i3s and i8s in the past and has also made its name customising Mazda MX-5s, Fiat 500s and… Learjets. There’s a strong pop-art vibe to it - we saw hints of Alexander Calder’s CSL, David Hockney’s 850i and Andy Warhol’s M1 in its crazy colours - and unlike many of those cars, even the i8’s interior received the patchwork treatment.

> Hypercar face-off - Mercedes-AMG Project One vs Aston Martin Valkyrie

Brabus Smart Ultimate ED Concept

Image 30 of 43

Image 30 of 43

With Daimler city car brand Smart announcing in Frankfurt that it would only produce electric vehicles from 2020, cars like the Brabus Ultimate 125 - a 123bhp, leather-lined take on Smart’s Fortwo - will soon make way for cars like the Ultimate ED Concept. Based loosely on Smart’s existing Fortwo ED (for electric drive, in case that acronym means something else where you live…) it features the same wild styling as the brand’s petrol models but even wilder performance.

Courtesy of a 150kW, 350Nm electric motor, Brabus quotes a hilarious 4.5-second 0-62mph time and 180km/h top speed, with a range of around 100 miles from the 22kWh battery pack. While we’re not so sure about the eye-searing yellow and blue leather interior combination, that acceleration figure would show just about anything a clean pair of exhausts in city traffic.

Honda Civic Type R Customer Racing Study

Image 35 of 43

Image 35 of 43

The undoubted star of Honda’s stand was its ultra-funky Urban EV Concept, with sofa-like seats and styling influenced by the first-generation Honda Civic of 1972. But the modern Civic has plenty to offer, particularly with a Type R badge on the back - and the Civic Customer Racing Study concept was one of the highlights.

In matte-black paintwork it wasn’t the most eye-catching car at the show (even with a racing livery), but the keen-eyed would spot the lightweight 18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in square-shouldered racing slicks, and a lower stance over uprated suspension. It’s an example of the kind of car Honda is considering offering for club-level racing.

Tuning parts

Image 39 of 43

Image 39 of 43

As well as whole cars filling the halls of the show, there is an awful lot of floor space dedicated to car components. If you want to find manufacturers of dashboard support bracketry or have a look around an un-machined, freshly cast crankshaft the Frankfurt motor show gives you that option.

It isn’t all deeply nerdy, functional components that end up hidden within the depths of a car, though. Recaro were at the show celebrating 50 years of its shell-backed seat. As well as a new, angular-looking carbonfibre seat suitable for both race and road cars, there was the brand’s famous Pole Position with a special commemorative finish. With carbonfibre effect leather, Dinamica cushions and lime green trim, the Pole Position Edition 2018 is limited to just 500 units.

Brembo had its full range of discs on show, from basic cast iron ones to its two-piece aluminium bell and carbon-ceramic rotor versions, too. Its stand was made all the more colourful with calipers in numerous different hues on display.

Slovenian exhaust manufacturer, Akrapovič, had a sparse stand with only a few of its systems on show as well as a couple of cars. Even so, never has titanium and carbonfibre looked like it was aching to make so much noise. The stubby, compact Lamborghini Aventador unit looked menacing even without a car attached to it.

Image 1 of 43

Image 1 of 43

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