Porsche Martini Racing Design

From Ford and Lancia rally machines to Williams F1 cars, the iconic Martini Racing livery has adorned a wide variety of metal (and carbon) over the years. But few have been as inexorably tied to those blue and red stripes as Porsche has. The German automaker has even been known to deck out some of its road cars in those stripes. But now it鈥檚 offering them as a decal pack for 鈥渙rdinary鈥?911s, straight from the factory. The package includes stripes that run up the hood, across the roof, and down the rear deck. Another set adorns the side sills. And it includes a big logo on the frunk lid. The result is a classic yet racy look that may not be for everyone, but it could be just the ticket for some. The Martini Racing Design decal set is offered from the Porsche Tequipment catalog. And it can be ordered for a wide variety of 911 variants. Included among them are the Carrera, Carrera S, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Carrera GTS, and Carrera 4 GTS. A similar option is offered for the GT3 and GT3 RS - but not for Turbo and GT2 models. The option is only for solid-roof coupes. So don鈥檛 go asking for it with your Targa, Cabriolet, or even a coupe with a sunroof. We don鈥檛 know if the graphics package can be applied to any body color. The most obvious canvas would be a white car. But history has shown us that it can work pretty well on silver bodywork, too.

Like the cayenne before it, the macan has been a huge hit for porsche. 鈥檚 the marque鈥檚 most popular model, with 19,332 sold nationwide in 2016. this. Too much isn't enough for some, so porsche offers another 40 horsepower in the performance package for its macan turbo crossover. The new 2017 porsche macan gts offers the tenacious grip of the macan turbo, but at a lower price. The macan gts is designed to not only split the difference between the macan s and macan turbo but to also provide the purest driving experience of the lineup.. Overdue for a redesign? 2018 porsche macan is still the top-performing premium-compact crossover. 2018 changes and pricing.. One 10best trucks and suvs contender distinguished itself as the cheetah in our herd of buffalo: porsche鈥檚 macan is the crossover for those who know that america. The macan has been a roaring success for porsche, with the small suv rocketing to the top of the sales chart in only its first full year on the market. Few cars can deliver the range of talents that the porsche cayenne offers. Road tests new porsche cayenne prototype review 2 aug, 2017. a few weeks ahead of the new porsche cayenne鈥檚 world premiere, we joined the engineers for an early drive. Related articles. tesla roadster battery gets second life in electric porsche 911 - video; 2018 porsche panamera turbo s e-hybrid review: the future is awesome.

Hyundai has gone to great lengths to banish its image of being a bargain basement carmaker over the last decade, with a range of competitive, quality small cars, family cars and SUVs on the books. But up until now it鈥檚 shied away from performance offerings, leaving European rivals to dominate the market. Hyundai鈥檚 engineers did hundreds of laps of the Nurburgring during development of the i30 N, though thankfully the company isn鈥檛 feeling the need to shout about it too much. It鈥檚 a similar story inside. Hyundai has transferred over the solid yet unexciting cabin of the standard i30, with only the drive mode selector on the steering wheel and a pair of nicely supportive sports seats added as distinguishing features. But that鈥檚 the same as you鈥檒l find in most rival hot hatches, and the i30 N鈥檚 cabin is well-finished, spacious and intuitive to use. We鈥檇 forgive you for having some scepticism about the i30 N鈥檚 driving experience.

Even putting the fact that this is Hyundai鈥檚 first hot hatch to one side, the standard i30 is far from an entertaining steer. That鈥檚 what makes the N all the more surprising when you get behind the wheel and find out that it is, in fact, a true challenger to the current hot hatch elite. With the Civic Type R, plus four-wheel drive competitors like the Ford Focus RS pushing beyond the 300bhp mark, the i30 N looks down on power even in Performance Package form. But the 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine seems almost as energetic as more muscular rivals, partly thanks to the short gearing. We drove the standard and Performance Pack models back-to-back, and while you can notice slightly more pull at high revs in the latter, the former feels just as fast most of the time. It rips right up to the redline with urgency and with almost no lag, meaning you can rifle through the gears with the i30 N鈥檚 slick manual shift and find yourself covering ground at a surprising rate of knots.

It鈥檚 not the most exciting hot hatch powertrain on the market, but the switchable exhaust uses sound generators to add to the hard-edged snarl in the mid-range and deliver a cacophony of pops and bangs. We also love the rev-matching tech, allowing quick and smooth downshifts without the need to heel-and-toe. It鈥檚 happy to quieten down at a cruise and deliver diesel-like low-rev torque, too. The engine is strong and willing, then, but the handling is even more impressive. Doing without the Performance Package means this car lacks the electronic differential and bigger brakes, yet it hasn鈥檛 suffered too much. While the diff in the pricier i30 N keeps it locked into its chosen line out of a bend no matter what you do, even this standard car grips and holds on keenly. The steering is quick, direct and surprisingly feelsome, boosting your confidence in the car鈥檚 abilities. Adding to the tremendous feeling of agility is the impressive body control, with the i30 N feeling remarkably well tied-down regardless of which mode you have the suspension in.