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  • Hagerty to display ultra-rare 1954 Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe at 2022 Goodwood Revival

    1954 Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe - Front

    Hagerty returns to the Goodwood Revival in style for 2022 with one of the rarest cars of the event due to be the star of the Hagerty stand.

    The stunning 1954 Pegaso was built in the old Hispano-Suiza factory and features an all-alloy 90-degree V8 with four overhead camshafts. The V8 revs to 9000rpm, and a variety of carburetion set-ups was offered from new, including a single Weber for touring, twin carburetters for amateur competition, or a race specification with four carburetters.

    The glamorous Z-102B on display is one of 18 cars bodied by Saoutchik between 1952 and 1954, a coachbuilder which had a long tradition of creating some of the most spectacular-looking automobiles. Founded by Jacques Saoutchik, a cabinet-maker turned coachbuilder, the company made its mark in the 1930s with a succession of designs for the likes of Hispano-Suiza, Mercedes-Benz and Bucciali.

    The Hagerty display car is chassis 0146, originally shown at the 1954 Paris Salon in the Grand Palais, where it was purchased by Jean-Claude Lamy. Lamy subsequently entered the car into several competitions including the ’54 Rallye PanArmoricaine and the Rallye Sablé-Solesmes. Later, the Saoutchik coupe found its way to America, eventually being sold to Bill Harrah, who added the Pegaso to his ever-growing collection in Reno, Nevada. Harrah kept the highly original Z-102B in his 1450-car museum until his death in 1978. Then, the Pegaso was acquired by Ralph Engelstad for the Imperial Palace Auto Collection in Las Vegas. In February 2019, 65 years after its debut in the Grand Palais, the Saoutchik coupe returned to Paris to appear at the Rétromobile event.

    In addition to the wonderful Pegaso, the Hagerty stand, situated ‘over the road’ at the 2022 Goodwood Revival Meeting, will also feature a Hagerty lounge and bar, a racing simulator and members of the Hagerty team available to offer advice and guidance on their range of specialist insurance and membership products.

    Mark Roper, Hagerty International Managing Director, said, “What a privilege it is to be custodians of such a rare and beautiful car for the duration of the 2022 Goodwood Revival. Not only will our stand offer a relaxed environment for guests to explore our enthusiast-led products and services, but it will also provide a rare opportunity to see the Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe up close, where every detail can be savoured. I look forward to welcoming guests to our stand throughout the Revival weekend and presenting this special car.”

    Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe (1954) 1954 Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe - Side 1954 Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe - Engine 1954 Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe 1954 Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe - Wheels / Rims 1954 Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe - Interior

  • Lexus is about to unveil a new LC beauty! Details here!

    2019 Lexus LC Convertible Lexus extends its LC flagship coupe range with a dramatic open-top version of the vehicle. Visitors at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will witness the world debut of a convertible prototype machine. Something more, the new family member will also participate in the famous hill climb challenge. This model will try to make a place for itself among the most prestigious and exclusive vehicles in the entire segment.

    As you might well know, LC lineup has quickly become one of the most sought-after and internationally acclaimed models the brand has ever created, thanks to the blend of sexy design, exclusive craftsmanship and excellent performance rates. In fact, enthusiasts were aware that a convertible is coming our way due to the fact that Lexus unveiled the LC Convertible Concept and a follow-up was imminent.

    And now the newcomer showcases athletic and aggressive proportions with long, low and lean stance and a character of its own. The vehicle features large wheels and short overhangs and, quite unfortunately, an exterior mask, which will be removed at the day of the official debut.

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    Professional race driver Nick Cassidy will drive the new LC convertible up the famous hill at Goodwood. As you might know, Nick is currently rolling with LEXUS TEAM KeePer TOM’s with a GT500 machine of the Super GT series in Japan. Starting its life journey at Godwood, the vehicle will then be taken to different venues, gathering feedback and applauses.

    Detailed specs and timings for the new LC Convertible will be announced at a later date. Stick with us for further information!

    Source: Lexus

  • 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed Is Almost Here!

    Goodwood Festival of SpeedGoodwood Festival of Speed. One of the biggest festivals in the motorsport world. And now, hours before the official opening, the Moving Motor Show prepares with full force for the event. In fact, the Show is presented by the AA in association with the Telegraph. And as you know, there are thousands of fans, that in 2015 will not only see 21 new models, but will also participate in the record of the biggest crowd, since the first Goodwood Festival of Speed took place back in 1993.

    And there was also a surprise for the most impatient visitors. The Earl of March opened the event with the latest Mazda MX-5. As you know, we have told you a lot about it and there is a reason why. The MX-5 is one of the most anticipated cars for this year and took a ride up the famous 1.6-mile Hillclimb road.

    goodwood festival of speed

    And as we talk about Mazda, let us remind you, that the brand will demonstrate three new models at the Goodwood Festival of Speed: MX-5, CX-3, and Mazda2 for the UK. Furthermore, Mazda the Mazda team will also celebrate its challenge nature with the Central Feature, outside Goodwood House.

    List of car makers, who will present their latest models at Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Furthermore, Goodwood Festival of Speed will witness a total of eighteen car makers, along with AA and Michelin. And here they are:

    • Aston Martin
    • BMW
    • Citroen
    • Dacia
    • Ferrari
    • Ford
    • Honda
    • Infiniti
    • Lexus
    • Maserati
    • Mazda
    • Mercedes-Benz
    • MINI
    • Peugeot
    • Porsche
    • Renault
    • RenaultSport
    • Toyota

    And the visitors to the Goodwood Festival of Speed will also have a chance for an access to the Formula 1 Paddock, presented by Sky Sports F1, Cartier “Style et Luxe”. This will widen the range of products, offered at the festival.

    So, the 22nd year of the Festival promises to be one of the best. Stay with us for further information!

    Source: Goodwood

  • BRM V16 – A True Legend in Motor Racing History

    Saturday, 6th of December, 2014 is going to be remarkable for the automotive historic legend BRM V16 will be on display at the National Motor Museum. The motoring historian, Doug Nye, is going to be the guest speaker and will go through the history of the iconic vehicle and its importance and quite pivotal role in the story of British motor sporting progress. Also, Doug Nye will present and explain where the car stood in terms of the nation’s post-war social fabric.

    The car was equipped with a supercharged 1.5-liter V-16 cylinder racing engine built by British Racing Motors. Its purpose was to compete in Formula One motor racing in 1947. The car was able to produce 600 bhp (450 kW) at 12,000 rpm.

    It is true that seldom people are given the opportunity not just to learn something quite exciting about a definite automobile ‘antique’ but also to see it and have a direct contact with it. The BRM V16 was a product of one exceedingly notable, futuristic and nonconformist notion. That was, precisely, the idea of cooperative British motor industry project to build a world-beating Grand Prix racing car far back in 1945. Only the most imaginative, daring and creative minds could really think of something like this in those days.

    Yet because of a significant under-funding and post war inflation, the BRM V16 had to be constructed using a very small and inadequate budget. Fortunately, it was saved by a sponsor, Alfred Owen of the Owen Organization. Due to his financial support and help the vehicle turned into a regular front-runner, but too late for the Grand Prix Formula.

    Last but not least, the Type 15 took its maiden race victory in the Goodwood Trophy race in September 1950 and its last participation was in 2012 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

    BRM V16 at Goodwood
    BRM V16 at Goodwood
    BRM V16 at Goodwood

    Source: Beaulieu 

  • 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed – Visitors Record 200,000

    2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed was the largest and most successful in the event’s history. It was held on June 26th to 29th and attracted over 200,000 highly-enthusiastic visitors to West Sussex.

    A lot of guest superstars from the world of motorsport were present, including John Surtees, Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Stirling Moss, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen, Sebastien Loeb, Didier Auriol, Richard Petty, Mark Webber, Giacomo Agostini, Wayne Gardner and Freddie Spencer.

    From the Michelin Supercar Run held against the clock and creating a popular winner in gamer-turned racer Jann Mardenborough and victory on the Forest Rally Stage presented by Skoda for Dani Sordo on the UK debut of the Hyundai i20 WRC, to adrenaline-fuelled action in the GAS Arena, the 2014 Festival of Speed had something for everybody to enjoy.

    Proving the status of the Moving Motor Show, the day attracted an all-time high 20 exhibitors: Audi, BMW, Citroen, Dacia, Ferrari, Ford, GKN, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Rolls Royce, SEAT, Skoda, Toyota and Volvo.

    “Once again the Festival of Speed has produced a thrilling spectacle on the Hillclimb and delighted hundreds of thousands of visitors who have brought their enthusiasm for motor sport to Goodwood. Our event theme was ‘Addicted to Winning’ and with reams guests that include seven Formula 1 world champions and some of the greatest drivers from NASCAR, rallying, sportscars and motorcycling, we’ve managed to gather more famous names from motor sport than ever before. And we were blessed with splendid weather all weekend too.”, commented Lord March, founder of Gooddwood Festival of Speed.

    Source: Goodwood

  • Most Powerful Ford Mustang Going to Goodwood

    Goodwood-Ford-Shelby-GT500-thumbFord will, for the first time ever, ship one of their most powerful Mustangs ever outside of the US. The occasion is the Goodwood festival which will be held this weekend. More importantly however, the latest Shelby GT500 will serve as a fitting tribute to the now deceased Carroll Shelby.

    The “pony” is to participate in the famous Goodwood hillclimb with guest drivers behind the wheel. They’ll have to keep in mind that the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 has an aluminum 5.8-liter supercharged V8 engine that produces 662 hp and 631 lb-ft of torque. In other words – the most powerful North American production car yet. It sounds rudimentary, but the features that put control on that power are abundant as well – updated gearing for superior traction management, suspension tuning and a clever launch control that can be adjusted manually as well. Then there’s the brute counter force: Brembo six-piston (front) calipers. This particular one will also be stuck with the otherwise optional Performance Package which adds electronically adjustable dampers and a Torsen limited-slip differential and then a Track Package that integrates three additional coolers to the system. A worthy commemoration of Carroll Shelby.

    Distinctive outside features include, downforce-friendly front grilles, a pointy splitter, a new quad-exhaust system and new forged-aluminium wheels.

    Carroll Shelby passed on May the 10th 2012, leaving behind an engineering legacy, 16 US and international world speed records and a number of charity deeds. One of his most famous works – the Cobra – still sends shivers through the spines of motoring enthusiasts. In 2003 he began his joint venture with Ford which resulted in the making of the Mustang Shelby GT series.

    Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 at Goodwood
    Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 at Goodwood
    Goodwood Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
    Goodwood Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
    Goodwood Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

    Source: Ford

  • The GTA Spano at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

    GTA-Spano-thumbThe GTA Spano – GTA Motor‘s (and Spain’s) only supercar – will take part in this month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed held on the grounds of the Goodwood House, West Sussex, England.

    More specifically, the “Supercar run” challenge will provide the opportunity for the Spano to go head to head with 49 more supercars of world-class. Driving the glass-roofed car will be the Valencian drive Borja Garcia.

    GTA Motor plan to produce only 99 cars in total which makes the Spano, technically, a very rare and exclusive specimen. The power plant for it is an in-house V10 mid-mounted engine that churns out 820 hp and 960Nm of torque. The body and the chassis bits represent a complex mingle of carbon fiber, titanium and Kevlar. As a result of that it’s weight is no more than 1350 kg and the 0 to 60 mph time is just below 3 seconds and the top speed stands at 350 km/h.

    So if you’d like to catch a glimpse of this gem, the Goodwood Festival of Speed speed is the place for you. It starts at the end oh June, properly coordinated with the weekends.

    GTA Spano
    GTA Spano

    Source: GTA Motor

  • Porsche at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Porsche will take place at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The manufacturer will exhibit several cars including 911 GT3 RS 4.0 and Panamera Turbo S as well as Semper Vivus, 718 F2, 917/30, GT2 RS and 911 Turbo. The company celebrates 60 years of Porsche in the UK and you will be able to follow Porsche Origin for latest Goodwood news and action on-line

    Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 is powered by a twin-turbocharged flat 4.0 liter flat-six with staggering 500HP. It will be tested alongside the ultimate turbocharged 911, the 620 hp GT2 RS. The new 550PS twin-turbo Panamera Turbo S will make its first public appearance.

    The company is also bringing the famous Porsche 917/30 to Goodwood. It has a 5.3 liter 180° flat-12 cylinder layout, twin overhead camshafts driven from centrally mounted gears and twin spark plugs fed from two distributors. The power – over 1 100 bhp (820 kW) and 1 580 bhp (1 180 kW) in qualifying tune. Remember, this happens in the begging of 70’s, when there weren’t any ASC,DSC and other stability programs. The record on closed circuit is 356 km/h (221 mph). Nice!

    At the 1951 Earl’s Court Motor Show, the first right-hand drive examples of the Porsche 356 made their UK debut. To celebrate the diamond jubilee of Porsche in the UK, a range of iconic Porsche road cars over the decades including an early 911 from the 1960s and the 928 GT from the 1980s will be on display at the Porsche Experience Centre Goodwood.

    Porsche Panamera Turbo S - Front Angle

    2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed - Porsche
    2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed - Porsche
    2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed - Porsche
    2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed - Porsche
    2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed - Porsche
    2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed - Porsche

    Source: Porsche

  • Jaguar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

    The 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed was launched today and Jaguar takes a huge part in it. Furthermore, the 50th anniversary of the iconic E-type is being celebrated.

    Yasmin Le Bon and her daughter Ambe were present at the launch of the show. Amber posed alongside arguably the most famous E-type of all – one of two cars to have made an epic, high-speed journey from Coventry to Geneva in March 1961 at the behest of Sir William Lyons.  The car, a prototype Series One E-type roadster carrying the registration “77 RW”, was delivered by Norman Dewis, Chief Test Driver at the time.

    The new Jaguar XKR-S was tested by doing a series of dramatic demonstration runs up the notorious Goodwood hill.

    The 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed will see Jaguar take centre stage with a dramatic sculpture being commissioned for the lawn in front of Goodwood House.  The fans will be able to view an array of Jaguars from the past, present and a little way into the future with the XK120, and examples of the C-, D- and E-type.

    The Festival will start on Thursday 30 June with the Moving Motor Show – a chance for visitors to experience the latest Jaguar road cars and even get behind and take on the Goodwood hill.

    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Jaguar at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed

    source: Jaguar

  • A happy owner won Peugeot RCZ Sports Coupe at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

    2010 Peugeot RCZ Sports CoupeBecause of the huge interest in the new Peugeot RCZ Sports Coupe, the orders for the first five weeks already exceeding over half the 2010 production allocation. Many of them include personalisation options that are a key part of the RCZ specification and available to configure online. The range is also expanded with more petrol versions: a THP 156 Automatic and the THP 200 available in both Sport and GT trim levels. (more…)

  • Hyundai i-Flow at Goodwood Festival of Speed

    Hyundai i-Flow took a part at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (1-4 July) in the UK.  The car, designed at the company’s European Technical Center, made its first appearance since impressing crowds on its global debut during the Geneva Motor Show in March.

    Over 175 000 visitors attended the four-day festival, taking in high-performance supercars, motorsport vehicles and next-generation technology showcases such as the i-flow. 

    The D-segment from Hyundai, i-flow boasts Hyundai’s ground-breaking new design language and cutting-edge technology. (more…)

  • McLaren MP4-12C at Goodwood Festival of Speed

    McLaren MP4-12C is may be the most eagerly expected car in the world. It will be presented for the first time to a public audience at Goodwood Festival of Speed. The event takes place from Thursday 1- Sunday 4 July 2010.

    Current Formula 1 World Champion – Jenson Button and 2008 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton will drive the MP4-12C up Goodwood Hill on Saturday and Sunday respectively in the Supercar Run.

    The prototype was tested at Goodwood Motor Circuit in March this year. The VP9 Validation Prototype car, which will be driven by Jenson and Lewis is finished in traditional McLaren Orange. (more…)