At the end of Day One we published a podcast with two interviews and a quick view of the start of the event. The day started with the unveiling of the latest McLaren LMDh hypercar that will race in the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship. This was only it’s fourth unveiling across the world and will also be a customer car with it's own race series. With so many cars … [Read more...]
Auto Italia 2017
A few weeks ago I headed down to Canberra for Auto Italia 2107. This was my fourth visit over the years having been down for 2013, 2015 and 2016. Each year there are two interesting points about the day. The first is that there is usually a "headline" marque - this year it was Ferrari for their 70th anniversary. The second point is that it brings out some of the rarer machines … [Read more...]
5 Cylinder Engines
Most car engines are up to 6 cylinder in length – most larger engines are in a V formation – V8 and V12, which are 4 and 6 in length. These big Vs are sadly being phased out due to stricter emissions controls and at the other end of the scale, there have been two and three cylinder engines in smaller post war cars however in the last 40 years, most engines have been 4, 6 or 8 … [Read more...]