Author: Angus MacKenzie
Australia and the MGA go way back. From 1957 to mid-1962 greater than 2000 MGAs were assembled in factories at Enfield and Zetland in Sydney. In a streetscape then dominated by chunky Holden sedans and blocky Bedford trucks, the British sports automobile was a sensation, turning heads like Ferraris or Lamborghinis do today. Under its sheet metal this MG still had the separate chassis, lever-arm shocks, leaf-spring live rear axle and wood floor of the vintage vibe TC, TD, and TF models that preceded it. However it looked modern, with streamlined bodywork styled by MG’s chief designer Syd Enever that was…
The headlines concentrate on one number: With a thumping 648kW under your right foot with the manettino on the steering wheel switched to Qualify mode, the Ferrari 296 Speciale is essentially the most powerful rear-wheel drive automobile Maranello has ever built. Not even the 12 Cilindri, with its mighty 6.5-litre V12 that screams to 9500rpm, outpowers the brand new performance version of Ferrari’s entry-level mid-engine supercar. How? The 296 Speciale’s plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain architecture is unchanged from that of the regular 296 GTB coupe and GTS convertible, however the 3.0-litre, 120-degree V6 at its core now produces 515kW of…
