My first Hill start
370Z: "Amenably brawny, stubbornly old-fashioned" but appealing nonetheless
Goodwood Festival of Speed

My first Hill start

Gran Turismo academy graduate barks pace notes at Nic Cackett on a slippery drive on Goodwood's hill

15 July 2013
My first Hill start
Jaguar XJR shaping up nicely
The 542bhp XJR offers plenty of pace and involving steering
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Jaguar XJR shaping up nicely

The first man outside of Jaguar to drive the new XJR says it feels rather special indeed

15 July 2013
Jaguar XJR shaping up nicely
Vuhl shows signs of promise
Esteban Gutierrez reckons the Vuhl is "impressive"
Motor shows

Vuhl shows signs of promise

We ride shotgun in a Vuhl 05 driven by Sauber F1 driver Esteban Gutierrez

15 July 2013
Vuhl shows signs of promise
Come to Goodwood...and bring the Morgan
Plus 8 holds its own in a parade of the world's most desirable cars
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Come to Goodwood...and bring the Morgan

Charles Morgan makes an offer that's very hard to turn down

14 July 2013
Come to Goodwood...and bring the Morgan
Driving the Jaguar D-type at Goodwood
OVC 501 is the first ever Jaguar D-type
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Driving the Jaguar D-type at Goodwood

We drive the very first Jaguar D-type, built in 1954 and capable of over 170mph, up Goodwood's famous hill climb

13 July 2013
Driving the Jaguar D-type at Goodwood
To the Goodwood Festival of Speed by McLaren MP4-12C
Autocar's McLaren MP4-12C (right) had some company in the supercar park
Goodwood Festival of Speed

To the Goodwood Festival of Speed, by McLaren MP4-12C

Autocar's long-term McLaren MP4-12C has taken up residence in the supercar parking area at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

13 July 2013
To the Goodwood Festival of Speed, by McLaren MP4-12C
Alfa Romeo 4C: a tonne of promise
The Alfa's four-cylinder engine feels suitably punchy
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Alfa Romeo 4C: a tonne of promise

A passenger ride at Goodwood reveals that the new Alfa Romeo 4C has the potential to be a proper sports car

13 July 2013
Alfa Romeo 4C: a tonne of promise
Mikko Hirvonen tames Goodwood's rally stage
Mikko was happy to oblige our photographer's request for some aerial action
Motor shows

Mikko Hirvonen tames Goodwood's rally stage

Nic Cackett rides along with Mikko Hirvonen in the 300bhp Citroen DS3 WRC

13 July 2013
Mikko Hirvonen tames Goodwood's rally stage
Yesterday's concepts of the future
Silver Fox was conceived to race at Le Mans
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Yesterday's concepts of the future

The Goodwood Festival of Speed features a number of concepts from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, when space-age styling was de rigueur

13 July 2013
Yesterday's concepts of the future
Riding shotgun in the Renault Twin'Run with Rene Arnoux
The Twin'Run will evolve into the next Twingo
Motor shows

Riding shotgun with Rene in a Twin'Run

We ride with the former F1 driver as he blasts the V6-engined Renault Twin'Run up Goodwood's hill

12 July 2013
Riding shotgun with Rene in a Twin'Run
Meeting Norman Dewis
Norman Dewis: a superb ambassador for Jaguar
Goodwood Festival of Speed

Meeting Norman Dewis

Norman Dewis is one of the most important people in sports car development, yet one of the nicest guys you'd hope to meet

12 July 2013
Meeting Norman Dewis
Land Speed Record holders at Goodwood
A large section of the Goodwood Festival of Speed has been turned into a replica of Daytona Beach
Goodwood Festival of Speed

The land speed record holders at Goodwood

Daytona Beach comes to the Festival of Speed as land speed record vehicles from past, present and future go on display

12 July 2013
The land speed record holders at Goodwood

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