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from the editor

WHAT IT TOOK TO MAKE THE PERFORMANCE SHOOTOUT ISSUE

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PURE-BLOODED BUG • Billed as the most extreme concept in the French firm’s recent history, the Bolide is a Bugatti hypercar built for the track

R YOU READY? • The most powerful series-production Golf ever built, Volkswagen has finally revealed the new R-badged derivative of its popular midsize hatchback

PORSCHE UNSEEN SHOWCASE • Porsche’s design team has been flexing its creative muscles and asking the question: what if?

ELECTRIC HUM(MER) • The Hummer name has made a triumphant return, with the Detroit firm unveiling what it calls the world’s first all-electric super-truck

A COOL THING • This piece of Ferrari racing history will be the envy of all your friends

THE INNOVATORS • The cars we drive today were influenced by these pioneers

THEY ALSO PAVED THE WAY

One last hurrah-cán • Channelling the firm’s Super Trofeo Evo racecar, this last-of-the-breed special is a fitting and brutal send-off for the Huracán

The wild one • Long of tail and short of lap time, we come to grips with McLaren’s latest mid-engined dream machine at Silverstone

SPIDER SENSE • Based on the track-focused 488 Pista, we climb behind the wheel of its highly sought-after convertible sibling, the 488 Pista Spider

OVER TO YOU...

WINNING LETTER

win • A 12-MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO CAR, WORTH R539

TO THE POWER OF TEN • Vying for top honours in CAR Performance Shootout 2021, these are 10 of the best performance vehicles launched in South Africa in the last year. From a mid-engined Porsche, to a hyper hatch, to a tuned Mustang, each will have to prove their mettle to claim the coveted title ... Which will it be?

Homeward’s Odyssey • As carefully as you may plan it – even when hosted close to home – the annual Performance Shootout never quite sticks to the script ...

MAXIMUM ATTACK • Killarney Raceway ace Deon Joubert puts rubber to track. Yes, including the Porsche this time

IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN • 10 contenders, 920 km, 32 hot laps, four days and one winner. When the votes were tallied, this is how the CAR team ranked them

The category WINNERS • It’s not all lap times, cornering G-forces and quarter-mile blasts. We also award the crucial qualities that make a great performance car

The STATS

TALES FROM THE TRIP • 10 cars, just as many drivers. Which were the memorable moments that stood out for the team?

Porsche 911 Turbo S PDK • Meticulously honed over eight generations, how close does the new Porsche 911 Turbo S come to motoring perfection? We put it to the test.

MATCH-UP

long-term test

FOR THE THRILL OF DRIVING • You can forget supercars, this is the purest form of driving fun and involvement you could wish for

OWNER’S THOUGHTS

talktech • We look at some of the latest technology BMW unveiled at its NextGen 2020 event

BY THE NUMBERS • PROJECTED GLOBAL REVENUE GROWTH FROM AI ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS

CIRCUIT POWER CALCULATIONS • To accelerate and brake, a vehicle requires plenty of energy. This is most prevalent around a race circuit with a heavy performance SUV

VEHICLE DETAILS AND ASSUMPTIONS

techmail • Let our team of technical experts answer your motoring queries. If we can’t, we know someone who can

TECH 101 • Automotive tech can be puzzling. To ease the confusion, each...