autocar.co.uk
We don’t often press the big R+ button to the right of the Type R’s steering wheel. It adds extra meat to the car’s responses but makes the ride too harsh for the road. Standard mode is more usable. We’ve been waiting to exploit our hot hatch’s full potential, though. So when an invitation came to take part in a VTEC Challenge track day at Castle Combe, courtesy of series organisers Jonathan and Lindsey Fletcher, with editor Matt Burt busy I was quick to volunteer. On the day, there was a great…
over 8 years ago
autocar.co.uk
Designing a new car ready for production takes years. There’s all sorts of legislation to adhere to, as well as ensuring all the oily bits underneath fit where they should and all those sharp lines can actually be produced. But the pure design work of a new car need only take a few minutes, or even seconds. We’ve all done a sketch on a piece of scrap paper during a meeting (even if they always end up looking something like The Simpsons’ Homermobile). To take that further, computer design softwa…
over 4 years ago