Dan spent Friday driving round in a variety of lovely cars belonging to Wilton House's Lord Pembroke, most notably a Ferrari 288 GTO. Don't expect him to shut up about that any time soon;
here's a taste
to whet your appetite and a link to
more about the event
. There's been a lot more going on this week though, from a classic England versus Germany showdown to Matt's blogging from the Mille Miglia. Highlights of all the best on PH right here!
600hp TT clubsport
'Hommage' to the 3.0CSL
with a concept to be revealed at the Villa d'Este Concours d'Eleganza. And if Abu Dhabi is a little too far away to indulge in your love for Ferrari, a new amusement park is set to
open upinBarcelona
. 'Amusement' is one way to describe the PH reaction...
Toyota has refreshed the GT86 with new colours, wheels and lower price while SEAT couldn't resist leaping out of the fat and into the fire by setting yet another (possibly tenuous) 'ringrecord with the Leon Cupra ST. Mercedes-AMG looks to have squared up to the Audi RS3 with a A45AMG facelift and a potential new high in the mega-hatch arms race. We also had news from Andy Palmer that the Aston Martin DBX will not be an SUV but a true sports car based 'crossover'.
Ford Mustang
is now on European soil (if not British, yet) and Matt has driven it. We also had our first go in the
Mini Cooper S JCW
, which would have been good but for an unfortunate discovery between the front seats.
Meanwhile this week's Carpooler talked of his love for his E39 BMW M5 and - staying on an M theme - Chris Rees explained why now could be the time to pick up the undervalued BMW M6.
Sunday Service is back at the end of May with a trip to Topcats Racing near Aylesbury and the PH Fleet Golf R comes under the microscope once more to see if it can do anything more than just fast.
After an eventful Defender Challenge the other week, Dan reveals why he thinks
rally drivers are loons
as well as professing his unexpected
love forthe Range Rover
. Seems even an SUV hater can be won over.
Charlie Martin, special guest on last week's episode of PHTV, is back with a report on her first competitive run hillclimbing a Formula Renault and back home Al Suttie swaps out his Mercedes A45 AMG for the Fiat 695 Biposto and attacks the hill at Harewood.
It is all happening in Italy this week, with Matt away chasing the Mille Miglia pack in a Bentley - check out his liveblog here. Appropriately enough Shed has been painted red white and green this week, courtesy of a tasty Alfa 156 Sportwagon.
Mention England versus Germany and it will always cause a stir; PH has tackled it on the tarmac with an Aston Martin V12 Vantage S and Mercedes-AMG GT S. Read how they matched up here. Meanwhile James and Dan are back on PHTV with a video of the above and lots more besides.
- Honda Civic Type R driven
- Lamborghini Aventador SV
- Ferrari 488GTB
- Mk5 Golf GTI Buying Guide