My vote goes for the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane. Nothing uncommon about doing 200mph in something that is powered by a gas turbine, but doing it with your bum separated from the water by a few layers of composite material is something special!

That TriFlux engine is a beast. I have always loved them and even had that photo as my desktop for quite a while.

In the UK the guys at Nissan Technical Centre made a concept 350Z with a switchable supercharger. The blower was operated by a button in the centre console.

What are those Outlanders like?

Maybe it's just me, but isn't a planetary gearset a gear box? I mean, its gears, in a housing, right?

What are those Outlanders like?

if it has no gearbox, then what are the paddle shifters for?

copy whatever's done at the battery factory

Bigger questions is... Why isn't there a standard location?

Admittedly, Volkswagen has attempted to build a midsize SUV: the Touareg, which came out in 2004 after Volkswagen had completed an exhaustive 74 miles of road testing. But at its current price point, the Touareg slots between the Lexus RX and the BMW X5. The result: it's too expensive to sell in the kind of volume…

Could be a T51 - even more fun:-)

I am also not at all convinced by the truth in some of this guys statements. For instance, the whole "IAV is doing the engine development. ... They did the Veyron engine".

The main advantages come from the reduced friction of the engine, a more optimised bore/stroke ratio (obviously this goes out of the window for large 3 pots) that enables a better burn time and bigger valves enabling a better airflow.

I was hoping I would be the first with the Sting Ray but you beat me too it. Well done sir...

Well I have to fall back on my Avatar and say Renault 21 Turbo Quadra. Less than 400 made and only 104 or so made it to the UK (which I believe are the only RHD ones). There are only 9 left on the road...

Autotests are quite good fun.

Duncan is a great guy. He always wears a tie like that when he races!

Actually - the cars have to be (mechanically) pretty original to be eligible to enter the VSCC. As a rule of thumb (although don't hold me to this!) 3 out of 5 of the major mechanical components (gearbox, engine, chassis, axles etc.) have to be original to be eligible to have a VSCC "buff form" which allows entry.

But the VSCC (of which my dad is a director & I am a Clerk of the Course for) do not allow replicas in to compete. The whole point of the VSCC is to keep oringal old cars like this being used like they were when they were new (yes - this sort of thing has been going on in the UK for a very long time!)

I have had several arguments with people over my one and I still think I am right. My unpopular opinion is....