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David Brown Automotive Speedback sports classic looks, modern performance

A new 510-hp, V8-powered British sports car has broken cover in London, boasting classically inspired styling, a hand-built aluminum body, crafted interior trim and a $400,000 price tag, Created by a new company, David Brown Automotive, the Speedback is a prototype built on a Jaguar XKR platform with the aim of delivering a “vision of a classic-looking sports car without compromising modern convenience and features.” Drive comes from the XKR's supercharged 5.0-liter V8, unmodified and boasting 510 hp and 461 lb-ft, mated to a six-speed ZF automatic transmission. The 3,968 lb. curb weight is very similar to that of the donor car, so performance and economy figures are also similar: 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds and a top speed limited to 155 mph.

Top Gear Tonight: BMW M5, Kimi Raikkonen, Cheap Motor Racing, Ferrari 250 GT California & Slash is SIARPC

Kimi Raikkonen is Top Gear's F1 SIARPC tonight Top Gear Series 18 Episode 7 is the last in the current series with the new BMW M5, Kimi Raikkonen, Cheap Motor Racing, Ferrari 250 GT California & Slash is SIARPC. Top Gear Series 18 ends tonight with the final episode – episode 7. On track this week is the new BMW M5 with the twin turbo V8.

One Lap of the Web: made in West Germany...with pride!

-- Out of all the viral social media trends that 24-hour news agencies love to fret over, easily the best is #burnoutnomination -- where you do a burnout and tag an unwitting victim, whereupon they have to perform it in 24 hours or face copious shame and embarrassment. Porsche racer and director Jeff Zwart was recently tasked with burnout duty. Never one to shy away from The Awesome, he recorded a fantastic burnout in his Porsche 914/6.