Social spotlight 📱

With the Formula 1 season starting this weekend, take a moment to review the audible evolution of the engines used, from V12 through to V6. What’s your favourite? I think the “right” answer is the shrill of the V10, but I quite like the more gutsy V8.

Car of the week 💰

No, it’s not a spaceship, or a new concept car. In fact this is a 2015 Volkswagen XL1. The XL1 was an exercise in efficiency - it will achieve around 300mpg. To put that into context it would cost about £5 in fuel to drive from London to Manchester. You will need those fuel savings though, because it cost around £100k new and hasn’t lost much value since then. There were only 250 produced so this is a rare opportunity to buy one with extremely low miles.

Website of the week 💻

Not really a website, but I’m sure you’ll forgive me. Formula 1 and Netflix have co-ordinated the release of the latest season of Drive to Survive perfectly to build excitement for the new F1 season. I’ve never been into F1 (which is likely to remain the case) but you don’t have to be to enjoy Drive to Survive, it’s fascinating to see behind the scenes and understand the personalities involved in one of the biggest money sports operations. The combination of the 2 biggest brands in the space Ferrari X Hamilton certainly make this F1 season more interesting.

Small screen scene 📺

That’s an F1 engined Porsche 911 in Mint green - wow!

“Sometimes a Porsche 911 with a McLaren Formula 1 engine in the back just isn’t enough, and so we paired the amazing TAG Turbo with the wild 700bhp RUF CTR. And just in case the duo wasn’t eye catching enough on its own, Broad Arrow happened to have access to both in one of the most fabulous Porsche paint colours - Mint Green”

Seen in the wild 👀

You’re not having deja vu, this is the second Cygnet that I’ve shared. Despite Aston Martin’s optimistic target of 4,000 sales a year, they only registered 150 in the UK and global sales being less than 1,000 - that makes this rarer than a Ferrari F40. As a result, they’ve held their value well, often advertised at or above their original sale price of £30,000.