All the thrills and spills at Goodwood Festival of Speed, the annual celebration of motorsports on the UK automotive calendar held at the legendary Goodwood Estate in the English countryside of West Sussex, and we were there to witness all the full-throttle action trackside this year. From illustrious racing legends to electrifying debutantes, it was a weekend of motoring magic to remember. Here are some of the most exhilarating machines that caught our eye barrelling up the famed hill climb.
DEFENDER OCTA It is billed as the most powerful Defender to date – well, to be made, as the Octa is still in the prototype stage. Nonetheless, a fully functional prototype was launched, propelled by 635PS (626 hp) and 750 Nm of torque. We also had the exclusive opportunity to go off-roading in it somewhere in the nearby woods piloted by a pro driving instructor for a stomach-churning, mud-caked adventure of extreme proportions.
Activate OCTA Mode and the hulking V8 transforms into a veritable beast traversing unthinkable terrain, proving itself utterly indestructible. RED BULL RB17 More insane perhaps was the commercial drop by Red Bull’s F1 team, the RB17, in a highly-anticipated world premiere. Developed and manufactured entirely in-house by Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the hypercar designed by legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey looks straight out of a hyper-futuristic video game with its sculptured physique led by a jet fighter-style canopy and F1-style nose.
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