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Singer Owns Goodwood. July 9. The Hill Awaits.
First boutique restomod firm to headline Goodwood's Central Feature — Gerry Judah's sculpture, the hill, the whole thing. Singer earned it.
Singer holds the Central Feature for July 9–12, with Gerry Judah's sculpture commanding the Goodwood lawn and cars in the Supercar Paddock plus hillclimb runs daily. DLS Turbo deliveries are live and the Carrera Cabriolet joined the roster in 2026 — Pistonheads called it 'oddly appropriate'; the only dissent is from traditionalists who think a 17-year-old Californian firm shouldn't outrank Ferrari's centenary. They're wrong.
Singer Vehicle Design, founded in 2009 by Rob Dickinson — former frontman of Catherine Wheel — is the first non-volume OEM and first boutique builder ever to headline Goodwood's Central Feature, typically reserved for marques like Ferrari, Porsche and Mercedes. The sculptor is, as always, Gerry Judah, but the finished piece won't be seen until the gates open on Thursday 9 July. Singer's Goodwood relationship is a study in compounding credibility: DLS debuted here in 2018, Classic Turbo in 2022, DLS Turbo in 2023, Carrera Coupe in 2025 — each successive reveal drawing a larger crowd. CEO Raj Nair confirmed the first DLS Turbo restorations are now being received by customers, and the Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Reimagined by Singer has officially expanded the portfolio beyond coupes. Singer's stand sits in front of the Stable Yard and cars will tackle the 1.86km hill on all four days. The Central Feature honour signals something: the restomod idiom — Cosworth-developed air-cooled flat-six, carbon 964 bodywork, bespoke everything — is now considered culturally significant enough to sit alongside a century of OEM history. That the company is Californian-born with British DNA only makes the moment feel more correct.
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Toyota's V8 GT. Uncamouflaged. At Goodwood.
The GR GT — LFA heir, 4.0L twin-turbo V8 hybrid, 650PS — gets its first unmasked run outside Asia on July 9. The GT3 racer comes too.
Toyota GR GT targets 650PS and 850Nm from a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 hybrid transaxle; all-aluminium space-frame, 0–62mph under 4 seconds, 199mph ceiling — engineers cheekily noted the final numbers may be 'a bit more.' CarThrottle noted 'one of the most exciting upcoming cars' while Reddit r/cars pointed out Toyota's spec sheet reads like a direct Porsche 911 GT3 rival, and the forum cannot decide if that's brilliant or too late.
The Toyota GR GT was world-premiered in December 2025 alongside the GR GT3 race car and the all-electric Lexus LFA Concept, positioning all three as spiritual successors to the Toyota 2000GT and Lexus LFA — what Toyota calls 'Shikinen Sengu,' a Japanese renewal ritual. Both the road car and the GT3 variant had run the Goodwood hill in 2025 in full camouflage; July 9 marks their first uncamouflaged dynamic appearance outside Asia. The GR GT is rear-wheel drive with an eight-speed wet-clutch automatic integrating the motor-generator into the rear transaxle, mated to a rear LSD. Toyota's aluminium space-frame is a first for the brand, with aluminium and carbon fibre body panels. Production begins 2027, sold through select Lexus dealerships rather than Toyota stores — a positioning play that underlines its luxury-performance intent. The GR GT3 shares the same aluminium frame and V8 engine, stripped of hybrid hardware for FIA GT3 homologation; Toyota says it's engineered to be fast for pro and gentleman drivers alike, which puts it squarely in Porsche 992 GT3 R territory for customer racing. This is the year the Japanese threat to Stuttgart's GT crown gets real.
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TUNER
Manhart's 910hp Estate. Yes, Estate.
910hp, 1,200Nm, KW coilovers, Alcantara headliner — Manhart quietly turned the BMW M5 Touring into the most antisocial grocery run in Bavaria.
Manhart's MH5 900E Touring extracts 910hp and 1,200Nm from the G99 M5 Touring's S68 V8 via upgraded turbos and MHtronik powerbox — up 183hp and 200Nm versus stock; KW Variant 4 or H&R springs, 315-wide rubber, stainless exhaust with 115mm tips. BimmerPost noted Manhart didn't reinforce the M Steptronic gearbox for the extra load, which is generating spirited debate — the consensus seems to be 'probably fine' delivered with some nervous laughter.
The G91 BMW M5 Touring already occupies a unique sector: a 727hp plug-in hybrid estate with enough boot space for a long Alpine weekend, available in no rival form anywhere. Manhart's MH5 900E Touring package pushes that to 910hp and 1,200Nm by upgrading the twin-turbo 4.4-litre S68 V8 with a bespoke turbo kit and the brand's proven MHtronik supplementary ECU — the electric motor remains stock. Suspension upgrades are offered via H&R lowering springs or the KW Variant 4 coilover with external reservoirs and adjustable compression/rebound — the more serious of the two. Wheel choices run from 21/22-inch cast Concave One to fully forged 22-inch all-around, in configurable colours. Body changes are deliberately minimal — the M5 Touring's factory aggression is left largely intact, with Manhart's signature gold decal set the primary visual cue. No pricing is published; orders go direct to manhart-automotive.de. For Alpine Pässe use, the KW Variant 4 setup is the obvious call — and 910hp on a wet Timmelsjoch sounds like a story that ends in either glory or a hedge.
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Bentley Supersports at Goodwood. 657hp. RWD.
The most driver-focused Bentley in decades gets its first live hillclimb runs Thursday — and the Pistonheads crowd is unusually enthusiastic.
Continental Supersports: 657hp, lightened versus standard GT, rear-wheel drive, described by CarThrottle as 'perhaps the most hardcore Bentley of all time.' Goodwood is one of the first public opportunities to see it dynamic. Pistonheads commenters landed firmly on 'finally' — the prevailing view being that Bentley needed a car that doesn't apologise for itself; a paint fade shifting colour across the car was singled out by How-To Geek as the defining visual touch, with one writer noting it 'fits exactly what the Supersports is built around.'
The Bentley Continental Supersports represents a meaningful departure from the marque's typical grand tourer formula: rear-wheel drive, reduced weight versus the standard Bentley GT, and 657hp from the familiar twin-turbo W12. It is the closest thing to a driver's Bentley the company has offered since the original Continental Supersports of 2009. Goodwood 2026 marks its first dynamic public appearance on the hillclimb, giving the enthusiast community its first proper impression of how the car moves rather than just how it poses in studio photography. The exterior specification reported at FoS includes a colour-fade paint treatment shifting across the body — a customisation anchor that Bentley's Mulliner division will offer as a bespoke option. No lap time or 0–60 figure has been officially confirmed, but the RWD layout and power output position it as a credible rival to Aston Martin DB12 Volante and the harder end of the Porsche Panamera Turbo S spectrum. For the Alpine GT set — people who actually use their grand tourers on the Grossglockner — this is the first Bentley in years worth a serious look.
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TUNER
Novitec's Revuelto Goes Full Jamiroquai Purple
Novitec drops a Lamborghini Revuelto package that pays direct tribute to the Diablo SE 30 — Cosmic Girl, 1996, and a very good exhaust note.
Novitec's Revuelto package adds carbon aero, upgraded exhaust with quad custom tailpipes, 21/22-inch forged wheels in 72 colour options, and 25mm lower sport springs; first example finished in deep purple echoing the Diablo SE 30 from Jamiroquai's 1996 Cosmic Girl video. Lamborghini forums noted the aero package is 'unusually restrained for Novitec' — high praise from a crowd that typically prefers subtlety to be left in Stuttgart.
Novitec's approach to the Revuelto is notably more coherent than some previous aftermarket takes on Lamborghini's V12 hybrid flagship. The carbon fibre aero components — front splitter, enlarged active rear wing with integrated lip spoiler, side elements, and new engine cover airbox — follow the OEM design language rather than fighting it, finished in high-gloss clearcoat or painted to match body colour. The new exhaust with quad central tailpipes mounted in a custom surround between the taillights is the most audible upgrade, giving the already theatrical Revuelto an even more operatic voice. Suspension drops 25mm via custom sport springs, and the forged wheel programme spans 72 colours with smooth, brushed, or polished surface options — exactly the kind of configurability that makes an already unique car genuinely individual. Pricing for the full package was not disclosed, which is standard Novitec practice. The Diablo SE 30 colour homage is a smart cultural wink: the 1993 special edition only gets more valuable, and the Jamiroquai connection means even people who have never opened a copy of Evo know exactly what the purple is about. Rennlist users pointed out the irony that the most analogically-purposed Lamborghini upgrade this month references a car that predates the marque's move to Audi.
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