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McLaren continues to expand its Sports Series lineup with a new competition-inspired model called the 620R. Essentially a road-legal version of the 570S GT4 race car, the 620R is a limited-run coupé that will be built in just 350 units. As the name suggests, the 620R is the most powerful model in the Sports Series range. The M838TE 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine is shared with the GT4 car, but delivers more power as it’s not required to comply with racing regulations. Thus, it churns out 620 PS (612 HP) and 620 Nm (457 lb-ft) of torque, enabling it to rocket from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.9 seconds, from 0 to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 8.1 seconds and reach a top speed of 322 km/h (200 mph). The eight-cylinder engine is hooked to a 7-speed Seamless Shift Gearbox (SSG) with Inertia Push technology in Track mode which “converts built-up flywheel energy into a momentary burst of torque on upshift.” For added drama on the road, the Sport mode allows the driver to hear the u...

The appeal of the Caterham Seven is just how basic it is. The iconic design, you might say, is boiled down to its building blocks. But now Caterham is taking that idea a step further with a new Lego set. The  latest crowd-sourced design  from the famous Danish toy company replicates the  Caterham 620R  – one of the most hardcore iterations of Colin Chapman's original design to date.  The proposal was submitted  through the Lego Ideas platform  by one Carl Greatrix and garnered the 10,000 votes necessary to put it into production and onto shelves at toy stores around the world. Now revealed in its final form, the kit is made up of more than 770 pieces and includes a removable nose cone, removable engine cover, opening trunk, detailed engine... even axle stands that allow the assembled model to be displayed with its wheels off. Once completed, the Lego 620R measures 11 inches long and four inches tall, and comes in yellow with black racing stripes. It...