The McLaren 600LT Spider: A lighter, more focused track supercar

Enlarge (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Although we make every effort to cover our own travel costs, in this case McLaren flew us to Phoenix to drive the 600LT (and the 720S Spider; more on that next week) and provided two nights in a hotel. I’ll admit it: I wasn’t sure if I was going to like […]

McLaren 600LT First Drive Review | Longer, lighter and a lust for life

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: McLaren,Coupe,Performance Stripped-down Sports Series might be the most fun McLaren yet Continue reading McLaren 600LT First Drive Review | Longer, lighter and a lust for life McLaren 600LT First Drive Review | Longer, lighter and a lust for life originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 25 Sep 2018 […]

Coronation Street: Producer supports rape storyline as fans long for lighter viewing

Already viewers have slammed the recent harrowing child grooming of Bethany Platt and psychopath Pat Phelan’s double murder. Now Ms Oates has defended last night’s shocking new story – where hairdresser David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) is drugged and raped by Josh Tucker (Ryan Clayton) who he believed was his friend. On TV’s Good Morning […]

Hockey stars show off their lighter side at NHL Media Day

Hockey season is less than a month away, but before your favourite players hit the ice, they have to hit the studio. Welcome to NHL Media Day, where networks get to collect all of the behind-the-scenes footage their hockey-loving hearts desire. It’s also where Winnipeg Jets’ Mark Scheifele channels his inner Derek Zoolander with a splash of […]

Ferrari replaces the California T with the lighter, more powerful Portofino

Ferrari The Frankfurt International Motor Show is fast approaching, and while more than a few car makers have chosen to skip this year’s event, Ferrari has something new in store for us. It’s replacing the California T with a newer, lighter convertible—the Portofino. It’s a more aggressive look for the company’s entry-level model, and the looks […]

America’s community banks hope for lighter regulation

A FEW weeks ago Standard Financial, a bank with assets of just $ 488m and a mere nine branches, merged with Allegheny Valley Bancorp, a slightly smaller neighbour in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. The main reason for the deal, says Tim Zimmerman, Standard’s chief executive, was the rising cost of regulation—though competition from PNC, a […]

Nvidia Max-Q wants to make gaming laptops thinner, lighter, less fugly

Enlarge (credit: Nvidia) In a thinly veiled branding exercise, graphics card marker Nvidia has unveiled “Max-Q,” a series of thin and light gaming notebooks. Much like Intel’s Ultrabook initiative, Nvidia is hoping that Max-Q will encourage laptop makers to create gaming laptops that can actually be used on the go, rather than remain permanently tethered to a wall […]

Lighter than a PowerBar, 7Mesh’s Oro cycling jacket sacrifices weight not waterproofing

A good rain jacket is an essential piece of gear for any cyclist, particularly in the spring when unexpected rain showers might put a premature end to any ride. Thanks to an innovative new fabric developed by Gore-Tex, however, a new jacket from a company called 7Mesh promises to provide a new level of protection from […]

Lotus Elise Sprint: Because You Can Always Go a Little Lighter

– The most revolutionary thing about the Lotus Elise Sprint is its dashboard, which functions in the year 2017 with but a single dot-matrix readout under the tachometer. That’s as refreshingly old-school as any brand-new sports car can possibly get. – By Lotus standards, backlit color screens and multicore processors are not only heavy, they aren’t worth […]