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Royal Enfield’s new GT-R650 takes the Café out of the Continental’s credentials to come out as an all out race bike that looks straight out of the golden era of racing

Sid Lal shares his thoughts on how the classic bikemaker is gearing up for the electric revolution

Called the Sabre, the machine is based on a 2019 Interceptor 650 but puts out around 70bhp (up from 47bhp) and has been built to show the bike’s potential and as a test bed for parts and accessories to be offered to the public. Created to conform to the ‘M-F 650’ class, an unfaired, production-based formula, the intention was to compete at 2020’s Speed Week at Lake Gairdner in South Australia, a salt lake similar to Bonneville in Utah, USA. The pandemic scuppered those plans – until now, as rider Charlie Hallam posted a class record of 121.78mph first time out before gradually setti...

But don't worry - the brand is in good hands. Obscure British sports cars don't come much more retro or more specialized than Caterham's range. Its latest super old-school project is called the Super Seven 1600 and was revealed around a year ago, but that car seemed destined only for the UK market. Americans still have plenty to choose from though, including the mental missile known as the Caterham Seven 620, but as a relatively small automaker, the marque doesn't really innovate much. It knows what works and sticks with it, but that may just change. The company has now been acquired by VT Ho...

The feature is likely to be offered as an accessory