The Coolest Cars at Goodwoods

1. This weekend holds the most important festival of the petrolheads calendar. No, not that small music show down in Somerset, but the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It started on Thursday with the Moving Motor Show, where visitors could watch and even drive a variety of new cars from a long list of manufacturers from a Ford Transit to a Ferrari California T.We reckon moving motor shows are the best kind of motor shows. Here are the coolest cars that .....

ASTON MARTIN DB9 GT

2. Only announced the day before, we were lucky enough to jump in the new Aston Martin DB9 GT for a blast up Goodwoods hillclimb. Packing 547hp its the most potent DB9 ever, hitting 62mph in 4.5 seconds. Its 6.0 litre V12 engine was certainly vocal enough to attract the attention of the crowds at Goodwood. .....

MAZDA MX 5

3. Arguably the most talked about new car of 2015, Mazda was offering lucky visitors the chance to drive the new MX 5. Combining 50:50 distribution with modest power and low weight, its a return to form for Britains favourite sports car. .....

FERRARI CALIFORNIA T

4. Sceptical of Ferrari following the turbocharging trend with its California T? We doubt many people were disappointed after taking one of these up the hill climb on the scorching day of the Moving Motor Show. .....

FORD MUSTANG

5. The new Ford Mustang will be the first model ever to be sold in Europe, and the German registered example on Fords stand is one of the first in the country. We took it out for a spin at the Moving Motor Show and found even the 2.3 litre Ecoboost was more than enough for the tight hillclimb. .....

HONDA CIVIC TYPE R

6. The most hyped hot hatch of the year? Weve been waiting ages for the new Honda Civic Type R. All the publicity its been getting seems to have worked, judging by the queue to book a ride in one at Goodwood. .....

LEXUS RC F

7. Eco friendly premium car manufacturer Lexus has done something a little bad. The BMW M4 rivalling RC F is flawed at best, but we still like it lots. And so do you, going by the reaction it was getting at the Moving Motor Show. .....

MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS

8. The most powerful MINI ever, the new John Cooper Works not only sounds great, it has the performance to match. Is there a more suitable car for driving up the hill at Goodwood? .....

MASERATI GHIBLI

9. It might just be a BMW 5 Series rival, but the Maserati Ghibli looks fantastic and was attracting plenty of attention at the Moving Motor Show. We wonder how many people went away and ordered one? .....

PEUGEOT 308 GT

10. The new 308 GTI was causing a scene over at Peugeots Festival of Speed stand, but visitors to the Moving Motor Show had to make do with the 205hp 308 GT. .....

RENAULT TWINGO

11. How much fun is Renaults city car on a hillclimb? Rear engined and rear wheel drive, we actually think the Twingo could be a lot of fun. .....

PORSCHE PANAMERA S E HYBRID

12. Porsche was keen that to prove that hybrids dont have to be dull, offering drives in its Cayenne and Panamera S E Hybrids. .....

MEGANE RENAULTSPORT 275 TROPHY R

13. The Megane Renaultsport 275 Trophy R is one of the most hardcore hot hatches you can buy. This thing is nuts, in a good way. .....

SEAT LEON CUPRA 280

14. The SEAT Leon Cupra is the fastest front wheel drive car to ever lap the Nurburgring. We wonder how it did up the Goodwood hillclimb? .....

MERCEDES BENZ S63 AMG COUPE

15. Youll have to spend over ?125,000 to take a Mercedes Benz S63 AMG home with you. Thats an expensive car to hustle along the twisty hill route, but it sounds awesome in the process. .....

CITROEN DS3 CABRIO RACING

16. This is a bit more like it. While the DS3 Cabrio Racing wouldnt make for the wisest purchase, we reckon itd be a lot of fun on a sunny day at Goodwood. The 207hp hot hatch will hit 62mph in 6.5 seconds but costs nearly ?30,000. Bonkers. .....

DACIA LOGAN MCV

17. The Dacia Logan MCV boasts 90hp. Phwoar. .....

FORD TRANSIT

18. Rumour has it Lord March wasnt happy with Ford running a Transit along his hillclimb. This gold Transit celebrates 50 years of the iconic vehicle. .....

TOYOTA GT86

19. You could say its a shame that Toyotas having to resort to retro livery to attract attention to its brilliant GT86. Its been around since 2012 and hasnt sold in quite the numbers Toyota hoped, despite being one of the best drivers cars on the market. There will still lots of people wanting a go at Goodwood, though. .....

CITROEN C4 CACTUS

20. Coming back down to earth, the Citroen C4 Cactus proves that the Goodwood Festival of Speed isnt all about, er, speed . .....