Nik Berg

London

Content Director at Freelance

Freelance European Correspondent at Hagerty Classic Cars Magazine

Freelance content director, copywriter and founder of Detour. European correspondent for Hagerty

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Outrun Races to the Big Screen with Michael Bay at the Wheel

3 days ago | hagerty.com | Nik Berg

1980s arcade racer Outrun is the latest video game set to inspire a blockbuster movie, according to a report from Deadline. Boosted by the success of A Minecraft Movie and HBO’s The Last of Us, it’s the Sega smash of 1986 that’s top of Universal’s list for the next pixel-turned-live-action flick. Deadline says that a pair of serious gearheads are linked to the projectâ€”Michael Bay is down as director, and Sydney Sweeney will star and produce.
New Powertrain Easily Adds ICE to EVs

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Nik Berg

As the march to full electrification of the auto industry stumbles, a new hybrid system from Horse Powertrain could help carmakers on the road to zero emissions. The Future Hybrid Concept from the U.K.-based company is a compact powertrain that combines an internal combustion engine, electric motor, and transmission into a single unit.
Theon Design's First American Model Raises the 911 Restomod Game

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Nik Berg

Britain’s Theon Design has delivered its first customer car to the United States and it’s the most advanced example of the firm’s re-imagined Porsche 911 to date. The carbon-kevlar wide-body is finished in Midnight Blue and sits atop a 964 donor chassis which has been seam welded to increase strength and rigidity.
Seven Stars of the Air|Water Porsche Auction

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Nik Berg

Taking place on April 26, the second annual Air|Water Porsche auction, put on by Broad Arrow, will see over 50 Porsches go under the hammer, as thousands of Porsche fans gather at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California for Air|Water. “It’s a captivating fusion of race and street, vintage and cutting-edge modernity, two-door and four-door elegance, and an electrifying mix of combustion and electric power,” say the event’s organizers.
Transform Your Car Collection with this Decepticon Mustang

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Nik Berg

A 2016 Ford Mustang that featured in Transformers: The Last Knight is for sale. The car, which starred as the evil Decepticon Barricade in the 2017 Mark Wahlberg blockbuster, was extensively modified for its movie role, with additions including a carbon rear wing and side skirts, a light bar, front crash bars, a raised hood with huge scoops, and additional spot lamps.
Report: Defender Sport and Baby G-Wagen to Go Head to Head

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Nik Berg

Land Rover is set to launch a smaller Defender, with Mercedes-Benz also introducing a scaled down version of its G-Class. According to Autocar, the Defender Sport will go on sale in 2027 and will be built on Land Rover’s new EMA electric vehicle platform, which it will share with the next Range Rover Evoque and Velar. Although primarily designed for electric power, a hybrid option is highly likely.
Watch McMurtry Turn The Car World Upside Down

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Nik Berg

The McMurtry Spéirling has so much downforce that it can drive inverted. The all-electric single-seater hypercar has demonstrated the power of its fan system on a purpose-built rig that can flip the Spéirling upside down. Thanks to its ability to produce 4400 lbs of downforce, the car remains glued to the rig’s platform even when it’s rotated through 180 degrees.
When is a Banger not a Banger? When it’s Unexceptional, of Course | Hagerty UK

2 weeks ago | hagerty.co.uk | Nik Berg

Stroll through the fields of Grimsthorpe Castle at the Festival of the Unexceptional on 26 July this year and you could be forgiven for thinking it was a 1990s’ railway station car park. Thousands of ordinary automobiles, commuter cars, repmobiles and family motors of the 70s, 80s and 90s are parked close (but not door ding close) to each other, while in front of the castle itself dozens more vie for prizes in the Concours de l’Ordinaire. How much is your car to insure?
A is for Awesome in Frontline's Latest MG Restomod

2 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Nik Berg

Seventy years since it made its debut, the MGA has been given an astonishing update by British specialist Frontline. “The MGA is one of the most beautiful British sports cars ever made. But beneath that beauty, there was always untapped potential.
Bird Spotting: Another RUF CTR Heads to Auction

2 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Nik Berg

Collectors will be flocking to bid on a RUF CTR “Yellowbird” just weeks after a similar car sold for more than $6 million at Amelia Island. The 1989 CTR is one of only 29 built, which makes it as rare as a Porsche 959 Sport, and significantly more scarce than a McLaren F1, of which 64 road cars were made. It’s this rarity that connoisseurs have recently cottoned onto, and RUF vehicles, especially the CTR, are enjoying a renewed wave of popularity.