Subaru has announced it will participate for the seventh consecutive year in Germany’s famed Nürburgring 24-Hour Race, using the new All-Wheel Drive WRX STI race car. The company’s performance arm – Subaru Tecnica International (STI) – is aiming for its third victory in the SP3T class, on what is regarded …

Our spy photographers have caught what seems to be a near-production model of the upcoming 2015 Honda Civic Type R undergoing road test on the German B-roads. Totally undisguised, the highly anticipated model has been spotted with a matte black paint job, Brembo brakes and quad exhaust tips. As expected with …

Ford Performance Vehicles have officially unveiled the FPV GT F 351, the most powerful Falcon ever made and the last one to come out of the local factory which will shut down in October 2016. The FPV GT F 351 is powered by a  5.0-litre supercharged V8 punching out 351kW at 6,000rpm and …

German tuner Manhart Racing has introduced their latest project – a track-prep BMW M235i Coupe – called the MH2 400 Clubsport. The 3.0-litre in-line six TwinPower Turbo engine under the bonnet gets a larger intercooler and remapped ECU. The turbo boost has been wound up a few notches and a bespoke …

The new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is the Japanese carmaker’s second attempt at the world of electric propulsion, after the introduction of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV in 2009. While the five-door electric city car didn’t really take off as Mitsubishi had expected (due to its exuberant price tag), the brand has something to shout …

MINI has today unveiled a new model to join its line-up, the MINI 5 door. The brand’s first ever five door hatchback is expected to go on sale in Australia by February 2015. Simply called 5 Door, the second body variant of the new third generation MINI is part of …

A 2015 Subaru WRX STI piloted by British rally champion, Mark Higgins, set a new lap record of the fabled 59.5km Isle of Man TT Road Course with a time of 19 minutes and 26 seconds at an average lap speed of 187 km/h. This breaks the current record of 19 …

British engine manufacturer Cosworth has shifted its focus from being a manufacturer of individual performance components to the engineering and supply of complete performance upgrade packages. The first of its new range of Power Packages has been rolled out for the FA20 engine platform, found under the bonnet of the Scion FR-S, …

BMW’s never ending quest to slot a model in every niche category it could find means the Z4 roadster needs a smaller companion. So far, the long rumored Z2 is everything but approved for production. But thanks to the digital age of computer rendering, we can now have a  first …

Lexus Australia has partnered with New South Wales Police to provide two hybrid powered high-visibility police vehicles for its Road Safe and Snow Safe campaigns. Launched as part of the kick-off to the official ski-season, Lexus GS and RX 450h models will patrol the state’s Southern Region, stretching from the …

Audi has today officially revealed the updated 2015 RS 7 Sportback, following the unveiling of the A7 and S7 last month. The flagship RS model first launched in Australia in February this year. 2014 Audi RS 7 Sportback pricing and specifications The five-door bahn-storming sports coupé has been refreshed with revised …

The Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV Evolution Vision Gran Turismo has been released on “Gran Turismo 6”, available exclusively on PlayStation 3 as a special concept model. In the development of this virtual model, Mitsubishi introduced their design team, Advanced Vehicle Research and Development Group, and Aerodynamic Engineering Development Group into this …

Hyundai has today taken the covers off the Veloster Midship concept at the 2014 Busan International Motor Show. Developed in-house by Hyundai’s High Performance Team, who was also responsible for the i20 WRC in its initial form, the two-seater Veloster Midship concept is based on the road-going Veloster (pictured below) …

Fiat Australia today announces the arrival of the Abarth 595 ‘50th Anniversary’ model – the fastest and most powerful 595 so far. Only 50 examples of the global limited edition model have been secured for Australia and prices start at $45,000 excluding on-roads. “Without doubt the Abarth 595 is an …