One of the easiest and painless ways to jazz up a car is a new set of wheels. Most manufacturers know that and that’s why you can spend tens of thousands of dollars on bigger OEM wheels. There is, however, a cheaper alternative. Aftermarket. That’s exactly what the owner of …

Fans of the Toyota 86 (with Wald body kit shown here) can soon rejoice as the Japanese brand is said to be working on a power increase for its highly successful rear-drive coupé. We all know that the car’s exceedingly capable chassis could do with more power and it seems …

A couple of videos of the refreshed 2014 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado have been released online. We can’t confirm whether the videos were leaks or released by Toyota themselves as part of a publicity stunt for the car. Nevertheless, they afford us a closer look at one of the most …

What happens when you mix a high-powered supercar with someone with not a clue on how to handle it? A Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640 having an intimate moment with a tree! According to WreckedExotics, the driver of this Murcielago, who happened to be a woman, “lost control while trying to show …

The BMW Z4 roadster has received minor cosmetic updates for 2013. Particular attention has been paid to the front of the vehicle with LED light rings now part of the standard bi-xenon headlights. There are also accent lights with metal inserts that arch over the headlights and chrome colour surrounds …

Nissan has established a new Guinness World Record for towing the heaviest aircraft with a production vehicle. The company set the record in the United Arab Emirates with its latest Patrol 4WD. The driver behind the wheel was able to pull a 170.9 ton (155,038kg) cargo plane for 50 metres …

Thanks to resourcefulness of Volkswagen enthusiasts, here are a few more photos of the all-new seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf R. These photos, taken during the preview of the car in Germany shows the Golf R in better light. To recap, at the heart of the latest Golf R is Volkswagen Group’s 2.0-litre …

BMW is using the 2013 Frankfurt International Motor Show to present the logical next step towards efficiency in the SUV segment. The BMW Concept X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid will make its debut at the show next month. Claimed to combine driving pleasure of a BMW all-wheel drive with plug-in hybrid …

Further to yesterday’s announcement of the Ferrari 458 Speciale, the famous supercar brand has released a video to tease fans further as it tries to build more hype around its latest stripped-out and tuned-up supercar. The promotional video includes a soundtrack of the glorious 4.5-litre V8 engine that is capable …

The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado is due for a mid-life update and several photos of the 2014 Prado, together with its Lexus GX twin (on sold in Australia) have found their way onto the web. Set to debut next year, the face lifted Prado gets the usual mid-life revision to …

In another piece of potential bad news for purist, according to a recent report by Autoblog, the upcoming 2014 BMW M4 will be built exclusively with a twin-clutch transmission. This news comes as no surprise to us as more and more performance cars move away from manual transmission. The inherent …

Ferrari has unveiled a more focused version of the Ferrari 458, known as the Ferrari 458 Speciale. The supercar’s 4.5-litre naturally-aspirated direct-injected V8 engine has been massaged to produce an extra 26kW, up from 419kW to 445kW, peaking at 9,000rpm. Peak torque remains unchanged at 540Nm at 6,000rpm. Weighing just …

Audi’s face lifted 2014 A8 luxury sedan has been revealed sporting minor cosmetic changes. As we all know by now, the latest Audi A8 features the company’s LED matrix lighting system with 18 LEDs for each unit. The diodes can be activated and deactivated or dimmed individually, depending on the …

Sony Entertainment has confirmed that the company’s highly successful PlayStation franchise, Gran Turismo, will be turned into a real-life movie. Although Sony hasn’t disclosed any other details, according to Hollywood news site, The Wrap, Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti, produces of The Social Network and Fifty Shades of Grey …