Kevin J Lee

Nissan and Italdesign creates ultra-rare GT-R to mark 50th anniversary

Nissan and Italdesign have unveiled the GT-R50 by Italdesign built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of both the GT-R and Italdesign. Based on the production 2018 Nissan GT-R NISMO, the one-off prototype was developed, engineered and built by the famous Italian design house, and will make its debut in Europe …

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Upcoming Tesla pick-up comes with “crazy torque” and 805km range

Despite being plagued by production delays and autopilot crash scandals, Elon Musk still managed to find time to talk about another upcoming product, the Tesla pick-up truck. Posted via the CEO’s official Twitter account, Musk released a few preliminary details about the model – it would sport a dual-motor, all-wheel …

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Rare Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren up for sale for a cool $1.95M

A rare Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 S Roadster has been put up for sale for a cool €1.24m ($A1,954,699) in Germany. Just 150 of the high performance super car were made worldwide and the example up for sale was first registered on 27 April, 2009. There have been two previous …

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Toyota unveils all-new Crown, its first connected car

Toyota has taken the wraps off its all-new Toyota Crown, one of the company’s longest running models and its first connected car. The 15th generation Crown comes with a data communication module as standard, enabling 24/7 connectivity focusing on safety, security, comfort and convenience based real-time driving data. Available in …

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Ford Focus irons out bumps with Pothole Mitigation Tech

Ford has introduced its pothole mitigation technology on the new Ford Focus range which could help minimise damages caused by potholes. As we well know, hitting potholes could be devastating to the car’s tyres, rims and even the suspension. Ford’s innovative pothole mitigation technology promises to reduce these damages by …

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2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe Fast and Furious imagined

After giving us the Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe that we would have liked, Enoch Gonzales has created a sportier version of his Eclipse inspired by the very car from Fast and Furious. Coming just in time for the iconic film’s anniversary, Enoch’s Eclipse Fast and Furious gets an aggressive body kit …

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Road-going Toyota GR Super Sport hypercar confirmed

Toyota has confirmed a road-going version of its GR Super Sport Concept – unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January – is under development. The announcement comes just days after the carmaker’s historic first ever win at the 24 hours of Le Mans World Endurance Championship race in France. …

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Skoda Kodiaq RS sets 7-seat SUV Nürburgring lap record

Skoda’s upcoming hot-SUV, the Kodiaq RS has set a new Nürburgring record in the hands of Sabine Schmitz, taking 9 minutes and 29.84 seconds to complete a lap of the Green Hell, making it the fastest 7-seat SUV around the fearsome circuit. Set to debut at the Paris Motor Show …

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Aston Martin Rapide AMR unwrapped with 450kW V12

Aston Martin has unveiled its second model under the AMR performance sub-brand with the new Rapide AMR following in the footsteps of the DB11 AMR. Described as “a sports car capable of comfortably transporting a team of race drivers to a circuit on the other side of a continent and …

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RAM 1500 officially arrives in Australia from $79,990

The RAM 1500 has officially arrived in Australia complete with factory warranty for the first time, while competing in the fastest growing market sector in the country. The full-size pickup is said to set new standards for towing capacity, tub size, interior space and comfort, along with the only V8 …

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2018 Holden Commodore Calais-V V6 AWD Review

 Badge engineering is fraud with danger especially for a model as iconic as the Holden Commodore. History is littered with examples of this failed undertaking including the Nissan Bluebird-based Ford Pintara and Saab’s version of the Subaru Impreza wagon, the 9-2X. Holden of course, is no stranger to this …

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Mole turns Alfa Romeo 4C into one-off supercar

Coachbuilders can sometimes do wonders as the car you see here, known officially as the Alfa Romeo Mole Costruzione Artigianale 001, started life as an Alfa Romeo 4C. Its transformation into supercar looks begins with its bespoke bodywork, which is a fusion of Alfa Romeo’s current design language with evocative …

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Former Holden boss says sorry for crashing Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

Former Holden boss now General Motors head of global product development, Mark Reuss, has issued an apology for causing a half-hour delay at the start of the Detroit IndyCar on June 3, after crashing the Corvette pace car. “I want to thank you all for your well wishes today. I …

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