A range-topping Audi Q2 packing a 140kW/320Nm 2.0-litre TFSI engine and Quattro all-wheel drive system has joined the small SUV range priced from $48,500. Promising a 0-100km/h spring of 6.5 seconds, while returning a claimed 6.5L/100km, Audi says excellent power, torque and fuel consumption figures are courtesy of an innovative …

Reborn German marque, Borgward has confirmed it will launch in its home market of Europe in the first quarter of 2018. The brand was originally founded in 1929 but ceased its operations in 1961. It was revived in 2008 with the help of Chinese investment and went on to unveil …

Behold the Volkswagen Golf with more power than a Lamborghini Aventador S! Caught at the Race 1000 event in Germany recently, the heavily tuned Mk6 Golf R is said to pack 625kW, 81kW more than the fearsome Aventador S. To produce the monstrous punch, the humble hatchback has reportedly swapped …

Lexus has confirmed the 7-seat RX 350L will join the popular SUV range next year after making its debut at the LA Auto Show next month. According to the press release, the new model “will retain its stylish figure while also providing more flexibility for passengers”. This follows reports the …

Mazda has announced it will unveil the facelifted 2018 Mazda6 sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show which opens from Dec 1-10. This will be the Mazda6’s 2nd facelift that besides incorporating a nip-tuck here and there for a more premium look also brings new technology and more efficient powertrains. …

The next-generation Subaru WRX STI will reportedly lose its 2.5-litre turbo boxer engine for a more efficient powertrain. According to Subaru’s European Sales and Marketing Manager, David Dello Stritto, the existing engine “can simply not exist in the future”. While he did not specifically mention a hybrid engine, rumours have …

Following on from his vision of the 2019 Dodge Charger a few months ago, our friend Enoch Gonzales has whipped up a striking rendering of the go fast version of the model, the 2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. Compared to the “stock” model, the SRT Hellcat gains a suitably aggressive …

Meet the Giannini 350 GP4, a steroid feasting Fiat 500 that’s ditched its cutesy looks and spent the winter pumping iron at the gym. Prepared by Giannini in collaboration with GRAM (Gram Torino Engineering), the 350 GP4 is an evolution of the Alfa Romeo 4C-powered 350 GP (white car below) …

The car business is an ultra competitive one. Prestige manufacturers want a slice of the mainstream market, while mainstream carmakers aspire to play in the prestige arena. A decade ago, the entry price to a prestige marque was north of fifty big ones but today a Mercedes-Benz A-Class can be …

It’s not unusual these days for carmakers to release their concepts digitally on a gaming platform and Honda is the latest to jump on the bandwagon. Created specially for the Gran Turismo gaming franchise, the Honda Sports Vision Gran Turismo was designed by Honda’s studio in California and developed in …

Spanish boutique supercar maker, AD Tramontana has teamed up with Bulgarian cockpit specialist, Vilner to create this special Tramontana for the 2017 SEMA show in Las Vegas. With a 5.5-litre Mercedes-Benz bi-turbo V12 that churns out 653kW of power and 920Nm of torque, the 1,268kg rear drive Tramontana is enough …

Volkswagen has given us a first glimpse of its 199kW Polo GTI R5 which is set to hit the rally circuit in the second half of 2018. “With the Polo GTI R5 we are hoping to transfer our expertise from four WRC titles to customer racing successfully, and offer a …

It may look like a regular Mercedes-AMG C63 wagon with a set of aftermarket wheels but looks can be deceiving in the world of tuning for this C63 implanted with VÄTH’s V63RS tuning kit is capable of pumping out a monstrous 513kW of power and a stout 900Nm of torque! …

Lamborghini has collaborated with an unlikely partner – the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for their latest creation called the Terzo Millennio. Italian for “Third Millennium”, the innovative electrically powered concept has been described as a supercar from the third millennium and packed with tech and design that could come …