Car Events

Toyota Racing claimed its second consecutive one-two victory, winning the Six Hours of Shanghai by more than a lap to extend its lead in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi took a commanding win in the #8 TS040 Hybrid, their fourth victory of the season, to …

Volvo is back at the legendary Bathurst 1000 race this weekend at Mount Panorama, NSW, 16 years after the iconic victory with the Volvo S40 Super Touring in 1998 – and this year Volvo Polestar Racing is aiming to be back on the podium. “I am really excited to head …

Mazda’s model launch offensive continues today as the unconventional carmaker presents the all new Mazda MX-5 at the Paris Motor Show. Arriving 25 years after the original MX-5 was unveiled at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show, the fourth-generation of Mazda’s legendary sports car also appears at a time when the company …

The tasty Nissan Pulsar Nismo concept made its official global debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Based on the European market Pulsar hatch and created as a vision of a sporting flagship for the European Pulsar range by Nismo, the hot hatch features a bold styling kit and aero-optimised body. …

The highly anticipated all-new Honda Civic Type R took centre stage at Honda’s booth at the Paris Motor Show today. The Civic Type R Concept “Series 2” may wear the concept badge at the show, but the car you see here is pretty much the production version, safe a few details. Set to …

After competing for most of the first half of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) season on gravel, the Hyundai Shell World Rally Team is ready to make its debut on the first proper tarmac event of the season at Rallye Deutschland next week. With Hyundai Motorsport’s headquarters in Alzenau …

The Hyundai Shell World Rally Team has registered a two-car finish in Rally Finland after completing Sunday’s final three stages. Run over a total of 36.6km, including the final Power Stage, there was plenty still up for grabs on the final day with both Hyundai Shell World Rally Team drivers …

A great day for Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila, a great day for Volkswagen, and a great day for Finland: for the first time in four years, a Finnish duo triumphed in their home event in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), giving their compatriots reason to celebrate with abandon. …

The Zent Cerumo Lexus RC F SuperGT race car took out the Sugo 300km endurance race held at Japan’s Sugo International raceway at the weekend. Held under difficult conditions, Saturday qualifying was cancelled due to heavy fog and rain while a clearer Sunday allowed for early qualifying. Conditions had worsened …

The Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo has leaped from the virtual environment to the real world at the four-day Goodwood Festival of Speed event. The concept is the Nissan’s latest supercar in the Playstation exclusive Gran Turismo video game franchise, now in its 15th year. Goodwood, where car makers …

The Lexus RC F made its first driving debut at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed, in the hands of former World Rally Champion driver Didier Auriol. Due to enter full production in 2015, the RC F first made its debut at the North American International Auto Show earlier this year. “I don’t …

The dream of clinching a home victory in the DTM race at the Norisring has not come true for Audi again this year. Nevertheless, 121,000 spectators (throughout the weekend) saw an impressive performance by the brand with the four rings as Audi extended its advantage in the manufacturers’ classification. At …

McLaren has taken the wraps off the McLaren 650S GT3 today in the grounds of the famous Goodwood Estate. The British marque’s latest track-honed racer will participate in GT3 championships across the globe from 2015. Built on the company’s highly successful McLaren 12C GT3, which has re-established McLaren at the …

Lexus has won the SP PRO (LFA-X) and SP8 (LFA) classes at the Nürburgring 24-hour in Germany at the weekend to reassert its dominance at one of the world’s most gruelling race circuits. The LFA-X experimental vehicle finished 11th outright, while the LFA finished 13th outright ahead of category rivals …