Car Events

As the first luxury car manufacturer to field a factory team in the V8 Supercar Championship, Volvo Polestar Racing’s debut at the Clipsal 500 on 1-2 March will also be the first time Volvo has competed in top flight domestic motorsport since 1999. In Rookie of the Year 2013 Scott …

Volvo Polestar Racing has unveiled its Volvo S60 race car that will debut in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship by driving it across the world’s most famous ‘coat-hanger’ – the Sydney Harbour Bridge. After months of speculation, the distinctive Valvoline-liveried Volvo S60 V8 Supercar made its way across the Bridge …

The Nismo Athlete Global Team has crashed out of the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour in a scary incident at the Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst. Japanese driver Katsumasa Chiyo was behind the wheel of the #32 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 when on lap 59 he made heavy impact with the …

The Nismo Athlete Global Team has arrived at Mount Panorama, where the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour race will take place over the weekend. In doing so, Nissan has officially brought ‘Godzilla’ back to Bathurst. The last time a factory-entered Nissan GT-R raced at Bathurst was in 1992, when Jim Richards and Mark …

Lexus has unwrapped the new RC F GT500 racer which will compete in the 2014 Super GT series. The wide body race will replace the outgoing Lexus SC430 GT500 car. Like the road car, it is sharper and looks more aggressive than the outgoing model and features a front lip …

Toyota virtually blew the doors off the North American International Auto Show with the reveal of the stunning FT-1 sports car concept. First devised by Calty Design Research in the Sony PlayStation Gran Turismo game environment, FT-1 leapt from the screen to the stage in a race-inspired press conference at COBO …

Nissan together with Autech Japan and motorsport tuning arm Nismo showcased one of the biggest crowd puller at the 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon, the Nissan GT-R Nismo. Drawn on three decades of racing experience gathered by Nismo, the Nissan GT-R Nismo is the fastest production GT-R ever and is officially …

A specially designed livery will ensure the Abarth Motorsport team racecars stand out from the grid at the 2014 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour race. The scheme, which was unveiled this week on the team’s 695 Assetto Corse machines in Melbourne, proudly proclaims the Abarth racing heritage. It features bold red …

As Nissan expands its Nismo line of factory performance models, it is revisiting the small car performance genre and teasing the future with the world debut of the hardcore Nissan Sentra (Pulsar in Australia) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Nissan Pulsar Nismo Concept is based on the current generation …

The much anticipated Lexus RC coupe has bowed in at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. Designed to raise Lexus’ profile with a broader audience and inject emotional appeal into the brand, the production-ready RC coupe is Lexus’ take on the BMW 4-Series, Mercedes C-Class coupe and the Audi A5. “Our …

The all-new Subaru WRX has officially bowed in at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Featuring a 2.0-litre Horizontally-opposed direct injection Boxer engine that produces 199kW @ 5,600rpm and 349Nm @ 2,000-5,200rpm, it is paired with a 6-speed manual that drives all four wheels. An optional Sport Lineartronic CVT with 8-speed …

Honda today unveiled the planned production model named the VEZEL, a new vehicle that belongs to a new category of automobiles that fuses together multifaceted values at a high level. The VEZEL is on display at the Honda booth during the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013, which runs from November 20 to …

The Lexus IS350 F Sport concept created by DeviantArt Design Challenge winner Rob Evans, has been unveiled at the 2013 SEMA. In the few months leading up to the SEMA show, DeviantArt and Lexus challenged the design community to show their vision for the 2014 IS with custom exterior treatments and …

The 2013 DTM Champion drives an Audi. At the penultimate race of the season, Mike Rockenfeller in the Schaeffler Audi RS 5 DTM secured the drivers’ title early in the prestigious touring car racing series, in front of 41,000 spectators. At the same time, Audi and Audi Sport Team Phoenix …