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Volvo Car Corporation has again pioneered a life saving technology and this time, it will be available on one of its mainstream cars. The Pedestrian Airbag Technology will debut in the Volvo V40. According to the manufacturer, a quarter of all traffic fatalities in China involved pedestrians. In Europe, 14% …

Latest Update: All-New 2014 BMW 4-Series officially revealed The current E92 BMW M3 will go out of production in the middle of 2013. Personally I think it is the best looking model in the BMW range and it is hard to imagine how its successor can be better. We have …

To mark the 40th running of the 24-hr Nürburgring, Toyota have unveiled a modified GT86 for the upcoming event. Tuned by Gazoo Racing Meister Nürburgring, the standard 4 cylinder boxer engine in the GT86 is strapped with a supercharger and a turbocharger, more commonly known as twin-charged. The result is …

BMW is celebrating 40 years of M! Yes, the Bavarian company’s famous M Division is 40 this year. Born in May 1972, BMW’s subdivision started life as BMW Motorsport GmbH. It has been instrumental in shaping the company’s products, both road going as well as motorsport. “A company is like …

The new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 is set for the ultimate challenge as final preparations are made by McLaren GT customer teams Doerr Motorsport and Gemballa Racing, ahead of the ADAC Zurich 24-hour race at the Nürburgring this weekend, 17-20 May. The 24-hour endurance race around the 25-kilometre circuit, which is …

The successor to the Ferrari Enzo will feature a hybrid power plant! Set to make its debut late in 2012, Ferrari’s chairman, Luca di Montezemolo, confirmed the supercar will be built in limited numbers like its predecessor. “At the end of the year, we’ll also be unveiling the new Enzo, …

Lexus Australia has just launched its latest generation GS Hybrid – the GS 450h. The company expects its most efficient GS to achieve the highest rating for vehicles in its class, in the Australian government’s Green Vehicle Guide, when it hits showrooms in June. The latest GS features Lexus’ new …

Mercedes-Benz Australia is celebrating 30 years of C-Class in Australia by introducing an ‘Edition 30’ model. The milestone was achieved in February 2012 when the 30,000th current-generation C-Class sedan was delivered. It also coincided with the announcement by Roy Morgan Research that Mercedes-Benz came out top in a customer satisfaction …

  A new addition has joined the BMW 3-Series line-up – the F31 3-Series Touring, or wagon in layman’s term. The touring swaps the sedan’s boot with a more practical ‘hatch’ without compromising on the 3-Series overall design. The Touring brings 495 litres of stowage space with it, a class …

The hot hatch class just got a little more interesting with Vauxhall, the British division of General Motors, launching its Astra VXR. The hot hatch comes to the ring with a class-leading 400Nm of torque and a claimed 5.9 seconds dash from 0 – 100km/h (62mph). Crucial to putting all …

Things used to be much simpler in years gone by with the German brands. One used to be able to tell the size of the engine simply by the badge on the car’s boot lid – 320i for example informs you that the car is a 3-Series powered by a …

  These are the clearest pictures yet of what Porsche’s new baby SUV looks like. Called the Macan – Indonesian for tiger, the SUV will be a key driver for the once niche automaker to drastically increase its sales volume. It will also shoulder the great responsibility of drawing younger, …

Jaguar has joint BMW by supplying its top of the range, long wheelbase XJ Supersport as a Nürburgring taxi. The Nordschleife cab is finished in non-standard matt grey paint job and equipped with an exterior Sport Pack, as well as Jaguar’s Speed Pack, which increases the car’s electronically limited top …

It seems that Toyota has finally woken up from its deep slumber, after a decade of churning out appliances that send even the most serious insomniacs to sleep. It started with the breathtaking Lexus LF-A, which got the attention of the main players in the supercar league like no other …