If you thought the Lexus LFA was overpriced, here is a short clip from Lexus in which Lexus’ College national manager Paul Williamsen talks about the rigorous process Lexus undertook to develop the engine tuning of the LFA. Priced at € 368,000, the Lexus LFA costs even more than a …
Read More »Geneva Motor Show Preview: Novitec Rosso Ferrari 599 GTO 888
Novitec Rosso has released a performance upgrade package for the Ferrari 599 GTO. Already an amazing car in standard form, the Novitec tuned Ferrari 599 GTO features a twin-supercharged 6.0 liter V12 developing 888 horsepower and 862 Nm of torque. Called the Novitec Rosso Ferrari 599 GTO 888, the supercar …
Read More »New Pictures: Lamborghini LP700-4
Fresh new images of Lamborghini’s next supercar the LP700-4 have finally surfaced, this time, completely undisguised. The LP700-4 will be the successor to the aging Lamborghini Murcielago. It is powered by a 6.5-litre V12 engine which develops 700 horsepower (515kW) and 690Nm. 0 – 100km/h takes just 2.9 seconds. Read …
Read More »Nissan GT-R Crashes and Catches Fire in Malaysia
A spirited drive for a group of Malaysian car enthusiasts ended up in tragedy when one of the drivers in the group who was driving a R35 Nissan GT-R got involved in a collision with an oncoming Golf GTi. The next thing the driver knew was that his mighty R35 …
Read More »2011 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Audi A3 Sedan Concept
As the each successive Audi A4 grows bigger in size, it is only a matter of time before Audi feels the need to fill the void left by the bloated A4. With ever growing competition from it’s homeland rival BMW, Audi has finally released sketches of the car that will …
Read More »New Images: Five Axis “Project CT” Lexus CT200H
Not long ago we posted some teaser images of Five Axis’s Lexus CT200H. Like the widebody Lexus IS that Five Axis built a few years back, we once again thought Five Axis’s latest project, dubbed Project CT, looked absolutely amazing. Now we are glad to bring you some more new …
Read More »Lamborghini LP700-4 Revealed Ahead of Geneva Show
With its debut just round the corner at the Geneva Motor Show in March, Lamborghini is teasing us with a new video of its Murcielago supercar replacement, likely to be called the Aventador LP700-4. The video seems to come from a legitimate source, judging from the quality of the clip …
Read More »Video: Kyushu-Danji Honda NSX 56.959 Seconds Lap at Tsukuba
The Tsukuba circuit in Japan is often used by car makers and tuners to test and gauge their cars against the rest. The 1.287 mile circuit is to Japan what the Nurburgring is to Europe. A laptime of sub 1 minute is considered quick and these are usually high powered …
Read More »Skoda’s Sexy New Coupé – Joyster
Volkwagen Group’s budget brand, Skoda, is about to launch a Scirocco rivaling coupé, called the Joyster. Like its Scirocco cousin, Skoda’s sexy new coupé is based on the Golf and will provide a low-cost alternative to Volkswagen’s gorgeous coupé. Our source at Auto Express has confirmed the Joyster name, along …
Read More »2011 Geneva Motor Show Preview: BMW Vision ConnectedDrive
We are getting a rare glimpse at this superhot roadster concept from BMW called the BWM Vision ConnectedDrive before its official debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March. The concept is meant to show case the future of intelligent networking between driver, vehicle and the environment. Think of …
Read More »Nissan Nismo GT-R RC Race Car
Fancy a fully race-prep R35 Nissan GT-R solely for the tracks? Good news because Nissan’s motorsports and performance division, Nismo, will build you one if you hand them 20,790,000 yen or around $250k USD. What you get is a fully track ready R35 Nissan GT-R complete with roll-cage, fire extinguisher, …
Read More »Volkswagen Golf24 Nürburgring Racer
Volkswagen will be competing in this year’s 24-hour endurance race at the Nürburgring. The Contender? A specially developed Golf24. The DTM style Golf borrows its 2.5-litre turbocharged 5-cylinder engine from sister company, Audi. The same power plant currently motivates the TT RS and RS3 models. For the Golf24, VW has …
Read More »Video: Drag Race – 2012 Nissan GT-R vs 2011 Nissan GT-R
Arguably one of the most publicised super-cars on the planet, the Nissan GT-R grabs a headline everywhere it goes. The 2012 GT-R is not much more different than the 2011 model it replaces, safe for a new front bumper with LED daytime running lights and a new rear bumper. However, …
Read More »New Ford GT Packs 600 Horsepower
Ford is currently undergoing a renaissance. It was the only Big ‘Three’ US automaker to make it through the Global Financial Crisis without resorting to public funds. Under the ‘One Ford’ model, the company is gradually emerging stronger from the crisis, with portfolio restructuring and platforms culling slowly showing results. …
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