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Holden, General Motor’s Australian arm, has announced the pricing of the company’s new Volt range extended electric car. The Holden badged Volt will be priced at $A59,990 when it goes on sale later this year. Apart from being the first Holden range extended vehicle, the Volt will also debut new …

In a spate of just two weeks, two different Lexus LFA test prototypes were spotted in and around the famous Nürburgring circuit in Germany. In the first video we posted last week, the Lexus LFA codenamed ‘AD-A‘ was caught testing at the Nürburgring circuit. The baby blue LFA is reported …

The Infiniti EMERG-E Prototype will hit the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. It marks the debut of EMERG-E’s first working prototype since the Concept’s launch at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Infiniti brand ambassador and Red Bull Racing Formula One driver, Mark Webber, was the first driver …

These are the official images of Mercedes-Benz’s latest CLS Shooting Brake. Its arrival heralds the expansion of the CLS range to two models, and for the first time since the debut of the original CLS in 2004, beauty and practicality can be had together. In terms of proportion, the CLS …

 Mercedes-Benz UK has announced the pricing of its new A-Class models which will go on sale in the country in December this year. Buyers can choose from three petrol and two diesel engines, with prices starting from £18,945. The petrol range starts with the A180 BlueEfficient that comes with …

The successor to the most mental car on the planet, the mighty 431km/h Bugatti Veyron, is under development. Bugatti Chief Vehicle Engineer, Jens Schulenburg, told UK magazine, Auto Express,that work has already begun on a Veyron successor. He candidly revealed some of the challenges the company’s engineers face with the …

Lexus has gone back to the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife track testing a mysterious LFA. According to numerous sources, the test car is the exclusive “AD-A” version of the V-10 powered LFA. It seems like this special edition will have a few performance tweaks. Could it be quicker than the standard …

Champion Motorsport is a Porsche tuner specialist based in Florida, USA. Their latest project is a Porsche 911 Turbo S transformed into a street legal Porsche 911 GT3 RSR race car. The build include two new VTG turbos, a high-flow exhaust system, new suspension setup and an engine retune. The …

Lexus Australia has just launched the face lifted RX range, with a new entry level RX 270 added to the line-up. It is now Lexus’ cheapest SUV, at $69,900. The 2.7-litre twin-cam multivalve four-cylinder engine produces 138kW at 5800rpm and 252Nm of torque at 4200rpm. It drives the front wheels …

Hyundai Motor Australia has just launched the sedan version of the Hyundai i40. Engineered and designed at Hyundai’s technical centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany, the new i40 Sedan not only continues Hyundai’s signature “fluidic sculpture” design language, but heralds the latest technologies and fuel efficient powerplants. Available in either a 1.7-litre …

This is one of the most imaginative, artistic and refreshingly original commercials we have ever come across. Created by BMW of Canada, the commercial is devoid of any sexily dressed models, but features instead, the M5 as a bullet being shot out of the barrel of a gun. Shot in …

This is the news real driving enthusiasts dread. BMW M’s Head of Engineering, Albert Biermann, has pretty much confirmed the death of the manual transmission on the next M5. We all know that the manual gearbox has been high on the endangered species list, with more and more top end …

Factory options and customisation kits are big money earners for car companies, and none other does it better than the premium car makers, Porsche being one of them. You can specify anything from a carbon fibre trim on the dash, to full performance kit that lifts performance to an all …

We have known for quite some time now that the new 2014 BMW M3 will feature a 6-cylinder engine. But BMW’s North American President, Mr. Ludwig Willisch, has confirmed that the 6-cylinder engine in question will be an inline six, not a V6 as previously reported. According to BimmerPost, a …