In eleven days, the most important car from Volkswagen, the Golf Mk7, will be unveiled at a special event in Berlin. In the meantime, the company held a special media preview of the model in Germany where it outlined the most important features of the new hatch. Several high-resolution photos …
Read More »Video: Mitsubishi Evo 8 Plunges Down Cliff at Pike’s Peak
Crashes are part of motor sports and racing drivers know that. People want to see crashes in motor racing. Motor sports are boring without crashes. But the recent crash at the Pike’s Peak championship involving driver Jeremy Foley and Yuri Kouznetsov is definitely one of the biggest in my list …
Read More »Video Review: Toyota 86 v Nissan 370z v Porsche Cayman
If there was one review that managed to sum up Toyota 86’s performance in relative to its closest rival (performance wise), then this is it. And if you are a pure driving enthusiast spare yourself 15 minutes and watch this brilliant review by Chris Harris. Following his first impression of …
Read More »Volvo S60 performs well in the latest IIHS crash test
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US recently conducted a new crash test procedure, where instead of the normal 40 percent overlap with a 5-foot tall rigid barrier, cars are hurled towards the wall at 64km/h (40mph) with a 25 percent overlap. The institute said the new …
Read More »Video: Speeding BMW M3 Crashes due to Aquaplaning
Ask any car enthusiast what makes them slowdown if not for speed cameras when driving their fast cars and you will most likely get the same answer from all of them – wet road surface. The driver of the BMW M3 in the video below underestimated the consequences of mixing …
Read More »Nissan 370Z tuned by Nissan’s Facebook fans
Here is a customisation project with a difference. A few months ago, Nissan asked its Facebook followers how they would like the company’s 370Z Coupé tuned using off the shelves parts and accessories. And that’s not all, they even asked them to choose the parts! The result is “Project 370Z”, …
Read More »Video: Audi R8 e-tron completes Nürburgring laptime in 8:09.099
The new Audi R8 e-tron is now in its final stages of development and Audi has unleashed the all electric car at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Driven by Markus Wankelhock, the supercar completed the demanding course in just 8:09.099 minutes – the quickest laptime achieved by any production electric vehicle. The …
Read More »Video: Is this the production Porsche 918 Spyder?
A video of a full size clay model of the new Porsche 918 has recently surfaced on YouTube. It appears to be shot during a customer preview in the US (Porsche hasn’t officially confirmed this), as evident from side marker lights on the sides of the car, a requirement for …
Read More »Video: SP Engineering Nissan GT-R Smashes 1/4 Mile Record
Last week, AMS Performance set a new quarter mile record of 8.97 seconds in their 1500 horsepower (1103 kW) Nissan GT-R. Just when you think the GT-R just can’t get any faster than that, the folks at SP Engineering took their GT-R to the drag strip this week with the …
Read More »2013 Lexus LS Official Photos and Promotional Video
Lexus has released more photos of its new flagship LS saloon, including high resolution interior shots for both the short wheelbase and long wheelbase variants. As reported last week, for the first time the new LS range will include an F Sport version, in addition to the LS 460, LS …
Read More »2013 Lexus LS Range Unveiled – F Sport Joining Line-up
The new Lexus LS range has been unveiled in its full glory. The mid-life update heralds over 3,000 improvements and component changes to the vehicle, on top of the 2,500 received throughout its life since its launch in 2007. “Our new flagship has much greater visual presence; the bold new …
Read More »Video: AMS Performance Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R Sets 1/4 Mile Record
AMS Performance has once again shattered the 1/4 mile record with this 8.97 second Nissan GT-R. The new time is over 0.2 second quicker than their previous best. On July 12,2012, AMS Performance hit the drag strip with their 1500 horsepower (1103 kW) Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R, the most powerful …
Read More »2013 Audi R8 revealed – V10 plus added to the range
The refreshed 2013 Audi R8 has been revealed ahead of its official premier at the Paris Motor Show in September, with a new flagship model, the R8 V10 plus, added to the range. The R8 V10 plus is available exclusively as a coupé. Audi’s first supercar has aged well and …
Read More »McLaren MP4-12C Spider – Coupe to Roadster in 17 seconds
Following on the first images of the McLaren MP4-12C Spider over a week ago, the British company has release a couple of videos showing the supercar transforming from coupé to spider. The first video is a CGI (Computer Generated Imagery), while the official launch film was shot on the breathtaking …
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