The new Vauxhall Insignia GSi – which is almost the same as the flagship 2018 Holden Commodore VXR – has just set an impressive lap time around the Nurburgring, making it the quickest-ever factory Vauxhall to lap the circuit, according to the company. Thanks to various driving dynamics enhancements and clever technologies, and […]
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McLaren P1 catches fire in the UK, looks to have dropped oil?
A McLaren P1, one of 375 ever made, has spontaneously combusted in the UK, likely torching the hypercar to a pile of ash and vivid blue shards. It’s understood the McLaren P1 caught fire over the weekend, with a majority of the hot orange floaty stuff coming from the engine […]
BMW pickup truck / ute rendered, worthy Mercedes X-Class rival?
The first reviews are in for the Mercedes-Benz X-Class and the reviewers aren’t as impressed as one would hope. Is the idea of a premium brand ute the problem? What if rival company BMW made a pickup truck/ute? At this stage BMW has no plans to build a ute. However, […]
Porsche 911 Carrera T returns, on sale in Australia from $238,400
The Porsche 911 Carrera T is back, inspired by the original 911 T of 1968. It’s all about lightness and the essentials as opposed to being feature-packed and laden with luxury. Based on the regular 911 Carrera, the new 911 T features the 3.0-litre twin-turbo flat-six engine producing 272kW and […]
2018 Apollo Intensa Emozione hypercar previewed (video)
Apollo Automobiles, spawned from the now defunct Gumpert company, is planning a new hypercar – called the Insensa Emozione – and has sent out teasers to get us all excited. And by the looks of it, it’s going to be a very serious track-ready model like the old Gumpert Apollo. […]
Last Holden made in Australia rolls off production line
That’s it. No more car manufacturing in Australia. Following Ford and then Toyota, Holden finished building its last car today, a Commodore SS, at its production facility in South Australia at 10:45am this morning. This was the last-ever vehicle to be produced in Australia. We were all sad to first […]
483km/h top speed for Hennessey Venom F5 ? Previewed before SEMA
Tuner and manufacturer Hennessey Performance is planning something big, called the Venom F5. It’s set to be one of the fastest production cars the world has ever seen. Hennessey is planning to unveil the new Venom F5 at the 2017 SEMA show in just a couple of weeks. And to […]
2018 Audi A7 Sportback revealed, gets mild-hybrid tech
Following a teaser earlier this week, the all-new, 2018 Audi A7 Sportback has been revealed. It boasts improved handling and long-distance comfort over the outgoing model, and features an advanced, all-digital control system. At 4969mm long, 1908mm wide, and 1422mm tall, the new model is 5mm shorter, 3mm narrower, and […]