It is one of the pioneers of the large luxury sedan class and perhaps regarded by many as the quintessential German sedan. Welcome to the 2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It’s lighter weight, more powerful, and more intelligent than its predecessor, but is it enough to shake off the rivals that are […]
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Tesla shows what Autopilot cameras see and manage (video)
Tesla’s Autopilot system is one of the leading-edge systems currently on the automotive market. Although it is not without its problems, it is constantly under improvement, and after announcing that all future Tesla’s will be equipped with the hardware that makes self-driving possible, development is sure to continue accelerating. Here […]
Insane 1380kW Honda Civic breaks FWD 1/4 mile record (video)
The quarter-mile record for a front-wheel drive car has been broken by a 20-year-old Honda Civic with 560,000km on the clock. Yes, you read correctly. SpeedFactory Racing has claimed the coveted record with a 7.61-second quarter-mile sprint, crossing the line at 323km/h. It also set a new speed trap record. […]
NextEV NIO EP9 is China’s latest electric supercar, 1000kW (video)
Chinese EV manufacturer NextEV has launched a new sub-brand named NIO and debuted its first model, the NIO EP9. And it looks as though Tesla is no longer the lone benchmark for EV speed. NextEV took to the Saatchi Gallery in London to unveil its first electric hypercar, along with […]
Koenigsegg’s amazing FreeValve camless technology debuts in 1.6T
Koenigsegg subsidiary FreeValve will be showing off the world’s first camless engine for mass production at the Qoros stage at the Guangzhou motor show later this month. FreeValve is planning to showcase a working example of the revolutionary new engine design in a Qoros 3 hatchback, modified especially for the […]
AMS Nissan GT-R sets new 1/4 mile record (video)
Last week we saw Ekanoo Racing break the Nissan R35 GT-R quarter mile record. This week, the record has been shattered again, by renowned US GT-R tuner AMS Performance. AMS took its crazily-modified GT-R, known as Alpha G, down the strip in Michigan in a record time of 7.14 seconds […]
The Grand Tour to help Amazon Prime launch in Australia
Former Top Gear hosts will air the first episode of their new series, called The Grand Tour, through Amazon Prime later today. Unfortunately for Australians the show won’t be arriving Down Under until December. The trio of hosts, including Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, have put together a […]
2017 Mazda3 vs Hyundai i30: Small car comparison (video)
SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT Over the past few years there has been a quantum shift of Australian car buying preferences. The once dominant Holden and Ford large sedans have been off the charts for a while, with the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3 and Hyundai i30 variably swapping first place for the […]