Mercedes-Benz has announced the new Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG 5.5-litre V8 BITURBO for Australia. The brutal barnstormer will be available in sedan and estate later this year. Mercedes-Benz is stepping away from the ‘old’ 6.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 and adopting its new 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 item for the latest Mercedes-Benz […]
Year: 2011
2012 Audi A6 2.0 models now on sale in Australia
Audi has released the new 2012 Audi A6 2.0 TFSI and 2012 Audi A6 2.0 TDI variants in Australia. These will make up the range as the new entry-level models, and join the current 2.8 and 3.0-litre models. 2012 Audi A6 2.0 TFSI First up is the 2012 Audi 2.0 […]
Prodrive MINI Countryman for the road planned – report
Motorsport engineering experts at Prodrive are working on a Prodrive MINI Countryman which will offer big revisions and enhancements in visuals and driving performance, as well as handling characteristics over the standard Countryman S. The Prodrive version is expected to output over 200kW. In the world stage of motorsport, MINI […]
Video: Nissan Juke-R gets a roll cage
Nissan has released a third update on the interesting Nissan Juke-R concept. This time its a video showing the muscly SUV’s new roll cage system being put together, and a sub frame and mounting points for the 3.8-litre Nissan GT-R engine and transmission. As previously reported, the Nissan Juke-R concept, […]
Edo Competition Porsche Panamera S Hellboy
Edo Competition has released the Edo Competition Porsche Panamera S Hellboy package using Vorsteiner aerodyamics. For those who don’t remember, Edo is the German tuner that built the club-spec Edo Competition Ferrari Enzo that sadly crashed into the ocean last month. The Edo Competition Porsche Panamera S Hellboy pack is […]
Porsche Cajun confirmed for 2013
Porsche has announced, with a new 500-million-euro investment, production of the all-new Porsche Cajun ‘Cayenne junior’ will commence in 2013 at the company’s Leipzig plant. (rendered speculation only) The Porsche Cajun is likely to be built on a platform similar to the one used on the Audi Q5 under the […]
Rohrls Katze (Rohrl’s Cat) new Walter Rohrl DVD – video
There’s a new DVD out called, strangely enough, Rohrls Katze (Rohrl’s Cat), which celebrates the life of the brilliant racing driver, and now Porsche chief test driver, Walter Rohrl. Well, the DVD has actually been out since August, but somehow it has snuck under our radar. Maybe there’s a bit […]
HDT VL VE Group A Plus Pack revealed
HDT has today given the public a look at its latest creation, the HDT VL VE Group A Plus Pack, the last chapter in its HDT Heritage Series. And we reckon it looks stunning. This new HDT VL VE Group A Plus Pack is said to be the last of […]