It’s always a shame reporting on car crashes, but when it’s an Aston Martin One-77 crash, it almost becomes too painful to bear. One such incident recently happened in Hong Kong. It’s believed the rare and extremely expensive Aston Martin One-77 is from China, however, it’s unknown just how the […]
Day: 28 May 2012
Sebastian Loeb wins 2012 WRC Acropolis Rally in Greece
World Rally Champion Sebastian Loeb has extended his lead in the 2012 points standings with a comfortable victory in the Acropolis Rally despite a tyre puncture. The Frenchman finished 40 seconds ahead of second placed Citroen teammate Mikko Hirvonen. Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala completed the podium. Loeb lost three minutes […]
Ferrari SP12 EC one-off special created for Eric Clapton
Remember the special Ferrari 458 one-off that was spotted a few months ago? Ferrari has now revealed the model, called the Ferrari SP12 EC. The special creation has been built for world-famous guitarist Eric Clapton. Previous reports indicated that the model could have a V12 mid-mounted engine, however, it’s understood […]
2012 Porsche 911 Club Coupe celebrates 60th anniversary
Porsche has revealed a bespoke new model to celebrate 60 years of Porsche Clubs; the 2012 Porsche 911 Club Coupe special edition. Just 13 editions will be made. It’s certainly not a high volume production car this one. Porsche will be using a lottery system to determine which lucky buyers […]
Video: Will Power taken out as Dario Franchitti wins Indianapolis 500
Australian Will Power has crashed out of the famous Indianapolis 500. Will Power’s terrible luck at ‘the Brickyard’ continued after being caught up in another driver’s accident midway through the race. On lap 78 of 200, A.J. Foyt Racing’s Mike Conway crashed into a wall as a result of breaking […]
2012 Ford Falcon G6 EcoBoost review (video)
It’s finally here, the four-cylinder Falcon. Will it be a game changer? Will it save the Aussie Falcon? The 2012 Ford Falcon G6 EcoBoost is one of three variants to feature the new engine, so let’s see how it all goes. (Obviously the key focus on this review is how […]
Neal Bates wins QLD round of Australian Classic Rally Challenge
Rally champ Neal Bates and Coral Taylor have taken out the Australian Classic Rally Challenge of the International Rally of Queensland in their retro Toyota Celica RA40. Bates, a four-time national rally winner, dominated 17 of 18 stages during the two-day sunshine coast event. The rally wasn’t without incident for […]
2012 Honda Civic Hybrid review
The Civic is considered one of the sportiest options in the small car segment, so we thought we’d do a quick test on the new 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid to see if any fun can be had in it. While hybrids are certainly no sports cars, they are believed – […]