Remember the bright green Lexus LFA spotted on the streets from yesterday? Well it seems the ‘AD-B’ model is not a special, last hurrah version of the LFA, and it will not go into production. According to Etienne Plas, senior manager of product communications for Lexus Europe, the hyper-coloured prototypes […]
Day: 4 July 2012
Puritalia 427 roadster revealed
You may remember Puritalia 427 teaser image from last month. The Italian company has now revealed the bespoke roadster, which has been inspired by the Shelby Cobra from the Sixties. Although the name suggests it, the Puritalia 427 isn’t powered by a 427ci V8. Instead, it gets a 5.0-litre V8 […]
Australian vehicle sales for June 2012 – Toyota 86 hot favourite
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for June 2012 are out, with the Toyota HiLux once again out in front of the popular Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla. According to the figures, 4308 2012 Toyota HiLux vehicles were registered last month (down from 4626 of May sales). This […]
Video: Pagani Zonda R Evo at the 2012 Goodwood Festival
A video has surfaced online showing the awesome new Pagani Zonda R Evo during its stints at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK. The Zonda R Evo is very special track-only edition of the already epic Zonda R. The Evo features revised aero parts over the normal […]
Sergio Pininfarina dies at age 85
He is one of the most influential figures not only within Ferrari and its history, but in the history of the automobile in general. Sergio Pininfarina has just passed away at age 85, in Turin, in his home country of Italy. Sergio Pininfarina is the man behind Pininfarina and his […]
2012 Holden Commodore SV6 Series II review (video)
The 2012 Holden Commodore SV6 Series II is the quickest Commodore this side of the snarling SS V 6.0 V8. It’s also the only V6 Commodore available with a six-speed manual transmission. So what’s it like? And does it provide the thrills of the SS, without the fuel bills? 2012 […]
McLaren 12C Spider revealed, now on sale
McLaren has pulled the wraps off the new McLaren 12C Spider right on schedule, as previously indicated. The drop-top model features a retractable hard top roof, and the same updated twin-turbo V8 engine as seen in the 2013 MP4-12C. Like the MP4-12C coupe, the 12C Spider is powered by a […]