Although the new Formula Ford EcoBoost open-wheeler is designed for motorsport and track applications only, the company is reportedly considering putting a street-legal version into production. The new Formula Ford EcoBoost recently lapped the Nurburgring in Germany in 7:22, which is a very quick time for a relatively low powered […]
Year: 2012
Citroen DS5 now on sale in Australia priced from $47,990
Citroen has announced the all-new Citroen DS5 softroader is now on sale in Australia, with prices starting at $47,990 (excluding on-road costs). Just one variant is available locally, the DS5 DSport. It comes with a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing 115kW of power and 240Nm of torque. Although 0-100km/h acceleration […]
For sale: James Bond’s Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace
Remember James Bond’s Aston Martin DBS from the movie Quantum of Solace? The V12 star will soon be heading to auction along with plenty of other cool 007 memorabilia. A number of Aston Martin DBS vehicles were used in the film, some of which were unfortunately sacrificed for the sake […]
Video: New Aston Martin Vanquish is music to your ears
Aston Martin has put together a neat video showcase of the new Aston Martin Vanquish out and about on the roads of Italy. The video gives you a nice taste of what the exquisite V12 engine sounds like. The new Aston Martin Vanquish is the company’s latest model sitting on […]
Ferrari 599XX Evolution delivered to Google engineering boss
What do you do when you’re one of Google’s high up executives? You buy yourself a very special and very rare limited edition Ferrari 599XX Evolution of course. President of Google engineering Benjamin Sloss – a self-confessed “horsepower junkie” – won this Ferrari 599XX Evolution at an auction event earlier […]
Pagani Zonda 764 Passione to be the last Zonda… really
The production of the Zonda has been going on since 1999. It was meant to end in 2011 with the final hurrah, the Zonda 760. There’s now word of another, final Zonda being built called the Pagani Zonda 764 Passione. (Pagani Zonda R shown) It’s understood the ‘final’ Zonda will […]
Video: Stock 2012 BMW M5 makes 393kW at the wheels
It seems BMW may have underrated one of its cars once again. The guys at BimmerPost recently strapped a brand new and stock standard 2012 BMW M5 to a dyno where it produced 393kW at the wheels (527hp). According to the factory specs, the new M5 produces 412kW at the […]
MINI JCW GP Limited Edition on sale in Australia from $56,900
MINI Australia has announced just 30 MINI JCW GP Limited Editions for the local market, out of 2000 produced internationally. The new model is the most powerful production car the company has ever made. Sporting a race-tuned version of the 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine seen in the normal Cooper S, […]