Renault has released a teaser video of the Renault Captur concept car it plans to unveil at the 2013 North American International Auto Show later this week. It’s believed the concept will showcase a compact SUV/crossover theme, in the form of a jumped up Clio. Specific details are still under […]
Month: January 2013
Audi SQ5 ‘3.0 TFSI’ supercharged petrol version revealed
Audi will soon offer a high performance petrol version of the Audi SQ5, featuring the company’s 3.0-litre TFSI supercharged V6. It will join the upcoming 3.0 TDI diesel variant, which is set to arrive in Australia in April. Unfortunately, the petrol version will only be made in left-hand drive, meaning, […]
F1 Red Bull Racing puts Mark Webber on probation – report
Australian Formula 1 driver Mark Webber has reportedly been put on probation at Red Bull for the 2013 season. Red Bull Racing’s boss Helmut Marko was apparently not happy with the Australian not assisting teammate Sebastian Vettel during the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix. Marko told media “Mark [Webber] was not […]
BMW retains US luxury sales lead, helped by new 3 Series
With 2012 now well and truly gone, the sales stats of vehicles all around the world are starting to come through. And for the popular premium segment in the US between BMW, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz, it’s BMW that has come out on top. BMW sold 281,460 vehicles in the USA […]
Video: MINI Countryman attempts first-ever unassisted backflip
Not happy with the stunt itself, MINI and stunt driver Guerlain Chicherit decided a better thing to do would be to attempt a backflip, unassisted, using only the accelerator and brakes. It sounds very tricky, because it probably is. It’s also the first of its kind, ever, as far as […]
Hyundai HCD-14 concept previewed before Detroit debut
Hyundai has released a teaser image of a new concept car it plans to unveil at the 2013 North American International Auto Show next week. Called the Hyundai HCD-14, the concept showcases an elegant four-door coupe design. The HCD-14 is likely to preview a new design language which could be […]
2013 Ford Focus ST review (video)
This is the new 2013 Ford Focus ST. It’s the replacement to the very popular XR5. For the new model, Ford decided to relegate the howling XR5 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo engine – potentially upsetting enthusiasts – and has introduced a 2.0-litre EcoBoost four banger. Ford fans needn’t fret though, the […]
Peugeot 2008 production version revealed in leaked images
Images of the upcoming Peugeot 2008 compact SUV have been leaked online, showing the full exterior detail of the all-new model for the very first time. Based on the funky new Peugeot 208 compact hatch, the 2008 is inspired by a concept version the company unveiled in September last year. […]