Audi and Nokian Tyres have broken the on-ice speed record using a modified Audi RS 6 sedan. The main change made to the car is a set of road-legal Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 studded tyres (255/35R20 97 T XL). Driven by Janne Laitinen, the RS 6 had to be driven on […]
Day: 15 March 2013
2013 Lexus IS 250 C F Sport review (video)
It might not shower you in a cannonade of kilowatts, but it doesn’t stop the 2013 Lexus IS 250 C F Sport being a serious contender in the convertible sports car segment. It offers accurate steering and engaging handling, along with invigorating open-top driver enjoyment. 2013 LEXUS IS 250 […]
Aston Martin DBS crash involving a pink Corsa
Despite the cute colour involved, this is not a pretty sight. It appears a pink Vauxhall Corsa (Holden Barina) in the UK has decided it doesn’t really like stealthy black Aston Martin DBS supercars, so it crashed into the side of one at a petrol station to prove its point. […]
KTM X-Bow with Audi 2.5T five-cylinder under development
Lightweight sports car specialist KTM is planning to shoehorn Audi’s barking brilliant 2.5-litre turbo five-cylinder engine into a future X-Bow variant. This would make it easily the quickest and most powerful model the company has ever made. In various forms, the X-Bow comes with an Audi 2.0-litre TFSI turbocharged four-cylinder, […]
Ferrari F12 GTO performance model on the way?
Ferrari has been spotted testing a very intriguing prototype version of the Ferrari F12 which has stirred up a bit of a media frenzy. Speculations are suggesting a ‘GTO’ higher performance variant is in the works. The Ferrari F12 was, up until last week when the LaFerrari – Enzo replacement […]