Two of Australia’s most famous Ford racing teams have officially changed ownership for the 2013 V8 Supercars season. Stone Brothers Racing has announced that upon ditching the Falcons for Mercedes E 63 AMGs, it will now be officially known as Erubus Motorsport. SBR has been operated by Kiwi siblings Jimmy […]
Year: 2013
2014 Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG ‘4MATIC’ all-wheel drive option confirmed
Mercedes-Benz has perhaps inadvertently revealed the upcoming 2013-2014 Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG in a new E-Class lineup image. The image shows the full range of new E-Class variants, such as the Coupe and Cabriolet, and the Estate wagon, all of which have previously be revealed. The hot new AMG version, […]
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta crash in China – first ever?
A spanking new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta has been involved in a crash over the weekend – possibly the first-ever F12 crash – in Guangzhou, China. It might be a rather minor one but it still leaves you gritting your teeth in despair. To make matters worse, the car was apparently just […]
2014 Toyota Corolla sedan revealed in Japanese brochure?
Is this the new 2014 Toyota Corolla sedan? An image has apparently been scanned from a Japanese brochure revealing the sporty-looking sedan version, which, predictably, borrows much of its design from the new Corolla hatch. The new hatch has only been on sale in Australia for few months, while the […]
Video: Renault Captur concept previews upcoming Clio SUV
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 […]
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 […]