The popular Volkswagen Passat nameplate is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, with over 20 million versions sold since it first went on sale in 1973. In Australia, the Passat – which is available as a sedan, wagon, CC four-door coupe, and Alltrack crossover – is often in the top […]
Year: 2013
MINI Vision concept previews upcoming Cooper
A new MINI Vision concept, set to inspire a future MINI Cooper, has been unveiled at a Design@Home event in Munich, Germany. The concept showcases traditional Mini traits as well as blending in futuristic and innovative cues. From the front, the iconic circular headlights are more angled than ever for […]
2015 Honda NSX prototype heading to Indy 200, Ohio
Honda has released a bit of a teaser image of the upcoming Honda NSX supercar. The pre-production prototype will be driven at the Honda Indy 200 IndyCar Series in the US. Honda is still developing the all-new supercar, although, much of the exterior design of the concept and of this […]
Mercedes-AMG & Aston Martin announce official partnership
Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz performance arm AMG have officially announced a partnership deal which will see the two share some powertrain technology and components. The news confirms many previous reports that suggested such a deal could be on the way. In exchange for 5 per cent equity in Aston Martin, […]
‘Gran Turismo’ the movie, coming soon?
Rumour has it Sony could be thinking of creating a movie based on the popular Gran Turismo car racing game series. Word is getting around suggesting Sony might want to follow in the direction of the creators of rival game, Need for Speed. Dreamworks, the team behind Need for Speed, […]
Video: Mercedes-Benz S-Class – interesting in-depth overview
Have you ever wondered just how much attention to detail and engineering goes into perhaps the most advanced motor vehicle nameplate in history? Mercedes-Benz has released a very interesting video showing how the new 2014 S-Class was developed. The new S-Class was unveiled in May this year. It showcases an […]
New Toyota Tajimi City training centre to improve after-sales tech
Toyota has opened up a new test track facility in Tajimi City in Japan to help bolster its training abilities, specifically in areas of training staff about its products and to hone after-sales service. The new facility will also be home to some research and development projects. Trainees at Toyota […]
Tour de France winner Chris Froome given a Jaguar F-Type
With the epic Tour de France cycling endurance race over for another year, Jaguar has decided to give this year’s winner a very impressive gift; a spanking new Jaguar F-Type. Winner Chris Froome is understandably stoked to receive such a present. It’s unknown what variant it is specifically – an […]