Joan ‘Nani’ Roma has won the arduous 2014 Dakar Rally driving a MINI ALL4 Racing with the Monster Energy X-raid team. This year’s rally was said to be the toughest ever, as teams trekked across all types of terrain for the 9374km journey. Starting from Rosaria and across into the Andes, […]
Day: 20 January 2014
2014 Toyota Kluger on sale in Australia in March
The new 2014 Toyota Kluger is being introduced in Australia, bringing a fresh exterior design, more in-car features, comfort, and safety. The platform has also been completely revised for a more dynamic driving experience. Although it is based on the outgoing Kluger platform, which has been around since 2001, Toyota […]
2014 Kia Optima announced; styling tweaks, more safety
Kia Australia is introducing the new, 2014 Kia Optima, which comes with revised styling, an updated cabin, more safety technology, and some minor trimming changes. Upon first impressions it might be a bit difficult to spot the styling updates. At the front there’s a new fascia, updated headlights and fog […]
For Sale: 1982 Rothmans Porsche 956 Le Mans racer
An utterly legendary motorsport icon will go up for auction next month. Yep, an original 1-of-10, Le Mans-dominating, Rothmans 1982 Porsche 956 Group C sports prototype racers. It was piloted by famous drivers including Derek Bell and Jurgen Barth. Anticipated to attract a lot of attention at the RM Auctions […]
New Mazda MX-5 to debut at 2015 Chicago show
Some more details are coming through on the all-new Mazda MX-5 sports car, which, as we know, will be a joint project between Mazda and Alfa Romeo. It’s understood the new model will make its official debut at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, a place where the original MX-5 debuted […]
Robert Dahlgren joins V8 Supercars, driving for Volvo
You may remember Robert Dahlgren from the Volvo S60 Polestar launch event last year. He’s the official Polestar Racing touring car driver, and now it’s been announced he will pilot the upcoming Volvo S60 V8 Supercar in this year’s local season. Dahlgren has been a fundamental player in the development […]