Mercedes-Benz has announced it will be introducing a ute within the next five years. Say what? Yep, Mercedes wants to have a slice of the very popular tradies segment. The company will target markets including Latin America, South Africa, parts of Europe, and yes, Australia and New Zealand. The Merc […]
Day: 27 March 2015
Video: Spectacular ‘light painting’ photo shoot with the Infiniti QX70
Infiniti Middle East has gone all out to create some artistic genius at the Reem track in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by using three Infiniti QX70 SUVs as “light painting brushes”. As you’ll see in the video, things get quite colourful. The stunt was called ‘it’s time for Infiniti’, and no […]
Alpina B5 & B6 Bi-Turbo 50th anniversary editions revealed
To celebrate 50 years as a bespoke car manufacturer Alpina has created the ‘Edition 50’, based on the B5 and B6 Bi-Turbo models. These are based on the current BMW 5 Series and 6 Series. Sitting under the bonnet is a revised version of the ’50i’ 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8. Performance […]
Toyota announces TNGA global architecture; stronger, lighter, more efficient
Toyota has revealed its new global architecture (TNGA) which will underpin around half of the company’s models by 2020. The new platform is designed to improve the core vehicle performance and product appeal, and to streamline production processes and even reduce resource consumption during the manufacturing process by 20 per […]
Video: EKanooRacing Porsche 911 Turbo runs world record quarter mile
Yesterday, we saw a Nissan GT-R break the world record road-legal quarter mile. Now, a record has been broken by its archenemy, the Porsche 911 Turbo. The 911 Turbo in question is a 997 model, built by Esmotor from Istanbul. Specific details and tuning that has been applied to the […]
2015 Holden VF Sandman SV6 & SS V special editions announced
The Holden Sandman is back. Well, sort of. Holden has created some unique special editions based on the 2015 VF Commodore to pay tribute to the nameplate’s 40th anniversary. Based on the SV6 and SS V Sportwagon and Ute, the special editions come with a number of features inspired by […]