A teenager wearing disturbingly distasteful shoes lost control and crashed a LaFerrari in Shanghai, China, last night, leaving the poor Ferrari with extensive damage. Unfortunately, it looks like the bright shoes walked away from the incident without damage. It’s understood the driver lost control out on a large freeway in […]
Year: 2015
Skoda apprentices turn Fabia into a ute; FUNstar concept
Is Skoda showing some interest in developing a commercial vehicle? Maybe not, but it has revealed a one-off miniature ute called the ‘FUNstar’ concept. It’s based on the latest Fabia, and will make its public debut at the Worthersee festival next month. The fun little concept was built by Skoda […]
Video: Can you drive an Audi A7 Sportback on the sand?
Audi’s famed Quattro all-wheel-drive system has won the company countless championships across many facets of automotive racing, and now the system has taken a two-tonne sedan through mountainous sand dunes in Dubai. Audi released this promotional clip of its A7 Sportback cruising through the streets of Dubai, and then out […]
Lotus SUV under development, here by 2020 – report
Lotus is currently developing a new crossover SUV a report has revealed, which will be produced in Lotus’s new factory in China. The English manufacturer in years past has suffered some serious financial hardship, but its latest move is expected to bring Lotus back into the black with its ambitious […]
Toyota to sell $4.2b in shares to fund fuel cell development
The world’s largest manufacturer Toyota has announced it is planning on selling more than $4 billion worth of shares to secure funding for research and development for fuel cell technology. The company is expected to sell more than 150 million unlisted shares, nicknamed “Model AA” after Toyota’s first passenger car, […]
Infiniti unveils stunning real-life Vision GT concept
Gran Turismo 6 fans will recognise this concept as Infiniti’s contribution to the Vision GT fad. The main difference is this car is in real-life and not just a pixelated creation. Infiniti says it created the car to give us all some insight into the brand’s future design direction, and […]
McLaren to remain independent, aims to sell 4000 per year by 2017
Despite the going trends and the potential cost-effective benefits of pairing up with or falling under a larger manufacturer, McLaren is adamant on staying an independent vehicle marker an interview has revealed. Speaking with Automotive News recently, Jolyon Nash, McLaren’s executive director of sales and marketing, said the company’s current […]
2016 Toyota HiLux photographed in factory, interior shown
Some more images showing the 2016 Toyota HiLux have leaked online, this time we get to see more detail of the exterior and a glimpse of the interior. The image above seemingly proves the previous brochure scan was accurate, as this vehicle presents the same grown-up shape. There’s fuller wheel […]