The official world record for the biggest simultaneous burnout has been broken at this year’s Street Machine Summernats 28 festival in Canberra. The record involved 103 cars all doing a burnout at the same time. Guinness World Records was present to overlook the proceedings. The main rule was that every […]
Year: 2015
For Sale: 1970 PGC10 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R ‘Hakosuka’
A genuine, ultra-rare, mint condition ‘PGC10’ 1970 Nissan Skyline H/T 2000 GT-R sedan is going up for auction later this month. It is one of the cleanest examples we’ve ever seen. The first Skyline GT-R, or Hakosuka as it’s known in Japan, is one of the most sought-after retro classics […]
Video: 551kW Ford FG Falcon G6E is one tough sleeper
How’s this for a cool sleeper sedan. It’s an FG Ford Falcon G6E Turbo that produces 738hp at the wheels, capable of dusting off quarter mile times in under 10 seconds. The friendly Falcon features a 4.0-litre turbocharged inline six that produces 270kW in factory form. With a GTX35/40 Garrett […]
Italian sculptor cruises Venice in wooden Ferrari F50 (video)
If Livio De Marchi had crossed the Grand Canal in a gondola or a water taxi, the myriad of people swarming the picturesque streets of Venice would probably never have stopped in their tracks to stare at him in mild adoration. But that is exactly what they did, since the […]
Ford planning ‘EcoBeast’ performance EcoBoost engines?
Ford has filed an application to trademark ‘EcoBeast’ in the US, giving us some insight as to what the company might be planning in the near future. You have probably all heard of the ‘EcoBoost’ name which is a sub-brand reserved for Ford’s latest environmentally-conscious turbocharged engines. Two applications have […]
Fiat-Chrysler puts together SRT Hellcat burnout compilation
It seems Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is very proud of its new flagship Dodge SRT Hellcat muscle cars, to the extent where it has put together a neat little video capturing some of the best burnouts by the new cars. Dodge introduced its new line of performance vehicles late in 2014, […]
2016 BMW 7 Series spotted, new-look front end revealed
Images of a prototype 2016 BMW 7 Series have surfaced online, revealing various aspects of the exterior and interior for the first time. As you can see, the front end will incorporate the company’s latest design language, with wider headlights that spread to the centre grille, a more prominent set […]