Here’s a car we bet you didn’t know existed. We didn’t. It’s a 930-era Porsche 911 with a McLaren Formula One engine. Yes, you did read that correctly. Sitting in the back of this otherwise neat-looking 911 is a 1.5-litre TAG turbocharged V6 like what was seen in McLaren F1 […]
Day: 21 September 2016
Novitec announces Lamborghini Huracan twin-supercharger kit
The team at Novitec Torado has unveiled a tuned version of the Lamborghini Huracan which sends 611kW in an unapologetic attempt to destroy the rear wheels. Welcome to the Novitec Torado Huracan RWD Coupe; a lighter, twin-supercharged version of the already maniacal rear-wheel drive raging bull. The stock 5.2-litre V10 […]
Sporty Alfa Romeo Giulia ‘Veloce’ variants added to lineup
Alfa Romeo is reviving a classic nameplate for the second-sportiest Giulia variant after the twin-turbo, 376kW Quadrofoglio. Introducing the Giulia Veloce. The Veloce (Italian for velocity) badge was first used on fast Alfas in the 1950s. Sitting above the Giulia and Giulia Super, the Veloce will be available exclusively with […]
Mazda tops J.D. Power 2016 Australia Sales Satisfaction Index
The J.D. Power Sales Satisfaction survey has run in Australia for the first time, with Mazda coming out on top of the rankings. The survey analysed data from 2477 new vehicle owners between September 2015 through to June this year, ranking on a scale out of 1000 through six main […]
Last hurrah HSV GTS-R to be named ‘W1’ – report
Holden Special Vehicles’s (HSV) Australian rear-wheel drive sign-off will purportedly entail a three-prong range of GTS-based models, including an updated GTS, GTS-R and a more hardcore ‘GTS-R W1’. According to Motoring.com.au, the most powerful and fastest HSV ever will be part of the MY17 range, due in the second quarter […]
US government gives go-ahead for autonomous vehicles
Autonomous driving technology has received arguably its most important endorsement to date, with the Obama administration suggesting the roads are safer with machines behind the wheel, rather than humans. Manufacturers of autonomous vehicles have been awaiting the publication of the Obama administration’s guidelines for the industry for quite some time, […]
Meet the new world’s fastest Volkswagen Beetle; 330km/h Beetle LSR
Volkswagen USA has created the world’s fastest Beetle, beating the old land speed record which has been standing since 1988. With a little help from Californian tuning company THA Manufacturing, the Beetle’s 2.0-litre TSI turbo four-cylinder is wound up to 404kW and 570Nm. This helped it average an astonishing 330km/h […]
Citroen C3 WRC concept previews 2017 rally car
Citroen used a camouflaged rally mule to give us the first taste of its new Cactus-inspired C3 road car, before showing us the real thing in all of its detail a few months ago. The production version will be making its real-life debut at the Paris Motor Show next week. […]