An Austrian company has produced the world’s first all-electric rally and rallycross car, capable of unleashing 405kW. The car in question is the result of the research and development team at STARD, owned by former World Rally Champion and current Rallycross competitor Manfred Stohl. Stohl and his team utilised the […]
Day: 27 October 2016
2017 Skoda Octavia facelift revealed, new headlight design
Skoda’s Octavia has been given a dramatic facelift, with a potentially polarising front end treatment for the 2017 model year. The current Octavia’s chiselled but conventional front end design cedes to a new four-eyed headlamp treatment, with the inner headlights book-ending the grille. LEDs are positioned on the lower sides […]
Nissan Tsuru to be axed following poor NCAP safety
The world is full of obscure hand-me-down cars that continue production in developing countries long after they’ve reached obsolescence in the western world. The Type 2 Volkswagen Kombi only ended Brazillian production in 2013. The original VW Beetle was produced in Mexico until 2003, and the 1993 SB Holden Barina […]
Alfa Romeo Giulia wagon to arrive in 2017 – report
Alfa Romeo’s new premium mid-sized combatant, the Giulia, is going to receive a station wagon bodystyle to match its perennial rivals, according to an Automotive News report. This will give the Giulia a more defensive edge against the likes of the the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and […]
Stunt driver sets record speed on two wheels (video)
The Finns have taken out the Guinness World Record for the fastest two-wheeled drive in a car, topping out at 186km/h. The record was set by Finnish stunt driver Vesa Kivimaki in a modified BMW 335i and managed a maximum average speed of 186.269km/h, largely thanks to the specialised rubber […]
Toyota adds another 5.8 million vehicles to Takata airbag recall
Toyota has announced a global recall of an additional 5.8 million vehicles fitted with Takata airbags, bringing the total number impacted up to 23.1 million since the scandal broke. Toyota made the announcement yesterday that even more models like the Corolla, Avensis Verso and Yaris produced between March 2007 and […]
Tesla posts quarterly profit, second in history as public company
Californian EV-manufacturer Tesla Motors has posted its first quarterly profit in over three years, with Elon Musk saying his company will post another profit in the next quarter. Tesla reported a record number of deliveries and the cumulative profit of $139 million worth of clean car credits, as well as […]
Video: Vaughn Gittin Jr does massive drift at Catalunya circuit
Vaughn Gittin Jr drifting around Catalunya is the only video you need to see today, or even this week. Ford Performance has released the video, showingf Vaughn Gittin Jr piloting his high-performance Mustang RTR Spec 5-D around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya F1 circuit, largely sideways. Ford says the original goal […]