A clip from an episode of The Grand Tour featuring a drag race between a Porsche 918 and Nissan Patrol has hit the web – a pretty clear cut victory you would think. Not so, it would seem. The Middle East is a haven of modified Nissan Patrols. Long time […]
Day: 3 March 2017
Australian vehicle sales for February 2017 – SUVs overtake passenger cars
The Australian VFACTS sales figures for new vehicle registrations in February, 2017, have been released. And it looks like SUV sales have overtaken passenger cars for the first time. According to the stats, Australians purchased 35,497 SUVs in February, making up for a record 39.9 per cent of the overall […]
Beijing wants all taxis to be EVs, help control air pollution
Beijing in China is notorious for it’s air pollution problem, with air quality often so bad that people are advised not to go outside, or wear respirators if they do. With this in mind, a new pollution control measure is being considered that could see every taxi in Beijing changed […]
7 Volvo XC60 highway patrol cars join NSW police fleet
The task of replacing Holden Commodores, Ford Falcons and Territories for police duty has been a well documented and difficult process, with a variety of imported ring-ins fulfilling the roles lately. These include Hyundai Santa Fes and Sonatas, and even Mitsubishi Lancers and Subaru Imprezas. But the latest round of […]
Sbarro Mojave modern hotrod concept heading for Geneva
Some of the most surreal and innovative concepts ever to hit the motor show circuit have come from Franco Sbarro of Switzerland. Of course, with the Geneva Motor Show being in his home country, it’s par for the course that most of his creations have been unveiled on home turf. […]
Dodge Challenger SRT Demon gets anti-hop Launch Assist (video)
Dodge has released the next teaser of the insane new Challenger SRT Demon that’s on the way. For the latest clip, titled Race Hardened Parts, the company goes over some of the… race-hardened parts. Whatever that means. It looks like the SRT Demon will come with a heat-treated diff housing […]
Video: The Fate of the Furious trailer shows star-studded cast
The newest and eighth saga in the Fast and Furious franchise will hit cinemas on April 14. It will be the second film since the tragic death of Paul Walker, who passed away after an accident in a Porsche Carrera GT in 2013. At that point filming was underway for […]
For Sale: 1930s Ford hotrod with twin-turbo Ferrari engine
The hotrod scene is always a showcase of creativity and innovation, even though most rodders typically stick to the Ford body and small-block Chev formula. Every now and then, however, a hotrod comes along that makes jaws smack the floor. This incredible example on Craigslist is a 32 Ford with […]