What does it take to get a stock-looking WRX to bust the quarter mile in a Bugatti-buggering 10 seconds? Martin Donnon of SA’s Willall Racing has an idea, since that is a feat he and his team have pulled off. The Subaru WRX STI ’25BB’ as it’s called – a throwback to […]
Month: May 2017
Lotus Carlton named most iconic performance Vauxhall ever
Results of a recent survey carried out by the Vauxhall Performance Show in the UK have handed the legendary Lotus Carlton the award of being the most iconic performance Vauxhall ever made. The follow-on of the turbo era of the 1980s into the 1990s saw some pretty amazing cars, packed […]
Aston Martin Vanquish caravan race with Ricciardo & Verstappen (video)
Red Bull Racing along with its new F1 partner Aston Martin have put together a rather hilarious video, with F1 drivers Ricciardo and Verstappen racing a pair of Vanquish Volantes while towing caravans. Yep, you read that correctly. Towing caravans. The idea was both Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen needed […]
Maserati Levante getting hybrid tech from Chrysler Pacifica
Not even exotic car manufacturers are exempt from emissions regulations, which are tightening further as the years pass. Like Lamborghini, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, Maserati will have its own plug-in hybrid soon, in the form of the Levante SUV. Since the PHEV is only expected to account for six per […]
BMW Z4 to retain name, not Z5, concept in August – report
One of the most talked-about and anticipated sports car partnerships will manifest this year when the wraps come off Toyota and BMW’s co-developed sports cars. Toyota’s will sell the new Supra coupe, a car enthusiasts have been pining for since 2002, while BMW will introduce the next-generation Z4 previously thought to […]
Hyundai Kona getting company-first head-up display (video)
Another preview for the all-new Hyundai Kona small SUV has been sent out, showing some of the design details and technology. As we already know, the Kona will be Hyundai’s new small SUV that will be ready to compete with the likes of the Mazda CX-3 and Mitsubishi ASX, along with […]
2017 Honda CR-V turbo on sale in Australia from $30,690
The all-new, fifth-generation Honda CR-V will go on sale in Australia from July 2017, with prices and specifications released today. Honda’s mid-size SUV warrior will kick off from $30,690 (before on-road costs), coming standard with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a full-size spare tyre, dual-zone climate control, alloys, active noise cancellation, […]
2018 Renault Megane R.S. leaks out some more
Some more images of the new, 2018 Renault Megane R.S. have leaked onto the web, giving us more of a glimpse of the French hot hatch before its debut. In the latest images, first posted by ClioRS-Concept forum, we get a look at the side and rear of the car […]