A very rare and stunning 1993 Porsche 911 Turbo S Leichtbau will go up for auction in the UK next month, at the Silverstone Auctions May Sale event. For 911 aficionados, the Turbo S Leichtbau is one of the most sought-after examples of the 964 era. Just 86 examples were […]
Year: 2017
Uber Elevate set to envision flying car taxi technology (video)
Uber will apparently unveil plans to develop a flying car concept at its annual summit held each year in Dallas, Texas. The ride-sharing giant claims the concept should help build awareness for flying car technology. The U.S. company, which has been in and out of news lately for various controversies […]
Mitsubishi launches SVP division with L200/Triton ‘Barbarian’
It seems Mitsubishi is now jumping on the ol’ Special Vehicle division bandwagon, announcing a unique Triton overseas called the L200 Barbarian SVP. The special edition coincides with the announcement of a new division within Mitsubishi called Special Vehicle Projects, and it has made its public debut at the 2017 […]
Range Rover Velar V8 ‘SVR’ confirmed via prototype
Just days after its twin-under-the-skin Jaguar F-Pace V8 was spotted in swirly regalia and a suspected supercharged V8 under its prototype hood, a V8 Range Rover Velar has been spotted out and about testing at the Nurburgring by international media. Officially, Land Rover has only confirmed the new Velar will […]
2017 Subaru WRX S-Edition now on sale in Australia
A new special edition 2017 Subaru WRX has now gone on sale in Australia, called the S-Edition. It features various STI highlights. For a $2350 outlay over and above the WRX Premium (from $45,140), you get a handful of goodies and some black painted BBS alloys. There is an assortment […]
Genesis models to offer distinct design, personality – report
Luxury carmakers Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are sometimes criticised for their models looking like scaled, almost identical versions of each other. For example, note the similarity between the S-Class, E-Class and C-Class Benzes; or A4/A6/A8 Audis. Even formerly daring BMW has succumbed to styling homogeneity. Hyundai’s luxury Genesis division is […]
Hennessey plans monster tune for Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
With 627kW, a quarter mile time of 9.65 seconds and a 0-60mph time in a hypercar-humiliating 2.3 seconds, you could be forgiven for thinking the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is the endgame of America’s decade-long muscle car power wars. Bzzt. Wrong. Not content with concocting a Demon-vanquishing Camaro Exorcist with […]
2017 Maruti Swift DZire revealed as Indian luxury spec
The India-only sedan version of the all-new Suzuki Swift which is due here in June, was unveiled today in its home country. It’s called the 2017 Maruti Swift DZire. The Swift DZire was revealed with a more sophisticated and luxurious flavour than the sporty Swift hatch, as revealed by spy […]