Looking around for some Christmas present ideas for your mechanically-minded family and friends? This detailed 1:4 scale model of the Bugatti Chiron engine could be just the thing. The Bugatti Chiron’s engine is a masterpiece of engineering, space efficiency, and mind-boggling tube work. It uses four turbochargers to pump air […]
Year: 2017
Jaguar XE SV Project 8 looking for Nurburgring lap record?
Jaguar is apparently gunning for a Nurburgring lap record with its new XE SV Project 8 mid-size performance sedan, with reports of engineers recently tackling the circuit at full tilt. The record in question Jaguar might be looking to dethrone is the production sedan accolade, which is currently in the […]
2019 BMW 1 Series spotted with production body, switches to FWD
BMW has been spotted test driving the all-new, 2019 BMW 1 Series out and about near the Nurburgring in Germany. The prototype appears to be wearing its production body, following initial sightings during around June this year. The biggest news surrounding the next-gen 1 Series is that it will switch […]
Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake is one sexy wagon
Previewed in August, this is the stunning new Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Shooting Brake. Yep, it’s a long name but it probably deserves one, as it should never be confused with anything else. What a stunner. The Shooting Brake is based on the similarly-gorgeous Vanquish Zagato coupe, only it features […]
2017 Vauxhall Insignia GSi quicker around Nurburgring than predecessor
The new Vauxhall Insignia GSi – which is almost the same as the flagship 2018 Holden Commodore VXR – has just set an impressive lap time around the Nurburgring, making it the quickest-ever factory Vauxhall to lap the circuit, according to the company. Thanks to various driving dynamics enhancements and clever technologies, and […]
G-Power tunes up the new BMW 5 Series, including M550d
Renowned BMW tuner G-Power has got its hands on the quad-turbo diesel-powered BMW M550d, giving it a big breath of performance. Not that it needs it. In standard form the 3.0-litre quad-turbo inline six found in the M550d xDrive (not offered in Australia, unfortunately) produces 290kW and 760Nm. It is […]
McLaren P1 catches fire in the UK, looks to have dropped oil?
A McLaren P1, one of 375 ever made, has spontaneously combusted in the UK, likely torching the hypercar to a pile of ash and vivid blue shards. It’s understood the McLaren P1 caught fire over the weekend, with a majority of the hot orange floaty stuff coming from the engine […]
2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak review (video)
It’s arguably the most popular double-cab ute in Australia, the Ford Ranger, if you exclude fleet and government sales. And in top-spec Wildtrak form it is easily one of the most desirable off-road trucks currently on the market. Does it have what it takes to push ahead of the top-selling […]