To celebrate achieving a mega top speed of 435.31km/h, Hennessey Performance is launching a special ‘World’s Fastest’ limited edition of the insane Venom GT. Even though it is not officially noted as the world’s fastest car by Guinness, there’s no doubt it certainly has the potential to overtake the mighty […]
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2014 Lexus CT 200h on sale in Australia from $39,990
Lexus Australia has announced the updated 2014 Lexus CT 200h is now available, with more features and lower or unchanged pricing across the board. Immediately you can notice the facelifted model with the company’s latest ‘spindle grille’ design. It looks much more aggressive than the outgoing model, with a sharp […]
Mercedes developing 3-cylinder engine, only for hybrids
Mercedes-Benz will soon jump on the three-cylinder engine bandwagon and introduce its own ultra-compact unit in the near future. The engine family will only be used in the company’s upcoming hybrid front-wheel drive models. So far, Ford, BMW, Peugeot, Volkswagen, GM/Opel, and Nissan have all recently developed a small-capacity three-cylinder […]
Video: Stock BMW M235i makes 229kW at the wheels
A completely stock BMW M235i running on 91 RON fuel has laid down some impressive numbers on the dyno, giving us a clue as to how much power the engine is really producing. Manufacturer’s claims aren’t always spot on. Sometimes there’s actually less power in reality and sometimes there’s more. […]
Ford Mustang heading to 86th floor of Empire State, again
Ford has planned an extravagant exhibit for the 2015 Mustang at the upcoming New York Auto Show, placing an example on top of the Empire State Building’s 86th floor. It seems like an outrageous act just to gain some attention, but in fact Ford wants to recreate what it did […]
BMW 335i gets speared in crash, driver survives
A driver is lucky to be alive after a freak car accident in Johannesburg, South Africa, involving a BMW 335i coupe and a large guard rail. The rail ended up spearing through the centre of the car. It’s scary just to look at the aftermath, with the guard rail literally […]
Chrysler’s ‘Hellcat’ V8 could offer up to 700hp (522kW)
The upcoming Chrysler ‘Hellcat’ engine, which is set to be the company’s most powerful V8 ever, seems to be causing some in-company rivalry with the SRT Viper V10. There’s some speculation that suggests the V8 could produce as much as 700hp (522kW), which would make it more powerful than the […]
Video: 2015 Nissan Murano previewed before NY show
Nissan has released a teaser video of the upcoming 2015 Murano crossover, which will be unveiled at the New York International Auto Show in April. Very little is revealed in the teaser, like most teasers. We get a glimpse of the new LED-encompassed headlights and the chrome-trimmed front grille, and […]