Italy’s most powerful street-legal supercar has broken the veil, but you won’t see a prancing horse or raging bull on the front of this 745kW monster. Introducing the Mazzanti Millecavalli – the name being a Tuscan hint to the amount of horsepower lurking beneath. It takes the honour as Italy’s […]
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Dubai-based Z Tyre creates $600,000 set of tyres, breaks record
As we already know, Dubai is a car-crazy nation, and even crazier when it comes to excess, so let’s skip the introduction and get straight into this US$600,000 set of tyres. The special tyre has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive set ever produced. They […]
2016 Mazda CX-9 to go on sale in Australia from $49,000 drive-away
Following our exclusive report detailing the all-new 2016 Mazda CX-9 in Australian specification, it seems prices have now been leaked out early. Mazda Australia is yet to officially announce pricing and details, but as we discovered last week, the new model will come well-packaged. And now it seems it will […]
Man tries to steal Porsche 918 Spyder in Utah, fails
A man has been caught after unsuccessfully attempting to steal a $2 million Porsche 918 from a US dealership, only to be caught six hours later. Francisco Gonzalez-Velasquez, 22, from Salt Lake City, Utah, made the brash attempt last Sunday at around 4:30 in the afternoon by smashing a window […]
M-Sport creates muscly Raptor-like Ford Ranger for Europe
Ever since the current T6 Ford Ranger debuted in 2011, mini Raptors – as in the Ford F-150-based SVT Raptor – have been sprouting up all over the place. Lifted Rangers with F-O-R-D scripted grilles and body flares have been perusing the streets of Thailand, Australia and the rest of […]
Jaguar Land Rover opens first factory outside UK, in Brazil
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has opened the doors to its latest facility, located in Brazil. It’s a move that was announced before a steady decline in South American sales. The factory in full-swing can produce up to 24,000 units per year, but is slated to produce around 10,000 Land Rover […]
New Honda Civic Type R breaks numerous lap records in Europe
The new Honda Civic Type R has conquered the European continent, setting no less than five new lap records at iconic circuits around the region. The Type R, with no mechanical modifications at all, set new front-wheel drive records at Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Silverstone, Estoril and Hungaroring. The quest for glory […]
Nissan developing Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell technology
Nissan has announced it is currently developing the world’s first solid oxygen fuel-cell that runs on bio-fuel. The solid oxygen fuel-cell (SOFC) system, a first for the automotive sector, is, according to the engineers at Nissan, “a fuel cell utilising the reaction of multiple fuels… with oxygen to produce electricity […]