We’re not sure how this slipped under our news-worthiness radar. Charity organisation Omaze and international celebrity and former Mr Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger teamed up last year for perhaps one of the coolest fund-raisers we’ve seen in a while. You see, Arnold recently acquired a tank. And he wanted to crush […]
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Editorial: Think Holden. What about the future?
Holden has painted a picture of its post-2017 showroom, which is starting to materialise with the just-launched Astra and Cascada models. But can it maintain its identity going forward? Or will the lack of Australian flavour push it into obscurity? The plan is replace it’s current Korean and Australian range […]
2015 Geneva Motor Show highlights (mega gallery)
The 2015 Geneva Motor Show was one of the biggest events of the past 12 months in terms of showstopping cars, with many international debuts ranging from high-performance hot hatches to mind-blowing supercars and concepts. There hasn’t been a show this big for years, showcasing so many highly desirable cars. […]
25yo Swede buys a Soviet tank, got bored of snowmobile (video)
Jerkey Lysell, a 25-year-old Swedish man, has purchased a 1960s Soviet tank online and according to him, it’s “better than a snowmobile”. The silver medalist at last year’s European Orienteering Championships was looking for an off-road vehicle in which he could take his navigation skills to another level. Jerkey, however, […]
Giant Stig statue being put up in Poland for ‘BBC Brit’ channel
As part of its latest campaign to advertise a new global channel called BBC Brit, the British broadcasting corporation has built a massive statue of Top Gear’s famous part man, part machine test driver, The Stig. Three sculptors took more than two months to complete the nine-meter tall Stig, which […]
Web series ‘Super-Fan Builds’ makes Batmobile stroller
To all super-fans out there, drop everything and read this. Before convincing everyone you know to nominate you for a precious appearance in Super-Fan Builds. After all, this web series has a Higher Purpose that will make fandom members in the universe of comics, games and films undoubtedly squeal with […]
26-year-old Brit discovers Europe in van-turned-house
Step one: Quit job. Step two: Build camper van. Step three: Travel. With this trio of sentences, Mike Hudson perfectly describes the last eighteen months or so of his life. As you may have guessed from the intro, the 26-year-old Brit has realised something that merely remains a nebulous dream […]
Ford embraces American Xmas winter with snowman challenge
By definition, December in Australia is a 31-day celebration of the three S’s: sun, sea and summer. On the other side of the planet, though, the twelfth month of the year usually entails crisp layers of snow on the street and an icy wind biting its way through your nose […]