The Rolls-Royce Wraith is the fastest piece of machinery ever to be adorned with the Spirit of Ecstasy. A BMW-derived 6.6-litre twin-turbo V-12 with 465kW and up to 870Nm shifts the 2440kg sled to 100km/h in 4.4 seconds. But as is generally the case, there are plutocrats, sheikhs and earls […]
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Holden confirms next-gen Commodore for 2018 V8 Supercars
The all-new Commodore in 2018 will have a Supercars counterpart (currently called V8 Supercars) for fans to cheer on at the racetrack, as a three-year deal has been signed with Triple Eight Race Engineering. The successor to the VF Commodore-based race car will be unveiled for the 2018 season, when […]
IAG Performance builds 900kW Subaru WRX STI (video)
The Subaru WRX STI has certainly done a great job of becoming one of the legends of the performance car world, however, the latest model has been ridiculed for being slower than its predecessors. IAG Performance in the USA has come up with a solution. Taking a 2015 STI, the […]
SEMA-bound Porsche 911 getting Bisimotor Hyundai V6
Automotive purists are very particular about originality and what they do and don’t want to happen to their most beloved cars. LS1-swapped XY Falcons have provoked threats and arguments at car shows, for example. But if everyone listened to them, the automotive world would not be as weird and wacky […]
Liberty Walk develops crazy-wide kit for Audi A5
When it comes to stance and wide-body bodykits, few do it better than Japanese craft masters Liberty Walk. As demonstrated by this new Audi A5 package. Various tuners the world over such as Mansory and Hamann offer excessively styled and sometimes over-the-top additions to the world’s most exotic cars, but […]
Brabus Sport Package for 2017 Smart ForTwo revealed
Brabus is showing off an aftermarket aesthetic upgrade package for the latest 2017 model Smart ForTwo city car, called the Sport Package. The third-generation Smart ForTwo (and rear-engined ForFour sibling) is not on sale in Australia, despite being the funkiest and most well-sorted iteration to date, with proper manual and […]
2017 Ford Fiesta RS WRC prototype development hits gravel
As a result of a regulatory shakeup for the 2017 World Rally Championship, manufacturers are releasing newer designs in accordance with the revised standards. The latest to do so is Ford. The 2017 Ford Fiesta RS WRC prototype, shown here, is undergoing testing on gravel stages by Ford’s chosen motorsport […]
Novitec develops supercharger kit for Lamborghini Huracan
Welcome to Novitec’s Lamborghini Huracan supercharger upgrade package. There’s bumps in power, and a boost in visual impact – not that the standard Huracan is lacking in these two areas. The once naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 powering the Lamborghini Huracan will soon be slapped with two superchargers, and the results […]