Renowned Chevrolet Corvette specialist Callaway has announced a new upgrade program for the US VF Commodore-based Chevrolet SS sedan. The kit transforms the SS into a HSV GTS-like performance sedan for US fans. While the VF Commodore is exported to the US, our overseas companions aren’t able to experience HSV […]
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Hyundai ‘GDCI’ engine technology could run on petrol or diesel
The clever minds at Hyundai have built the first petrol engine without spark plugs which could potentially run on either diesel or petrol. The ‘GDCI’ technology uses a form of compression-ignition usually seen in diesel engines. The first engine the boffins developed is a 1.8-litre four-cylinder based on the Theta […]
Video: Range Rover Sport ‘RS’ prototype spotted at Nurburgring
Range Rover has been spotted once again testing a prototype version of a high-performance Sport, believed to be called the Sport ‘RS’. As you can see, Range Rover is taking testing very seriously. Pounding laps at the Nurburgring is serious business for car companies. It means the car they are […]
Lotus Elise S Cup R track-only racer revealed
Lotus has revealed the new Elise S Cup R, which is a stripped out and very focused version of the Elise suitable for track use only. It comes with various track-ready components. Just by looking at it you can tell it’s pretty much a race car. There’s a huge front […]
Jaguar F-Type Coupe previewed before LA show debut
Jaguar has released the first teaser image of the new Jaguar F-Type Coupe before its official unveiling at the Los Angeles Auto Show in a couple of weeks. The new model will join the current F-Type convertible next year. Fittingly, Jaguar has revealed the roof of the new coupe. It […]
Range Rover Sport sets record for ‘The Empty Quarter’ trek
The new Range Rover Sport has set a world record for crossing The Empty Quarter – or Rub’ al Khali – in Saudi Arabia, posting a time of 10 hours and 22 minutes across 849km of searing desert. One of the harshest and most challenging stretches of desert in the […]
Custom Lexus IS show cars headed to SEMA, 2JZ conversion
Lexus has plans to exhibit up to nine show cars at next week’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas. One of the cars will be the winner of the IS design challenge which was set up earlier this year. Robert Evans was the winner of the contest, with a design proposal […]
2013 Ford Mustang GT500 laps Nurburgring in 7:40?
After Chevrolet gained some interest posting a video of the new Camaro Z/28 lapping the Nurburgring, SVT Performance, a subsidiary of Ford, has decided to follow suit and post a video of the Ford Mustang GT500 doing the same. An official time is not know, however, after some quick editing […]