A German publication has taken a Ferrari 488 GTB around the Nurburgring and recorded a time three seconds faster than the iconic Ferrari Enzo. With the European winter fast approaching, Sport Auto managed to sneak in a clip of one of their (extremely talented) drivers piloting a 488 GTB around […]
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2017 Volkswagen Golf revealed, more power for GTI
Following a number of image leaks, Volkswagen has now officially unveiled the 2017 Golf facelift as promised, bringing more advanced technology inside and out, and a slightly updated design. Firstly, the design. It’s a very mild update but it does look a bit more grown up and more intelligent. There’s […]
Skoda Octavia RS 230 edition on sale in Australia from $41,490
Skoda has announced for a new special edition Octavia for the Australian market, called the RS 230. This comes in as the most powerful Octavia production car ever, featuring a 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder petrol engine producing, you guessed it, 230hp. In metric speak that’s 169kW, which is on par with […]
Mercedes-AMG ‘A 40’ spotted? New mild hot hatch (video)
It seems Mercedes-Benz might be planning an ‘A 40’ AMG Sport, of sorts, sitting beneath the fire-cracking A 45 super hatch. A video has surfaced on the ‘Tube showing a prototype A-Class with a number of interesting clues that have industry experts ablaze. It’s pretty clear this isn’t the fully-fledged […]
2017 Porsche Panamera base model revealed, gets new V6 twin-turbo
The 2017 Porsche Panamera range is expanding, with the unveil of the new entry model Panamera and Panamera 4 to be shown for the first time at the upcoming LA auto show. It joins the recently-revealed Panamera 4S. Featuring a new 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 engine churning out 243kW, the model […]
Alfa Romeo Giulia QV in high demand in Australia, arrives February
Demand for the new Alfa Romeo Giulia QV is already soaring in Australia in the lead up to its local launch in February. In a press statement Alfa Romeo said more than 100 punters have placed orders for the high-powered sedan in three months prior to its launch. And this […]
2017 Subaru Levorg review – GT & GT-S Spec B (video)
Every now and then a car pops up on the market that leaves you thinking, ‘why doesn’t everyone buy one of these?’ As far as we’re concerned the new Subaru Levorg has only two downsides, and one of them doesn’t actually affect the product physically. But we’ll get to them […]
TechArt reveals intense new GTstreet R Porsche 911 Turbo
German tuner TechArt has released a brand-new kit for the 991.1 and 991.2 generations of the 911 Turbo, complete with more power, a carbon fibre body and active aerodynamics. It’s called the GTstreet R, and it’s undeniably one of the more unique 911 Turbo packages available today. TechArt has long […]