The sleek new Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG Coupe has shown its face. This is the replacement to the outgoing CL 63 AMG, blending all of the luxury you’d expect from an S-Class with the sexy low-slung lines of a coupe. Starting with the engine. It’s AMG’s latest 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 […]
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Ford Kuga Titanium TDCi review
With more rivals than a world-class boxer, does the Ford Kuga Titanium TDCi have what it takes to stand out from the crowd? Buyers have a choice of three trim levels and two engines, depending on the model; either the 1.6-litre EcoBoost turbocharged four-cylinder producing 110kW and 240Nm, or the […]
V6TT 2015 Honda NSX to make driving debut at Goodwood
An updated 2015 Honda NSX prototype will make its dynamic debut ripping up the famous hill climb at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. It will be the first time the public gets to see and hear the new supercar going at its potential. While concepts have been shown at […]
Kia pro_cee’d GT on sale from $29,990, Kia’s first hot hatch
Kia Australia is proud to announce the new pro_cee’d GT. This is the company’s first real crack at the entry-level hot hatch segment, featuring a turbocharged engine and a striking exterior design. The pro_cee’d and pro_cee’d GT have been on sale in Europe for some time where they have received […]
2014 Skoda Octavia RS on sale in Australia from $36,490
The new 2014 Skoda Octavia RS has landed in Australia. It’s the fastest-ever production Octavia to hit the local market, and it’s available in turbo-petrol and turbo-diesel forms. Kicking off the petrol lineup, the fresh model comes with Volkswagen Group’s latest EA888 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder engine. It produces 162kW of […]
Tiny Toyota Starlet turbo runs 10-second pass
If you can get the power-to-weight ratio in your car as low as possible, you know it’ll be a screamer. The owner of this turbo Toyota Starlet has done just that. The description in the video suggests this 800-odd kilo front-driven rocket puts down around 300kW at the wheels, giving […]
2014 BMW X5 xDrive50i review (video)
It sounds like the gods of thunder bellowing deeply into a megaphone and it accelerates and turns without caring about the laws of physics. No, this isn’t the new X5 M
BMW M5 vs Mercedes E 63 AMG: engine sound battle
We all love a good engine sound battle, especially when it’s between two awesome cars like this; the BMW M5 versus the Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG. Both come with a modern twin-turbo V8, with the BMW equipped with a 4.4-litre unit compared with AMG’s 5.5-litre setup. In this case the […]