Spanish specialist car maker Tramontana is developing an insane new sports car called the Tramontana XTR. In terms of power-to-weight ratio, it doesn’t get much better than this. The XTR will be the company’s successor to the ‘R’, featuring a super lightweight carbon fibre body with an overall weight of 1360kg. […]
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2012 Opel Astra GTC review – Australian launch
Let’s get something clear right from the start, the 2012 Opel Astra GTC is not your typical Astra, nor is it a typical hatchback in the Australian market. It’s a brand-new stand-alone model from Opel which has just arrived Down Under. It’s full of flare and pizazz, and decent poke […]
2012 Ford Ranger XLT Double Cab review
Is the 2012 Ford Ranger XLT Double Cab ‘built Ford tough’? To find out, we set out on a 10-day long road test covering more than 2700kms, travelling through rural NSW and VIC, carting four people plus luggage. It was a surefire way to put Ford’s new-from-the-ground-up 4×4 workhorse to […]
DDMWorks Ariel Atom 700 is a bullet on wheels
In terms of raw acceleration and agility, the Ariel Atom 3 is hard to go by. Unless you have the DDMWorks Ariel Atom 700 of course. It comes with the same lightweight (657kg) platform, only it has a 522kW engine in the back. Yes, an Ariel Atom 3 with a […]
For Sale: Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion (street version)
A super-rare and extremely fast Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion (street version) is up for sale on duPont Registry in Germany. It is just one of 20 in the world. The Porsche 911 GT1 was a Le Mans race car. Porsche decided to go a bit mental in the late Nineties and […]
2012 BMW M135i hatch on sale in Australia from $68,400
BMW Australia has announced pricing details for the potent little 2012 BMW M135i hatch. The M135i is seen as a hatch version of the wicked BMW 1 Series M Coupe. The BMW M135i hatch is a high performance version of the flagship variant in the 1 Series range. It features […]
2012 Opel Insignia review – Australian launch
The 2012 Opel Insignia sedan and Insignia Sports Tourer wagon have just been launched in Australia. With rave reviews coming from overseas, and multiple awards under its belt since its introduction in Germany in 2008, how does the slick executive shape up in Australia? The launch event involved only a […]
Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo on sale in Australia from $31,990
Hyundai Australia has announced pricing for the new Hyundai Veloster SR Turbo. Hyundai initially opted to share the RRP with its Facebook fans, before officially announcing the $31,990 price tag. In the lead up to the price reveal, Hyundai asked its Facebook friends what they thought the Veloster SR Turbo […]