McLaren is celebrating the festive season by offering owners of its vehicles a range of new carbon fibre options from its McLaren Special Operations skunkworks. The new list of carbon fibre options come available for the 12C, 650S and 675LT, and are said to “enhance the dramatic design of the […]
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Bentley Continental GT Black Edition announced, looks the part
Bentley’s skunk works have released the latest and greatest versions of the mighty Continental GT. Welcome to the Continental GT V8 S Black Edition. As we reported back in May, the current generation Continental GT is set to be replaced in just over a year’s time, but before it goes […]
Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 V8 to debut at Geneva show, 375kW likely
Prototypes of the much-anticipated Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 have been spotted in Europe again, confirming there is a high-powered V8 model just around the corner for the GLC range. The GLC 63 will be one of only two V8-powered SUVs in the mid-size premium class, joining the equally exciting V8 version […]
Dakota Customs creates Jeep Wrangler Hellcat package
Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s Hellcat engine is famous for being one of the most powerful showroom V8s ever produced, making heavy cars very quick and a noise that sounds like a Spitfire fighter plane. Primarily used in the Charger and Challenger SRT in the U.S., FCA has transplanted it into other […]
McLaren hits 10,000 production milestone, on track for record year
McLaren has just signed off production on its 10,000th vehicle at its manufacturing facility in Woking, England. The milestone gives us some idea of the rapid growth in sales the company is experiencing. It took McLaren 3.5 years to reach 5000th units built, and just under two years to hit […]
Ferrari J50 special edition celebrates 50 years in Japan
Ferrari has revealed a unique special edition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ferrari in Japan. It’s called, fittingly, the Ferrari J50. The J50 is based on the 488 Spider, featuring a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 engine. Instead of producing the standard 492kW output though, the special edition belts out 509kW […]
Audi SQ7 4.0 TDI V8 on sale in Australia from $153,616
Audi Australia has announced local details for its new diesel powerhouse, the Audi SQ7 large SUV. It follows in the footsteps of the SQ5 performance diesel mid-sizer. Based on the new Audi Q7, the SQ7 is Audi’s answer to SUVs such as the BMW X5 M50d performance diesel. It features […]
Ferrari 488 Challenge race car debuts with turbo V8
The track-based version of the Ferrari 488 GTB was unveiled today at Daytona, replacing the 458 Challenge. The 488 Challenge features a version of the road car’s 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 worked to 500kW. These improvements are thanks to different engine mapping for the ECU, including changes to the variable torque […]