After a six-year stint, Nissan Australia has officially confirmed it will be exiting the Australia Supercars Championship (formerly called V8 Supercars) at the end of the 2018 season. Nissan Australia joined the series with motorsport partner Kelly Racing at the start of 2013, but after this year’s season the contract […]
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Jaguar XE S prototype spotted, new V6-based XE 400 Sport? (Video)
Jaguar has been spotted testing a mysterious prototype around near the Nurburgring in Germany, with all signs suggesting it could be the makings of an XE SVR, or a 400 Sport version, with a V6 engine. The idea of an XE SVR has been around for a while, and even […]
Lister Lightning previews 500kW Jaguar F-PACE
Lister is planning another model called the Lightning to compliment its Thunder sportscar, which is based on the Jaguar F-Type. Only this time it looks like it’ll be based on the new, fire-breathing F-PACE SVR. The Lister Thunder is a bespoke sportscar based on the F-Type. What comes with thunder? […]
HSV Chevrolet Camaro specifications confirmed, automatic only
Some of the finer specs of the HSV Chevrolet Camaro have been released in the lead up to its Australian arrival later this year, including the engine figures and confirmation that it will be an automatic model only. Under the bonnet, HSV confirms on its website that the local Camaro will […]
2018 BMW M5 laps Nurburgring in 7:38, misses sedan record (video)
It looks like the new BMW M5 isn’t quite quick enough to reset the production four-door sedan lap record at the Nurburgring, with renowned testers at Sport Auto recently laying down a time of 7:38.92. Although this lap time isn’t an official BMW effort, it will probably remain as the […]
BMW M5 Competition revealed, confirmed for Australia
This is it. The all-new, first-ever BMW M5 Competition. It comes in as the company’s most powerful vehicle, and one of the fastest four-door sedans on the market. As suspected, the M5 Competition uses a tweaked version of the 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8. Power output is tweaked to 460kW, up 19kW, […]
2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat previewed with new bonnet
Dodge is getting ready to launch the 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, and has released some initial details and teaser images to get the juices flowing. The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is one of the most powerful production cars on sale, and actually the most powerful production four-seat coupe on […]
MY2019 Jaguar F-PACE announced, boosted safety & tech
Jaguar Australia will soon launch the MY2019 Jaguar F-PACE, which will see the introduction of some new safety technologies and boosted equipment levels. The launch also coincides with the arrival of the all-new, all-boss SVR variant. Headlining the 2019 F-PACE has to be the launch of the SVR version. As […]