Rolls-Royce has revealed ‘Art Deco’ era special editions of the Ghost and Phantom at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. The cars commemorate the 1925 Paris Exhibition, or ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes’ at it was known. The Phantom edition features a bespoke black and arctic white interior […]
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Porsche Panamera Sport Concept revealed, previews future styling
In a surprise move Porsche has pulled the wraps of an interesting new shooting brake concept car at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, called the Porsche Panamera Sport Concept. Designed as a wagon version of the company’s Panamera sedan, the Sport Concept gives us a preview of Porsche’s upcoming styling […]
2013 Holden Racing Team V8 Supercar COTF unveiled
While Mercedes-Benz and Nissan have been the focus surrounding the 2013 V8 Supercar season, Holden Racing Team has unveiled its entry using the Car of the Future platform. Reigning Bathurst winner Nick Percat put the COTF Holden through its paces – which wears a vastly different gold and black carbon […]
Porsche Boxster now produced at Volkswagen plant
Due to increasing demands for Porsche’s other vehicles, production of the new Porsche Boxster has been shifted from the company’s Stuttgart-based Zuffenhausen plant to Volkswagen’s Osnabruck plant. The previous generation Porsche Boxster was built at the company’s Valmet facilities in Finland. For the latest model, production was taken care of […]
2013 Aston Martin DB9 facelift now on sale in Australia
To make way for the model year 2013 Aston Martin DB9, the British company has dropped the Virage from the showroom lineup. The updated DB9 comes with fresh styling tweaks and the company’s latest V12 engine tune, along with its latest adaptive suspension system. Starting with the glorious 6.0-litre naturally […]
2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake gets power boost – 850hp
Shelby has revealed the new 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Mustang. The new model comes with an extra 50hp (37kW), maxing out at a ridiculously powerful 634kW. Starting out life as the already monstrous 2013 Ford Mustang GT500, which packs 494kW alone, Shelby has come up with a package that […]
2014 Ferrari LMP race car previewed in official sketches
Ferrari Le Mans team Glickenhaus has released some initial design sketches of a potential 2013/2014 Ferrari LMP1 race car. The car would be a successor to the Ferrari P 4/5 Competizione which blitzed the Nurburgring during this year’s 24-hour race, setting a new Ferrari lap record of 6:51. For the […]
TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes, Warren Luff win V8 Supercars Sandown 500
TeamVodafone drivers Craig Lowndes and Warren Luff have taken out the first V8 Supercars endurance race of 2012 at the Dick Smiths 500 at Sandown Raceway. The talking point of the race however was what happened in deciding the two following positions. Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom (co-driven by Steven […]