Like the Honda CR-X of yesteryear, the 2012 Honda CR-Z Luxury is a compact, front-wheel drive sports coupe. It’s not out to smash quarter mile times or set blistering laps at the local track, it’s simply a fun, lightweight car that everyone this side of a racing outfit and helmet […]
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2011 Australia’s Best Cars winners announced
The 2011 Australia’s Best Cars award winners have been announced, with the Australian Ford Falcon EcoLPi coming out on top of its category, while most of the other categories are dominated by German makes such as Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. Australia’s Best Cars awards are put together by an independent organisation […]
Lotus 4.8-litre V8 to produce up to 470kW – report
A few months ago Lotus revealed via its Facebook page that it is developing a bespoke new Lotus V8 engine destined for one of its upcoming sportscars. More details are now are emerging. Lotus is (slowly) planning to release a range of all-new super- and sportcars, including a new Lotus […]
Video: ‘Melbourne Cup’ performance car factory quarter mile top 24
With the Melbourne Cup over for another year, we thought we’d come up with a bit of a cup of ourselves. A factory quarter mile cup if you will. Ever wondered what a top 24 all-star car list would look like, comprising of some of the quickest cars around in […]
Toyota FT-86 specifications revealed, 147kW confirmed
The hugely anticipated Toyota FT-86 specifications have been revealed in a manual. Such engine power and weight details aren’t set to be unveiled officially until the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show later this month. Recent rumours and reports have been right, as these latest Toyota FT-86 specifications show, the coupe will […]
2013 Nissan GT-R to be 8 seconds quicker around Nurburgring
You may remember a previous report which spoke of the new 2013 Nissan GT-R getting a boost in power, Kazutoshi Mizuno has now hinted the new car will be quicker around the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife by up to ten seconds. Details were revealed at recent pre-launch event held at Silverstone […]
McLaren MP4-12C laps Nurburgring in 7:28 – UPDATE Video
Sport Auto magazine in Germany has just conducted another one of its ‘Supertest’ tests which included running a McLaren MP4-12C Nurburgring lap time of 7:28, putting it in front of its main rival, the Ferrari 458 Italia (7:32.92). It doesn’t sound massively quick for all the hype surrounding the new […]
Video: Toyota boss Akio Toyoda drives crashed Aston Martin Zagato at Nurburgring
It’s not very often you get two company bosses exchanging products for each to try out. Recently though, Toyota president and CEO Akio Toyoda and Aston Martin CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez decided try out each other’s cars during the ninth round of the 2011 VLN series. Aston Martin gave the Akio […]