The first Need for Speed movie trailer has been released, giving us all a preview to the game-based film. Predictably, the scenario of the movie is based around a character running from the law in some way or another, with many tantalizing supercars (and girls) making up the set. According […]
Alfa Romeo 4C laps the Nurburgring in 8:04
The cracking Alfa Romeo 4C has posted a Nurburgring lap time of 8:04, making it slightly quicker than a current generation BMW M3 V8 (8:05), and as quick as a first-gen Audi R8 V8 supercar. Alfa Romeo has only just launched the all-new model in overseas markets. It stands out […]
Red Bull Racing – How to make an F1 car (part 2): composites
Red Bull Racing and Infiniti have released the second video in a mini-series outlining the details of ‘how to make an F1 car’. The latest goes over some of the technology in construction and composite materials.
Toyota 86 updated in Australia, standard LSD for auto GT
Toyota Australia has announced some revisions to the popular Toyota 86 sports coupe. The main update is the introduction of a Torsen limited-slip differential (LSD), now fitted as standard to the base model GT automatic. The LSD is already fitted to the top-line GTS manual and auto, and the GT […]
Video: Nismo Nissan GT-R prototype flogging around the ‘Ring
Nissan and Nismo have been spotted once again flogging the guts out of a prototype version of the hugely anticipated 2014 Nismo Nissan GT-R. It could very well become the new production car Nurbugring lap record king. Porsche recently announced its new 918 Spyder is able to do a lap of […]
Kokonja Trabant with power-to-weight of Ferrari 458 (video)
Sometimes modifying cars is more about expressing a unique character than about creating huge horsepower. Take this Trabant RS as an example. It might not be the first car you think of for a build project, but boy it’s different. Highly modified by a Bulgarian company called Kokonja, the otherwise […]
2014 BMW M3 & M4 (some) specifications officially confirmed
BMW M has finally revealed some specification details of the upcoming 2014 BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupe. Power won’t jump all that much from the current V8 model, however…
BMW X6 M Design Edition revealed, 100 being made
BMW has revealed a new special edition X6 called the X6 M Design Edition, providing a full suite of ‘M’ additions to the high performance four-door coupe off-roader. The M Design Edition showcases obvious M highlights on the outside, such as M Performance stripes over the bonnet and along the […]