Jaguar has taken the wraps off an eye-wateringly beautiful one-off creation from its restoration skunkworks, showcasing a 1965 Series 1 E-type Roadster at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant. Rather than a present for Queen Elizabeth, the E-type is actually a customer-commissioned one-off project. Jaguar got to work sourcing a Series […]
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Audi wins 2022 Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race, 50th anniversary
Audi Sport Team Phoenix is popping the champagne after winning the 50th anniversary of the Nurburgring 24 Hours event last weekend, with the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II racer. Nearly a quarter of a million spectators attended the event over the weekend that saw a number of lead changes […]
Mercedes boss suggests board were “drunk” to approve AMG ONE hypercar
Recent comments from the top dog over at Mercedes-Benz have hinted at just how problematic the development of the AMG One hypercar has been, which was first unveiled way back in 2017. Fast-forward five years and we’ve got Ola Kallenius, the head of Mercedes-Benz, making a light-hearted comment to investors […]
Polestar 2 now available with 50kW power boost upgrade in Australia
The downloadable power upgrade for the Polestar 2 that was announced last year overseas is now available in Australia. This is the first time the motorsport-born brand has introduced its tuning heritage to electric vehicles. Volvo fans might remember the Polestar tuning tweaks that were available on some previous Volvo […]
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance previews future customer racing
Porsche has announced it has been testing out an all-electric race car version of the 718 Cayman GT4 platform, codenamed the ePerformance, that hints at the high-powered future for factory customer racing products from Porsche. The Cayman GT4 ePerformance prototype takes a huge handful of technology first showcased in the […]
MINI JCW wraps up testing entrant for Nurburgring 24-hour event
MINI says it has wrapped up an intensive round of testing for the latest MINI John Cooper Works race car, which will compete at the 24-hour endurance race at the iconic Nurburgring this weekend. The company says the Bulldog Racing MINI John Cooper Works has survived a “baptism of fire” […]
2022 Peugeot 508 GT Hybrid review (video)
The 2022 Peugeot 508 GT is already a sleek bit of gear, and quiet desirable in the shrinking world of executive fastback/sedans. Now, Peugeot offers a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version which should draw in more buyers while securing the sedan’s future. Peugeot Australia recently introduced two all-new PHEV models, based […]
Toyota faces $2b payout following DPF class action for HiLux, Fortuner and Prado
Toyota Australia may have to pay up to $2 billion to customers following a class-lawsuit over potentially faulty diesel particulate filters (DPF) in a number of HiLux, Fortuner and Prado vehicles, which owners say have impacted the resale value. The class-action lawsuit involves 264,000 examples of the HiLux, Fortuner and […]