Lotus has released details of its upcoming lightweight, more powerful version of the Evora known as the Evora Sport 410. The Evora Sport first broke the veil earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, pleasing the crowd with its sharpened up design lines and promises of more power complimented […]
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Volkswagen quits WRC following towering dieselgate costs
Despite showing excellent results in the WRC, Volkswagen Motorsport is officially withdrawing from the sport at the end of 2016 following the financial devastation left by the dieselgate scandal. Volkswagen is having to buy back around 500,000 vehicles involved in a US lawsuit settlement, costing the group around $10 billion. […]
Stunt driver sets record speed on two wheels (video)
The Finns have taken out the Guinness World Record for the fastest two-wheeled drive in a car, topping out at 186km/h. The record was set by Finnish stunt driver Vesa Kivimaki in a modified BMW 335i and managed a maximum average speed of 186.269km/h, largely thanks to the specialised rubber […]
Tesla rates poorly in Consumer Reports reliability survey
Tesla has scored extremely poorly in terms of reliability in the latest survey published by Consumer Reports. The 2016 Annual Auto Reliability Survey was taken out by Lexus, with Toyota, Buick, Audi and Kia in the top five spots. Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat and Ram on the other hand – all […]
Nissan completes 34% stake in Mitsubishi, largest shareholder
Mitsubishi Motors has officially become part of the Renault-Nissan alliance after a $2.3 billion deal was finalised overnight. While news of the acquisition had been around for a while, the details have taken some time to be ironed out. Now though, everything has been finalised. The 17 year-long partnership of […]
NSW Police gets Audi S7 Sportback to support community
The NSW Police Force has taken delivery of a brand-new Audi S7 Sportback, set for use largely for public relations and community events. Delivery of the 331kW/550Nm monster comes as part of a 12-month loan program from Audi Australia, shortly after an equally-impressive Audi RS 4 Avant finished its duties […]
MINI ready to launch its first plug-in hybrid, based on Countryman
Executives at MINI have previewed advances in the realm of plug-in hybrid technology, with the first hybrid model from MINI getting ready to enter the lineup in the near future. MINI says the “series development process for this car has almost been completed”. The new variant will feature a combustion […]
SCG003S revealed in production form, new hypercar from Italy
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) has released details of a maniacal new hypercar set to premiere at next year’s Geneva Motor Show. Meet the SCG003S. The car is closely related to the Nürburgring 24-hour-winning SCG003C, replacing with the C for ‘Competizione’ with S for ‘Stradale’, or street. The car is hand-built […]