Mercedes-Benz’s in-house performance arm AMG is turning 50 next year, and to celebrate, sources within Mercedes F1 team have reportedly confirmed a new road-going hypercar powered by the F1 car engine. Yes, you did read that correctly. At last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, sources within Mercedes F1 confirmed, according to […]
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007-inspired Land Rover Defender is one tough machine
Tweaked Automotive, obviously big fans of the 007 franchise, has created a special edition SPECTRE kit for the Land Rover Defender, taken straight out of the latest Bond film. Since the Defender is no longer in production, Tweaked Automotive requires owners to bring their Defender 90 or 110 in for […]
2017 Chevrolet Colorado debuts new 230kW V6, 8spd auto
Chevrolet has taken the wraps of the model year 2017 Colorado for the US market. It introduces an “all-new” V6 engine and eight-speed auto combo. Not to be confused with our local Holden Colorado, the Chevy version is slightly larger although based on the same GMT 700 platform. It’s regarded […]
Lamborghini to double annual sales with new SUV
Lamborghini says it expects to double its current sales rate by 2019 thanks to the introduction of its upcoming Urus SUV. Speaking with Reuters, Lamborghini’s CEO Stefano Domenicali said he expects the company will cap production of the SUV at 3500 units annually. Last year, Lamborghini shipped 3248 vehicles from […]
Right-hand drive Honda NSX production begins at Ohio facility
Production has begun for the right-hand drive versions of the all-new Honda NSX supercar at the company’s Performance Manufacturing Centre (PMC) in Ohio, USA. The Honda NSX will go on sale in Australia from $420,000, as previously reported, with local deliveries set to start rolling in during the first half […]
New Ford GT production extended two years, additional 500 up for grabs
Ford has just announced an additional two years of production for its sold-out Ford GT supercar, adding 500 units. This should help to alleviate some of the stress for those rejected in the initial application process. The announcement came over the weekend, with Ford confirming it will double the GT’s […]
Updated BMW 2002 Hommage concept debuts at Pebble Beach
The BMW 2002 Hommage concept has made its Pebble Beach debut this weekend, at the Concours d’Elegance event. As the name suggests, the concept is a tribute to the original 2002 turbo from back in 1973. Back then, it was the first series production car to come with a turbocharged […]
Volvo teams up with Uber to develop driverless cars
Uber has taken another step towards its goal to introduce driverless cars for its ride-sharing service, announcing a $300 million partnership with Volvo. The deal will see 100 XC90 SUVs with Volvo’s proprietary autonomous driving technology being sold to the ride-sharing giant. Uber will be adding its own self-driving hardware […]