Family touring in a 308
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Peugeot | No Comments »Remember your old summer holidays, with a long family drive in scorching heat. Your dad's big 308 would scream past the semis on the highway and you just knew when you grew up you wanted a a beefy 308 too! ...
iPhone Apps - Dynolicious
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Accessories | 1 Comment »Never heard of Dynolicious before? It's an accelerometer-based performance meter that can measure your car's 0-100 and quarter mile times, as well as make a reasonable guestimate at your car's power if you punch in an accurate weight. It's ...
Will the 4 door Porsche Panamera be “too good”?
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Porsche | No Comments »According to a drive.com.au article the answer is yes! Porsche Cars Australia spokesman Paul Ellis was quoted as saying, "My understanding is that the car, from a performance point of view, has an issue in that it is almost too ...
Audi unleashes 426kW RS6 sedan
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 2 Comments »Audi have just unleashed the RS6 sedan. With the same 5-litre V10 twin turbo from the Avant, the engine produces a mammoth 426kW (580bhp) and this is one car that sure needs reigning in. Let's not forget the 650Nm or ...
Audi R8 Spider seen unmasked at Nürburgring
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Audi | No Comments »NextAutos is reporting sightings of an Audi R8 Spider on roads near Germany's famed Nürburgring. The Spider—although naming has not been confirmed—is believed to be available with the existing 4.2 litre V8 engine as well as the 5.0 litre V10, ...
2009 BMW E90 3 Series
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in BMW | 1 Comment »BMW's most important model, the 3 Series, has recently been given a bit of a spring clean. And look at that, the lads in Munich still had a few extra crease lines in the back of their cupboards that needed ...
Fifth Gear - Series 14, Episode 1
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Fifth Gear | 1 Comment »Fifth Gear is back on UK screens and Episode 1 of Series 14 saw the debut of a new presenter, Tim Shaw. No, not the Demtel man, but someone possibly as, erm, loveable. We also saw Snooker legend and resident ...
MINI pedals zero emissions vehicle around Beijing
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in MINI | No Comments »MINI has just launched a limited release zero emissions Clubman Rickshaw model on the streets of Beijing. At a time when the 2008 Olympic Games in China are under the spotlight due to the host city's pollution this pedal powered ...
carsguide drives the Audi TTS
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in Audi | 3 Comments »Okay so the video itself may not be the sharpest clip you'll see, but these guys have driven the stunning Audi TTS and I haven't!
First generation MINI Cabrio ceases production
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in MINI | No Comments »Even though the R56 MINI has been on sale for some time, the R52 Cabriolet models currently on sale were still based on the first gen MINI platform. In readiness for the all new R57 model, Cabrio production has come ...
Volkswagen plans 200kW all wheel drive Golf GTI ‘R’
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in Volkswagen | 2 Comments »Following the release of details for the Golf VI comes news that a GTI prototype could be revealed as soon as October this year. It is expected a 160kW Golf VI GTI will be on sale in the second half ...
Eastern Creek reveals plans for new ’supercircuit’
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in Motorsports, News | No Comments »The Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) has revealed major redevelopment plans for Sydney's Eastern Creek International Raceway in a bid to make it Australia's premier closed circuit motor racing facility. If the plans go ahead the new circuit would have ...
Andrea Pininfarina killed in motor accident
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »Andrea Pininfarina, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pininfarina S.p.A. was killed yesterday in a motor accident after he was knocked off his Vespa on his way to work. Andrea was the grandson of Pininfarina's founder Battista. He leaves behind ...
iPhone Apps - Free speedometers
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Accessories | No Comments »Being the Apple fanboi many believe me to be I was keen to get sucked into Apple's iPhone hype, part of the fun in doing so has been the ability to mix some iPhone loving with some automotive related Apps. ...
Volkswagen Golf VI in detail
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Volkswagen | No Comments »Volkswagen's release of images for the 2009 Golf VI has yielded the expected armchair evaluation in regards to the car's exterior design. Some, like me, think the new car looks pretty good, while others think Volkswagen have played it too ...
