These clips of the Audi R8 5.2 being thrashed about are a few months old now. Where have I been! You may have already seen them, if you haven’t take the jump and enjoy the magic. After driving the R8 4.2 last year I felt the car could handle more power. And that’s exactly what [...]
Watchmaker TAG Heuer has created this spliced video featuring Steve McQueen and Lewis Hamilton to promote its new Monaco 360 LS range. Titled “The Duel” the ad centres around footage from the 1971 film Le Mans, in which McQueen wore an original TAG Monaco. It’s cheesy, it’s a bit naff, but the watches are tres [...]
At the recent Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival Volkswagen was named “Advertiser of the Year”. From the Cannes Lions press release Volkswagen was awarded the gong for “their continued inspiring and innovative marketing”. The “Advertiser of the Year” is a special award that sits outside of the regular categories and is the highest honour in [...]
It is unlikely that any motoring fan needs convincing to go to an event like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, but that hasn’t stopped the FoS PR team from reminding us what a great line up they have in store for 2009. The event runs next week (3-5 July) and if you’re lucky enough to [...]
Tonight saw the conclusion of the second series of Top Gear Australia and if I reflect back to my notes from the same point at Series 1 I have to conclude that forward steps have been taken by the crew at SBS. The cinematography and post production has taken big steps forward, certainly, although there [...]
Gamers around the world are no doubt getting all hot under the collar about Shift, the next instalment in the Need for Speed franchise. To help pass the time until the game’s September release enjoy this screen footage featuring the BMW M3 GT2, the game’s cover star.
Ex-World Rally Championship regular Chris Atkinson will be driving MINI’s Uber-Star racecar at the next round of the Australian MINI Challenge, the inaugural Townsville race, on 10–12 July. Forming part of the support program for the V8 Supercars, the Townsville round will be taking place on a new 2.87km street circuit. The course looks to [...]
Free car shows at Melbourne’s Federation Square will become a regular sight with Shannons announcing a series of events running until the lead up to Christmas. The Fed Square Car Club Showcase supported by Shannons will be held on the last Sunday of each month. The first event with a display of fabulous sporting cars [...]
The clip above features Jim McDowell, Vice-President of MINI US, being interviewed by CNBC about the news MINI will be opening 17 new dealerships across the United States over the next 18 months. That’s on the back of being just one of two companies in the US to increase sales over the course of 2008. [...]
Official confirmation of a release date for Audi’s R8 Spyder is no closer to being locked away. However, the 5.2-litre V10 rag top is not shying away from Nürburgring testing, as this video shows. The sight and sound of the 525bhp V10 powered R8 is one well worth watching. According to autoblog, pencil in a [...]
From the BBC Formula One website here is a brief clip from Max Mosley’s press conference announcing that the FIA and FOTA have kissed and made up. In Mosley’s words, “There will be no split.” Also from the BBC website you can watch comments from FOTA spokesman Luca di Montezemolo (pictured above right). Meanwhile, TheSportBlog [...]
The electric powered MINI E has just been approved for a UK-based trial, with cars expected to be on England’s roads before the end of the year. BMW Group has been granted funding to implement the trial from the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board which was seeking proposals for innovative research projects featuring ultra-low carbon [...]
In sensational breaking news Max Mosley has agreed to step down from his role as president of the FIA in order to preserve the future of Formula One. Speaking after a meeting in Paris with FOTA Mosley said, “I will not be up for re-election now we have peace. “There will be no split. We [...]
With the Global Financial Crisis and all that hyper cars are selling for a mere portion of their true worth. Naturally, the exceedingly and obscenely wealthy are not even fazed by a minor correction like the GFC. And so it follows that the exceedingly expensive cars do not have their values affected by such trivial [...]
They’re back! And with a cracking first episode, as well. No sign at all of budget cuts here, or in the series teaser at the start of the show. The highlight, of course, was the supposed genuine revealing of The Stig. I think it is safe to assume that the person revealed may well have [...]