Grant Denyer won Round 2 of this year’s MINI CHALLENGE, held at Symmons Plains in Tasmania (30–31 May). Denyer pulled a late move on teammate Paul Stokell to claim the points required for the round win and was delighted just to be taking part, “It’s so good to go well,” grinned a delighted Denyer post [...]

Customer deliveries of MINI’s all electric zero emission MINI E have recently begun. So, with the MINI E out on the streets we can cut through the PR hype and see just how good this car really is. Will the E earn an A+ report card, or will it be a dismal F and back [...]

This weekend will see the 77th running of the classic 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans). Aston Martin have boldly announced that they are chasing the outright win with their new LMP1 racer. To help get you in the mood here is a photo gallery of the LMP1 being put through its [...]

The 77th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be held this weekend (13–14 June). As seen on the official race website here is a très cool promo clip featuring the action from years past. Note, the flipping Mercedes is not the Mark Webber incident, although it was from the same race in [...]

Ever wondered if the Hot Wheels loop the loop you had as a kid was ever possible for real? Well, as this official Fifth Gear behind the scenes clip shows, you need wonder no more—resident Fifth Gear stuntman Steve Truglia has kicked off Series 16 with one of his best stunts yet. The stunt was [...]

TomTom have announced the imminent release of a true in-car dedicated turn-by-turn satelitte navigation system for the iPhone 3G. The news was announced by TomTom co-founder Peter-Frans Pauwles at Apple’s WWDC overnight. Details on Australian availability and pricing are scarce right now but should follow the release of the iPhone’s 3.0 operating system (available from [...]

Last week Ken Block’s Gymkhana Two infomercial was unleashed to the world. Well, just in case you missed the ‘Gymkhana One’ video here it is. For more info on this clip and its star, the 530whp Sunaru Impreza WRX STi, check out 0-60mag.com.

According to Renault UK, and most leading motoring press, that famous posterior is the only view of the Mégane R26.R that other manufacturers are seeing. With a press statement clearly aimed at unsettling the new Ford Focus RS, Renault are bragging about how quick their little media darling is around some of the UK’s best [...]

More than a year after making its internet debut the Ferrari California has landed on Australian shores. A bit of a shame, then, that there’s only easy access to left hand drive images. When images of the California were first revealed I called the car ‘beautiful’. On reflection I think went a bit early. Some [...]

The Lotus Evora is now available for Australian order. To help its customers go through the decision making process Lotus Australia have released pricing and specification details. The first bit of news is quite good. List pricing, before statutory and delivery charges, for the entry level Evora 2+0 will start at $149,990. This figure is [...]

Another pass mark for TGA this week. The main challenge, making an armoured car, did have as many holes in it as the cars by segment end. But it was what it was—a harmless bit of fun. The hosts are interacting better and the show continues to improve. Steve’s piece on the two Elfins was [...]

Fans of Formula One will be sure to enjoy the ability to see flying laps of all the circuits from around the globe. A full season of clips, in high quality, can be viewed at Formula1.com, and all for free. Even better than the onboard flying laps are edited race highlights from each round. Enjoy!

  Australia’s Mark Webber has finshed behind the unstoppable Jenson Button to claim his equal best F1 finish at the Turkish Grand Prix held in Istanbul. Webber’s second placing matches his result from the rain affected Shanghai race earlier in the year. The boy from Queanbeyan started the race from fourth on the grid, behind [...]

Good news, it looks as though the Top Gear YouTube channel now allows video embedding. That means I can take another stab at posting the Porsche Carrera GT clip from Series 4, Episode 4. Turn up the volume and enjoy…

You are looking at the Volkswagen Amarok. If you were to say ‘wolf’ while speaking Inuit, Volkswagen have reliably informed, that the word you would say is amarok. I think Duran Duran put it best… In touch with the ground, I’m on the hunt I’m after you, Scent and a sound, I’m lost and I’m [...]