You’ve seen the video, read the press release, now check out the image gallery. Forty images are presented here, all accessible in wallpaper sized 2000px super image format by simply clicking on the individual pictures.

BMW is all excited about this crazy looking coupe, sedan, sportscar, electric powered, diesel, ActiveHybrid thingy. Otherwise known as the Vision EfficientDynamics, the car is a portal to BMW’s goal towards a sustainable and efficient future. In the clip above you will see and hear a bunch of BMW Execs wax lyrical about their new [...]

AUSmotive pays its respects to Australian motorsport great Frank Gardner OAM who passed away on Saturday. Gardner was active in the motor racing industry for more than half of his life. He was 78. A successful racer and team manager, Gardner was also passionate about road safety. A sample of this is given in the [...]

According to a report at BimmerFile the dual clutch transmission (DCT) offered by BMW may be discontinued due to poor take up. The cost to sales ratio makes the case for DCT difficult to support. ZF Friedrichshafen AG, manufacturer of Porsche’s PDK gearbox, predicts a long term market support for their dual clutch tranny is [...]

Here’s a brief clip from BMW-web.tv featuring American driver Tommy Milner behind the wheel of a BMW M3 GTR. Oh yeah, it’s also a plug for the next Need for speed game which is due for release in September.

Skoda Australia has raided the parts bin and created a one-off track-focused Octavia RS-P. In this case P stands for Project and that is a perfect description for this car. Fitted with semi-slick tyres, fully adjustable suspension, including front and rear strut braces, there is method to this factory backed madness. Further enhancing the car’s [...]

A preliminary calendar posted on James Allan’s F1 blog has Bahrain, not Melbourne, hosting the opening race of the 2010 Formula One season. The season premiere is pencilled in for 14 March, when the eastern states of Australia will still be on daylight savings time. Once the clocks revert to regular time, two weeks later, [...]

The Frankfurt show will see another new reveal from Audi, this time the S5 Sportback, which is, of course, based on the A5 Sportback. Powered by the same 245kW 3.0 litre supercharged V6 from the S4, Audi reckon the Sportback version will reach 100km/h in around 5.4 seconds. Power is driven through Audi’s familiar quattro [...]

Saab, all excited at being bought out by Swedish supercar kings Koenigsegg, have released official pictures of its important all new 9-5 Saloon. I have to say, first impressions to my eyes were, “wow, that looks great”. You’ll never guess where the car will be making its public debut! The manufacturer describes its new car [...]

Throw another Frankfurt debut on the barbie, this time, its from the racing masters at Porsche with their new 911 GT3 Cup. Powered by a 3.8 litre flat six producing 331kW (450bhp) the 1200kg not-so-Porker is sure chew through racetracks with ease the world over. Based on the GT3 RS the Cup version is purpose [...]

Spa-Francorchamps, the legendary Formula One circuit, is the site for this weekend’s Beligian Grand Prix. It is, and always has been, a favourite of Formula One drivers. The image above, taken near the famous and great Eau Rouge corner, shows Graham Hill leading the pack in his BRM at the start of the 1965 Belgian [...]

This time last month Ferrari released a few images of its new 458 Italia. With just a few weeks to go until the Frankfurt Motor Show, Ferrari have set free a few more pics of the little red coupé that could with the donkey badge on the front. Also included, for the first time, are [...]

Check this out, this is the coolest! Those funky kiddy entertainers at Lego have paid homage to Top Gear and the Caterham Superlight R500. The Caterham featured in Series 12 of Top Gear back in 2008 and won the program’s coveted Car of the Year award in the same year. That was all the inspiration [...]

Volkswagen is getting in on the Frankfurt gig with a new three-door Polo to be revealed there in a few weeks. To get us in the mood the chaps at Wolfsburg have released a few pics and here they are for your viewing pleasure. Previously the mini-Golf had only been seen in five door guise, [...]

As expected, here is a full set of MINI Coupé Concept images. Also included with the images is MINI’s full press release which contains everything you need to know and more. The most important thing to report is the Coupé Concept is fitted with the range-topping engine from the John Cooper Works. That’ll see 155kW [...]