Citroën has launched its funky little DS3 to the Australian market. The French usually get it right when it comes to hatchbacks, but the DS3 represents one of the more serious attempts to raise their sights to the premium segment. And Citroën has its sights firmly set on MINI. Miles Williams, General Manager for Citroën [...]

In addition to his IRC duties with Peugeot new MINI WRC signing Kris Meeke has been building his experience by moonlighting with Citroën as they develop their DS3 R3 rally car. Meeke and the DS3 R3 spent the weekend driving through the French Alps and managed to be the quickest two-wheel drive car at the [...]

This new Porsche Boxster test mule was recently spotted by a member of the public at a fuel station in Germany. It offers a good look at the overall shape of the next model Boxster even though finer details have been covered up. The current Boxster range has been signed with the Spyder which is [...]

It has been reported that young UK rally driver Kris Meeke is the first to put pen to paper with the new MINI/Prodrive WRC team. Meeke, currently racing in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, would not confirm the signing saying only, “My focus remains on this year and winning rallies with Peugeot.” However a source with [...]

Back in March AUSmotive brought the world up to speed with the Canberra Milk TV commercial that was being broadcast on high rotation into Webber’s home town during the Australian Grand Prix. In that time the clip has registered over 75,000 views on YouTube and countless comments. Also in that time we’ve seen the emergence [...]

After filming the Cinque Roadster clip you’d reckon Jamie Corstorphine from Autocar would be content. But, no, he wanted more. And more was delivered in the form of the Pagani Zonda R. It is powered by a 750bhp 6.0 V12 and weighs in at a miserly 1075kg. You may also remember this is the car [...]

Earlier in the week Evo teased us with their concise review of the Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster. But Autocar have delivered the business with a video that perfectly illustrates the beautiful sounds produced by that AMG V12. Just check out the brutal exhaust rorting snap on upshifts! [Thanks to Derek for the tip]

Over at the 1addicts forum resident Photoshop guru Alpine325ci has created these superb renderings of the upcoming BMW 1M Coupé. Based on the information we have to hand at the moment the renderings appear to be bang on for detail. Of course, there are sure to be a few subtle differences, but in the absence [...]

BMW Australia brings some great news to M3 fans. They’ve been able to secure a limited-run of 100 unique models which will be called the M3 Pure Edition. The Pure Edition is available in coupé and sedan form—50 models of each—and has been designed specifically for the Australian market. There’s no changes to the engine [...]

The Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster is sure a very special hypercar, sampled by only a special few. Thankfully, Evo has been kind enough to share their thoughts after spending some time with the car. We’ve only been granted a brief taste of the Cinque Roadster in their online piece, but the outcome seems clear. “The [...]

As you are probably aware the Top Gear franchise is heading Stateside. The History Channel bring us this preview clip of Adam, Tanner and Rutledge thrashing three Lamborghini supercars; the Gallardo, the Gallardo Balboni and the Murcielago Super Veloce. Even the Yanks couldn’t stuff this up, surely! The preview is all yours after the break. [...]

A couple of weeks ago MINI launched their first TVCs for the new four-door Countryman. The ads to date have been okay, but nothing too special. Remember, MINI sets the bar quite high with their usually creative campaigns. Well, the latest Countryman commercial, titled Flow, seems to put things right with its kaleidoscope of special [...]

Australia will be getting its own Festival of Speed later this year and Mark Webber will be the headline act. The event is scheduled for 28 November and will be held at Barbagallo Raceway, 50km north of Perth. Not only will Webber be in attendance, but so will a team of Red Bull Racing mechanics [...]

Ferrari has issued a recall on all 458 Italia models built before July this year following numerous examples of 458s being destroyed by fire. The recall was confirmed by a Ferrari spokesperson, “Our dealers are going to call clients and tell them to bring back their cars so that the necessary modifications can be carried [...]

The Porsche 911 Turbo—if you’re reading this site it’s a fair bet this car is in your Top 5. At well over 400 large there’s only a select few who will ever get to know what it’s really like to own one. But, if you did have the money, would you actually buy one? Comedian [...]