Caterham Cars has announced it will be launching an all-new model early next year. They say their new car “marks the beginning of a new dawn for the Company, but one that remains true to the lightweight, minimalist DNA of the legendary Seven and will complement its continuing global success.” We have high hopes for [...]
The New Stratos isn’t the only car to have flaunted itself in front of motoring glitterati lately. The Ferrari 458 Challenge, recently launched at the Bolonga Motor Show, spent some time at the Circuit de Valencia so that prospective buyers could gain some first hand experience behind the wheel. A highlights package from Ferrari can [...]
The official, invite only, launch of the New Stratos took place almost two weeks ago now. And while tech specs and performance data has been provided, not much else has been said about the presentation of the car. The location for the launch was the Paul Ricard circuit in France and if you’d like to [...]
UPDATE: A statement from Holden has been added at the end of this article. UPDATE #2: Ex-pat Aussie Steve Cropely has penned this obituary for Autocar. Sad news overnight with confirmation that Tom Walkinshaw has lost his battle with cancer. He was 64 years old. Walkinshaw is best known in Australia for his involvement in [...]
Audi claim its new A1 is the next big thing. They reckon it will set new benchmarks in the small car segment, especially at the premium end. We spent some time in an A1 1.4 TFSI Ambition earlier this week and put Audi’s claims to the test. Let’s start with the looks. Overall we rate [...]
Team Lotus boss, Tony Fernandes, has revealed his cars will not race with a black and gold livery in 2011 as previously announced. They will now be sticking with the traditional Lotus colours of green and yellow. Fernandes made the decision following the announcement of the Lotus Renault GP team and their subsequent plans to [...]
The World Motor Sport Council has ushered in numerous changes for Formula One following its meeting in Monaco on Friday. Many changes will take place in 2011, however, it is the new engine regulations, due in 2013, that will give the category its biggest shake up. Currently F1 cars are powered by 2.4 litre normally [...]
If you’re still chasing info on the new BMW 1M Coupé then why not download the official brochure direct from BMW. Just use the link below and the 3.3mb PDF will be all yours. [Source: BMW via BimmerFile]
Rather than lifting the lid, Audi Sport has placed a lid on its latest Le Mans LMP1 challenger, the R18. Revealed at an Ingolstadt shindig on Friday the R18 has a tough act to follow, with its predecessors—R8, R10 TDI and R15 TDI—all winning at Le Mans, including this year’s 24 hour classic. They racked [...]
Well the moment has finally arrived and BMW has released full details on its 1 Series M Coupé. As expected this morning’s performance data is bang on the money. So, we now have a new M car on the block. How does it stack up? Well the flared guards and model specific cosmetic tweaks help [...]
Like the road ready Renault Megane RS 250? Then you’ll love this N4 rally-spec version. With 265hp (197kW) and 470Nm of torque on offer from its tweaked 2.0 litre turbo four, this front-wheel drive beast is a ready-to-race Group N rally car. Cosworth Electronics are responsible for the small performance gains over the road car. [...]
The resident BMW insider on 1addicts has dropped a nice little Easter Egg for its readers a few hours ahead of the official release for the 1 Series M Coupé, which is scheduled for around 10am Australian time (eastern seaboard). So here we go. BMW 1 Series M Coupé basic performance specs Power: 340ps/335hp/250kW Top [...]
VFACTS recorded a moderate increase in sales last month, up 1509 vehicles from November 2009. FCAI Chief Executive Andrew McKellar reckons the motor industry is performing well compared to other industries, “These figures show new car sales continue to outperform other economic indicators, including retail spending and business investment. “Much of the strength of the [...]
Raphael Campos has sent in another gold and black Team Lotus-inspired livery via his twitter page. This one is based on Ayrton Senna’s 1986 Lotus 98T racecar and it looks just as good as the Emerson Fittipaldi version. Great work! There’s another pic after the break, just click on it to load a 3000px mega [...]
The epic BMW tease of its 1 Series M Coupé has continued with the release of a new video to YouTube. For the first time, it shows images of the 1M without any covering or camouflage. We’ve captured a few still images from the clip and you can watch the 1 minute video for yourself [...]