Pagani has released its third installment in the build up to the launch of the Zonda successor. This clip is titled “The shape of the wind”, which gives credence to the theory the car, codenamed C9, will be called the Huayra (a South American wind). Not much detail given away here, check out the clip [...]

Has Prodrive Chairman Dave Richards spoiled Volkswagen’s party by announcing the German marque’s forthcoming entry to the WRC? In a recent interview at Autosport International Richards claimed, “It’s very clear that Volkswagen are about to announce their return to the World Rally Championship, as well; under the Volkswagen brand rather than Skoda.” Serious rumours about [...]

Speaking at the recent Autosport International event Dave Richards, Prodrive boss, confirmed at least one of his MINI Countryman customer cars will be heading to Australia. According to Richards, “We’ve got cars going all over the world now. We’ve had orders from Brazil, Australia, the Middle East, the Far East, all across Europe, so you’ll [...]

A quick shout out to the Volkswagen Race Touareg 3 team of Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar) and Timo Gottschalk (Germany) who wrapped up their first Dakar Rally success earlier today. Indeed it was a great day for Volkswagen as its cars filled the top three positions in the race. Giniel de Villiers, the 2009 winner, came [...]

Late last year we had a confidential whisper come our way suggesting that Audi’s stonking 250kW RS3 might not be coming to Australia. True to our source we sat on the rumour, and unfortunately for Audi fans, the info appears to have been proved correct. Further reports have reached AUSmotive HQ of Audi dealers confirming [...]

The famous Eau Rouge corner at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack has excited race fans for generations. Here this video comparison shows the speed differential between Formula One cars and the machines of mere mortals. There’s some debate over what the other cars actually are. The YouTube clip describes them as FIA GT cars, but we’re not [...]

The love it or hate it MINI Countryman will be in showrooms around Australia before the end of next month. So, how much will this left of centre MINI hurt the hip pocket? It’s probably no surprise to learn the Countryman won’t be cheap, and pre-driveaway pricing starts at $37,700 for the entry-level Cooper model. [...]

So the wraps have come off the new creation from Caterham, it’s called the Caterham-Lola SP/300.R.. And rather than being a reproduction of a former classic, this is something altogether new. As the name suggests legendary chassis makers Lola have had a fair say in what’s what, while power is provided by a tasty 2.0 [...]

Adrian Newey is shown here talking about his Red Bull X1. It’s an imaginary racer created for Sony Playstation hero game Gran Turismo 5. The brief to Newey was build the fastest car you possibly can, with only the laws of physics to provide the boundaries. No limits on downforce, no limits on engine type [...]

Aston Martin has just launched a new marketing stunt for its four door Rapide. They’ve used the medium of short film to execute their evil advertising plans and well, we’re talking about it, so I guess it’s working so far. The film is called True power should be shared and there will be three parts; [...]

Audi Canada is currently running a Fascination quattro training event for its customers at Mont Tremblant, near Montreal. One of the unexpected stars of the show is this one-off A1 quattro development car. Despite months of rumours, quattro for the A1 was officially confirmed just a few days ago. No detail is given as to [...]

The quest for lowering fuel consumption has taken a dramatic step with Porsche confirming it will be introducing a four-cylinder boxer engine to its Boxster and Cayman range. If that wasn’t dramatic enough, the four-pot hasn’t been ruled out for the 911 either. It’s expected the engine would be turbocharged to meet performance targets and [...]

Some quite big news emerged from the Detroit Auto Show early this morning with Holden boss Mike Devereux announcing, “Opel will be sold as a stand-alone brand in Australia for the first time in 2012. “Opel presents a new opportunity for GM in Australia with a growing demand for German design and technology at affordable [...]

Speaking at the Detroit Auto Show overnight, Ian Robertson, BMW board member for Marketing, announced the MINI Paceman Concept will become a reality, “I’m thrilled to tell you now, for the very first time, that there will be a seventh member of the MINI family – and we will base it on this concept!” The [...]

A reminder, among all the action from Detroit, that Caterham will be unveiling a new car on Thursday at the Autosport International Show in the UK. Stay tuned as we will bring you all the details as soon as they are available (possibly late Thursday night Australian time, otherwise Friday morning). If you really can’t [...]