BMW has launched a new sub-brand to support its electric powered models. Deciding the new sub-brand should be going places and that it must think different, they have chosen the name “BMW i”. Hyundai and Apple must be over joyed by such nomenclature. Speaking at the launch in Munich overnight, Ian Robertson, BMW’s Sales and [...]
Due to recent civil unrest and bloodshed the 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix has been postponed. It’s important to distinguish between postponed and cancelled. It would seem likely the FIA and Bahrain Motor Federation will try and find a suitable time later in the year to re-schedule the race. The first race of the year will [...]
Manish Pandey has tweeted to let us know the Australian premiere of Senna is coming soon. Very soon in fact; this Sunday at the Adelaide Film Festival. There will be a repeat screening on Sunday week as well. Further screenings are scheduled for the Sydney Film Festival in June. General release will follow thereafter. More [...]
Audi has given us a great preview of what they’re bringing to Geneva by releasing three sketches of what they’re calling the A3 concept. It’s the best look yet, obviously, of the rumoured A3 sedan. It’s also the first official look at likely styling cues for the third generation A3, which is expected to go [...]
Over at the official Formula1.com website they have a good Q&A interview with Mark Webber about his thoughts on the new RB7. Speaking after his time in the car at a wet Barcelona overnight he said, “Today went well. We’ve done almost 140 laps so you cannot complain about that and we obviously have a [...]
First filed 20 February. We’re sad to report on the loss of a Nissan GT-R due to fire. The incident happened near Bukit Tinggi in Malaysia. From the evidence in this YouTube clip appears to be the result of a collision between the GT-R and a Mk6 Golf GTI. It’s currently unknown if either of [...]
The new Mac is a sell out, already! Official performance specs for the McLaren MP4-12C were only released last week, and the car is yet to actually go on sale anywhere in the world. However, it’s being reported that the initial allocation of 12Cs for Australia have already been sold. There’s still a few weeks [...]
“A lot of people would slag us off if we went for supporting a regime that kills its own people,” is how one anonymous senior F1 figure bluntly assessed the current situation in Bahrain to staff reporters at Reuters. This follows an official travel warning issued by the UK Foreign Office. The statement reads, “Following [...]
Rolls-Royce is getting in on the electric vehicle lark with a new model called the 102EX, a Phantom-based concept which will debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. At the time of writing there are no plans for series production, according to Rolls, instead the 102EX will be sent on a world tour to gauge [...]
The third pre-season test window is currently open at Barcelona. For Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel is at the wheel today, after setting the fastest lap yesterday. Mark Webber will take to the track tomorrow and again on Monday. Meanwhile, Nextgen-Auto bring us these fantastic videos of the RB7 in action, filmed at the previous test [...]
We like this new ad from Volkswagen Australia. It’s been on high rotation of late, so we’re sure you’ve seen it. If not, check it out now and let us know what you think. VW train spotters will notice the Amarok features in the ad and although it is yet to be launched down under [...]
We must have been getting our nails done, or something, when this material was released by Mercedes-Benz a couple of weeks back. But, such is the goodness of AMG product we would hate you to miss out. So here are 33 pics of the refreshed C63 AMG range. We’ve started with the estate because, well, [...]
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Just in case we had forgotten Chris Harris spent a bit of time piloting a factory Porsche GT3 around the Nürburgring last year he is back wearing a team jacket to tell us how the Citroën DS3 Racing compares against its hot hatch rivals; namely the MINI John Cooper Works, Renaultsport Clio 200 Cup, Vaxhaull [...]
Here is a very watchable clip of the Red Bull Racing RB7 filmed at last week’s Jerez test session. There’s no sound, which is a shame, but the use of super slow motion technology makes the four and a half minute clip well worth watching. Take the jump and see for yourself. [Thanks to Glenn [...]