A quick reminder to all that Top Gear, Season 17, returns to BBC2 this Sunday. If you’d like to see what’s coming up there’s a couple of 30 second promos after the break. Or you can take as long as you like checking out this picture gallery on the Top Gear website. That’s where we [...]

True to their word Car magazine has posted their video results of the McLaren MP4-12C supercar group test. Former Mr Stig, Ben Collins, took to Rockingham Motor Speedway in a veritable orgasm of supercars to see if the McLaren could walk the walk, after talking so much talk. Up against the MP4-12C were: Audi R8 [...]

BMW has followed up the official release of its new 412kW F10 M5 with this video teaser. Filmed at the Ascari Circuit in Spain we find the clip somewhat disappointing. It’s produced very well, perhaps even slightly over-produced, but we still want more action, more speed and more noise.

AUSmotive takes a rare foray into the world of V8 Supercars to tip our collective hat to young Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen. You see, after taking the honours at the recent round at Hidden Valley, van Gisbergen slowed down on his victory lap, allowed the field to pass him and then drifted his way home. [...]

Word has just come through from the Australian Rally Championship (ARC) that they have announced the framework for a Soccer Mum Challenge an SUV racing series. Love them or hate them SUVs represent the fastest growing segment in the new vehicle market. Which leads ARC organisers to call their new series “Australia’s most market relevant [...]

The new MINI Coupé has been sent on a journey around the globe to fulfill promotional obligations. It’s all to do with having a sense of adventure; so we’re being told.

Today MINI has released official pics and detail about its new Coupé model. The “helmet roof” and two-up seating are the most obvious differences from the bread and butter MINI hatch. This info comes just a couple of weeks after MINI gave us an official preview. You can see from the pics below that the [...]

It was all Citroën in Greece over the weekend as Sebastien Ogier notched up his third WRC win for the year, adding the Acropolis Rally trophy to his cabinet. On Day 1 privateer Petter Solberg placed his DS3 WRC in a commanding lead only to be swallowed up by the works entries on Day 2. [...]

Renault is shouting from the rooftops about its new Nürburgring record for front-wheel drive vechicles. The new mark is 8:07.97 and was set by development driver Laurent Hurgon at the wheel of the latest hot Megane, the RS 265 Trophy. Take that BMW! Check out our coverage on AUSringers.com for more, including in-car footage of [...]

The BMW 1 Series M Coupé is the darling of the moment, attracting headlines around the world. After our own test drive we can see why. So, it’s little surprise there is great interest in how fast the 1M is around the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife. Thanks to authoritative German mag Sport Auto and its latest [...]

You may recall this ‘Jaffa concept’ from last year’s Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Well, if you liked it, and we know a lot of people did, the car is now for sale and could be yours. Correctly titled the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG ‘Concept 358’, it has been painted in special designo Pearl Orange [...]

First filed 9 June. Car Advice brings some ripping news for fans of the BMW 1M Coupé. Like most markets, BMW Australia has been receiving high demand for the 1M and they have been working hard to secure more cars from the fatherland. Piers Scott, BMW Australia representative told Car Advice, “BMW in Munich has [...]

That’s the promise made by Car magazine as they bring word of a new supercar test to see just how good the new McLaren MP4-12C really is. The list of cars cars pitted against the fast Mac is impressive: Audi R8 V10 Ferrari 458 Italia Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Performante Spyder Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Porsche [...]

Early last year MINI Australia launched a parts bin special called the JCW Challenge Edition. It was pretty much a few options thrown together at a reduced price and it was only offered for sale down under. Now, though, it would appear MINI HQ is raising the bar considerably by testing out a new prototype [...]

UK mag Car has snapped the first undisguised photos of the distinctive helmet roof on the MINI Coupé. Based on the image above it looks as though MINI has been true to the 2009 concept. From what we know at the moment the Coupé will only be offered with a contrasting silver or black roof [...]