Volvo teams up with Swedish House Mafia to promote the new XC60 (w/VIDEO)
DJ trio Swedish House Mafia split up in March after less than five years at the top of the dance music scene. And while their final appearance was at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami USA, they had one more collaboration in mind, with Volvo and Linnéa Martinsson of Scandinavian band Lune. The project, led...
Lamborghini reveals a gift to itself: The Egoista (w/VIDEO)
There’s something hugely embarrassing about the Lamborghini Egoista, not because of its fantasy car looks, but because of what it symbolises – a brand that’s become so removed from its roots that it no longer cares (or feels self-conscious) about whether it acts like a douche. The Egoista, unveiled at the gala dinner in Sant’Agata...
Volkswagen reveals ‘more’ of its 500bhp Design Vision GTI
This is Volkswagen’s special gift to fans attending the annual GTI Treffen gathering in Wörthersee, Austria. It’s powered by a 496bhp turbocharged direct injection 3.0-litre V6 engine and accelerates from 0 to 62mph in 3.9 seconds. And we want one. Badly. Yesterday they shared details of its performance (very quick) and features (some of them...
DAY 1 – Lamborghini’s 50th Anniversary Grand Tour (w/VIDEO)
Yesterday morning at 9:00am, the 350 vehicles taking part in the Lamborghini Grand Tour started their engines and set off towards Forte dei Marmi, leaving the parc fermè in Milan where they’d been parked overnight. The convoy covered almost 170 miles, taking in the breathtaking scenery of the Aveto Natural Regional Park and the Trebbia...
Nissan GT-R vs Oris Swiss Hunter Jet (w/VIDEO)
Nissan’s official German-speaking customer magazine, N_Magazin, pitted the 542bhp Nissan GT-R against a 22,000 horsepower Oris Swiss Hunter Fighter Jet. The outcome of their land-sky speed challenge was inevitable, but still fun to watch, even if the GT-R gets whooped by the 711mph jet aircraft. Although the 184mph GT-R is fast, even Nissan know it...
Adwatch: Audi’s Star Trek Challenge pits Leonard Nimoy’s Spock against Zachary Quinto’s (w/VIDEO)
If you’re a Star Trek fan you’ll love this new ad for the Audi S7. It features 82-year old Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock from the 1966–1969 Star Trek series who goes head-to-head with newbie Zachary Quinto – in a Mercedes versus Audi face off. After a game of on-line chess, in which Nimoy check-mates...
Picture gallery: Lamborghini’s 50° Anniversario Grande Giro begins
More than 350 Lamborghini’s gathered in Piazza Castello, Milan, last night where they waited in parc fermé for the start of the 50° Anniversario Grande Giro. Setting off this morning, the tour will make its first stop in Bobbio before travelling through Italy, arriving at Lamborghini’s Sant’Agata home on Saturday. It is estimated that the...
Nissan delivers another gold-painted GT-R.. to Usain Bolt (w/VIDEO)
You may remember the first gold painted GT-R which was auctioned in late 2012, with proceeds going to the Usain Bolt Foundation. That raised $US193,000 and the winner will receive his special car during the next few months. But not before ‘Mr Bolt’ himself. Despite being originally described as a one-off Nissan GT-R, there are...
Fast & Furious 6 launches a new series of Alfa Romeo promotions (w/VIDEO)
The sixth instalment of the Fast & Furious film series previews tomorrow in London, and you’ll notice a certain Italian hatchback feature strongly in its advertising campaign. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta provides a makeshift platform from which actor Paul Walker’s character (Brian O’Conner) saves the day. First, the car disembarks from an enormous Antonov aircraft...
Nordkapp Challenge: ‘Five Morgans Go Adventuring’ to one of Europe’s most northerly points
On the morning of Sunday May 5th 2013, five Morgan sports cars will leave the company’s historical Malvern factory in Worcestershire and head north to a small municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality’s most famous place, named Nordkapp (North Cape) is often referred to as the most northernmost point of Europe, and although not...
Lamborghini’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations begin with the ‘Grande Giro’
Last year we were approached and asked to contribute to a unique project to celebrate Lamborghini’s 50th Anniversary. It’s an opportunity we were only too happy to oblige with, even if we were unable to spare the time to do something on the creative side of things. Anyone who’s ever been to Sant’Agata Bolognese will...
Live like a ‘Bentley Boy’ with Pankhurst London (w/VIDEO)
The most comfortable car seats in the world are those fitted in a Bentley. There’s something about their firm yet supple support, deep leather hide and the smell of pure hand-crafted luxury that makes sitting, without even driving, a pure enough pleasure on its own. Well now there’s an easier way of enjoying the experience,...
McLaren’s Can-Am models take centre stage at Goodwood (w/VIDEO)
McLaren’s 12C GT Can-Am Edition will take centre stage at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, as part of McLaren’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. It will join an illustrious collection of McLaren racers from the 1960s and 70s as they run up the Goodwood Hill, including the M8D Can-Am driven by Bruce McLaren and Denny...
Jaguar’s F-TYPE plays starring role in the film ‘Desire’ (w/VIDEO)
Jaguar’s highly anticipated film, produced with Ridley Scott Associates was released today, after a private showing at the Sundance London film and music festival. The star of the film, is of course, the new F-TYPE, and a few actors you might have heard of including British actor Damian Lewis (from the hit US series Homeland),...
Through the Lens: McLaren P1 at Bahrain International Circuit
A good portrait photographer must get to know their subject, look beneath its skin and understand what makes it unique. It’s a time consuming task, but nevertheless a labour of love for George Williams – the man behind the latest images of McLaren’s stunning P1. The photos, taken at the Bahrain International Circuit, have been...
Hire FAB1 and become Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward for a day
The FAB1 Million project is Go! Thanks to Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and petrol head DJ Chris Evans. The project, conceived by Evans last year, features a bespoke extended wheelbase Rolls-Royce Ghost painted Blushing Pink – just like Lady Penelope’s FAB1 registered car from the hit television series Thunderbirds. The project is set to raise £1...
MINI Paceman: Now in kit form..
Well perhaps they’re not technically selling it as a kit, but that’s how it looks on display at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. The display is called ‘MINI KAPOOOW! A journey of inspiration’ and it’s been created by Anders Warming, Head of MINI Design and his team. As you’ll no doubt have noticed, the...
VIDEO: Official trailer for Ron Howard’s new film, RUSH.
We’ve been looking forward to this film ever since director Ron Howard posted an image diary on Twitter of his journeys to the film’s historic locations in England, Germany and Austria. Just in case you’ve never heard of ‘Rush’, it charts the story of the rivalry between James Hunt and Nikki Lauda – focusing specifically...
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