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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...
Bentley reveals Le Mans Edition Mulsanne and Continental Models (w/VIDEO)
Bentley have announced six new ‘Le Mans’ Limited Edition cars, available exclusively to U.S. customers, on the flagship Mulsanne and the Continental models. Each Limited Edition model is inspired by a driver from Bentley’s six past victories at the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours race. Just 48 examples of each ‘Le Mans Limited Edition’ model...
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...
Sébastien Loeb’s first impressions of Peugeot’s 208 T16 Pikes Peak car (w/VIDEO)
Sébastien Loeb has had a first taste of the car which he’ll be tackling the Pikes Peak hill climb with in June, but rather than take it in his stride, Loeb was genuinely shocked by how violently quick the 208 T16 accelerates, brakes and grips around the corners. After just a handful of laps, he...
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...
Volkswagen reveals a 500bhp Golf GTI
While some might refer to the Design Vision GTI as bonkers, there’s actually much about Volkswagen’s Wörthersee concept which makes a lot of sense. Take its 496bhp turbocharged direct injection 3.0-litre V6 engine, with peak torque of 413lb-ft at 4000 rpm. While the company’s 2.0-litre TSI four has become a stalwart of the range, the...
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...
Mad Mike conquers New Zealand’s version of Pikes Peak (w/VIDEO)
The Crown Range in Queenstown, New Zealand differs from Pikes Peak, Colorado in several ways. It’s shorter, at 6.46 miles compared to 12.42 miles, features less turns – 47 versus 156, yet climbs 1,076 metres compared to the longer course’s 1,430 metres. So it’s twisty, very twisty. Like Pikes Peak, the run up to the...
Aston Martin’s Chris Porritt joins Tesla
Electric Vehicle manufacturer, Tesla, has hired Aston Martin’s Chief Engineer of Vehicle Engineering, Chris Porritt, to be its Vice President of Vehicle Engineering. Chris joins the Palo Alto based car maker after 15 years at Aston Martin and 10 years at Land Rover. Chris was one of the key individuals behind Aston Martin’s One-77 supercar,...
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...
Seat launches new Leon Cup Racer at GTI Treffen 2013
The annual GTI Treffen gathering in Wörthersee, is the venue where Volkswagen Group’s four major brands (VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda) usually wheel out something wacky and extreme, but this year, Seat’s star of the show is a real model which can be ordered by customers now. Not for the road though, I might add,...
New Porsche 911 GT3 Cup debuts with Martini Racing stripes and Sébastien Loeb at the wheel
The all-new Type 991 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup will make its debut at next weekend’s opening round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in Catalunya, Barcelona. This is the car that will replace the Type 997 GT3 Cup car which currently competes in the BTCC support series. To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Porsche...
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...
New Porsche 911 Turbo S claims sub-7:30 minute Nürburgring lap
Well it certainly isn’t the prettiest 911 Turbo, but that was never Porsche’s aim with the new ‘Type 991’ generation model. With up to 552bhp from its 3.8-litre flat six engine, delivered via its new all-wheel drive chassis, the 911 Turbo is all about point-to-point performance, and in that respect it delivers in spades. Porsche...
Caterham launches its fastest ever European Seven
Up until now, our European friends have been denied a Seven as manic as the Superlight R500, but thanks to the engineers at Caterham Technology & Innovation (CTI), they will soon have a choice. The Caterham Seven 485 joins the existing EU5-compliant 1.6 and 2.0-litre models (sold in Europe, Japan and other territories), featuring a...
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