With big brother Hyundai now having a fully fledge luxury marque that’s the Genesis, Kia is also developing its own “semi-luxury” rear wheel drive sedan. Spawn off the Genesis G80 and G90’s platform, the heavily camouflage prototype was caught undergoing testing at the Nürburgring recently. Based on the Kia GT …
Read More »2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe spied on video
A 2017 (C238) Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe prototype has been caught testing near the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Despite wearing full camouflage, it isn’t hard to see its resemblance to its smaller brother, the C-Class Coupe. The prototype seen here is likely to be wearing an AMG kit, due to …
Read More »Video: Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT defeats plane in ‘ultimate’ hot lap
A Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT has beaten an aerobatic twister plane around a race track in a stunt inspired by the high-performance SUV’s HEMI engine’s ‘fighter plane’ heritage. The race, which took place around the Blyton Park Driving Centre in Lincolnshire in the U.K., saw both car and plane reach …
Read More »Video: Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio laps the Nürburgring in 7:32
Alfa Romeo’s long overdue rival to the BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C 63, the Giulia Quadrifoglio, is once again proving that it’s up to the challenge. Powered by an all-aluminium six-cylinder 2.9-litre turbo petrol engine serving up 510hp (380kW) and 600Nm to the rear wheels, the sports sedan previously lapped the Nürburgring in 7 …
Read More »BMW teases next-generation 5 Series in new video
BMW has released a teaser video of its next-generation G30 5 Series, which is set to make its online debut in the coming weeks. You will have to be quick though to catch a glimpse of the new car as the minute long video only shows the car for a …
Read More »Kia unveils 8-speed auto for front-drive vehicles. Debuts in Cadenza
Kia has unveiled its eight-speed automatic transmission developed in-house for the company’s front-wheel drive vehicles. Designated FWD 8AT, the new transmission not only weights 3.5kg less than a conventional six-speed automatic but also no larger in size, thanks to intelligent packaging. Kia already has an 8-speed transmission for rear-wheel drive …
Read More »Video: Hyundai shows the handling prowess of its i30 N hot hatch
Hyundai has released a teaser video of its engineers pushing the upcoming i30 N hot hatch to its limits, complete with the pre-requisite pops and cracks under acceleration. The potent hot hatch is set to adopt a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine mated with a six-speed manual transmission driving the front …
Read More »Video: 2017 Audi RS3 Sedan caught testing at Nürburgring
The highly anticipated Audi RS3 Sedan has been caught on video stretching its legs at the Nürburgring in Germany. Set to go on sale sometime next year, the high-performance sedan will share the RS3 Sportback’s 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine pumping out 270kW and 465Nm of torque sent to all four …
Read More »Citroen unwraps CXperience Concept ahead of Paris debut
Citroen has taken the wraps off its sleek, four-door plug-in hybrid concept, the CXperience Concept that is set to grace the carmaker’s show stand at the Paris International Motor Show in October. With imposing proportions – 4.85m long and 2m wide – a very low roofline (1.37m tall) and short …
Read More »Ferrari Enzo’s designer creates stunning Kode57 for Pebble Beach
This stunning Kode57 supercar unveiled at Monterey Car Week is the work of Ken Okuyama, the celebrated designer behind the Ferrari Enzo. The car’s name is said to pay homage to the year 1957 where iconic vehicles like the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and Jaguar XKSS were launched. Accordingly, the …
Read More »Red Bull Racing Australia: V8 Supercar vs. Aerobatic Plane [video]
It’s a battle for the beach and the skies… Red Bull Racing Australia driver Jamie Whincup and aerobatic pilot Joel Haski go head-to-head on the beaches of the Gold Coast to settle the ultimate question… What’s faster? Wheels or wings? Watch the video below to find out. Holden has announced …
Read More »Video: Is this the new Mercedes-AMG E63 Estate Black Series?
Here’s further prove that Mercedes-AMG is working on an even more potent version of the upcoming E63 Estate – likely to be the Black Series. Caught on video undergoing testing in Germany, the half camouflaged wagon can be seen with flared wheel arches, suggesting it’s no regular E63. The wider …
Read More »13-year old hits 325km/h in Bugatti Veyron [video]
Would you let a 13-year old drive your car? The answer is probably a big fat ‘NO’. Would you let a 13-year old drive your Bugatti Veyron? The answer is likely a big fat ‘NO’ with a few explicits thrown in. Not Armik Aghakhani though. He’s probably the coolest Dad …
Read More »Video: Koenigsegg One:1 crashed at Nürburgring
It’s always heart breaking to see a car crash, more so if it’s exotic metal. That’s exactly what happened to the ultra-rare and super-exotic Koenigsegg One:1 that was tasked with setting a new Nürburgring production car lap record. According to reports, the hypercar crashed during a high speed testing and …
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