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  • Nissan 370Z: The Strong Silent Type needs a make over.

    Nissan 370Z: The Strong Silent Type needs a make over.

    Yes Yes Yes oh YES!: Stylish exterior, comfy seats, great sounding engine, cracking drive Oh dear me no: aging interior, some plastics look cheap Nissan 370Z: The Strong Silent Type needs a make over. We reviewed the auto here a few years ago and not much has changed since then and all of those comments…

  • Great Rex-Pectations: the 2015 Scoob WRX

    Great Rex-Pectations: the 2015 Scoob WRX

      Turbocharged technologies have combined in Subaru’s fourth generation WRX to produce the best handling version of the pocket-rocket icon yet, at its most competitive price ever. WRX introduces a more responsive, fuel efficient new generation 197 Kilowatt FA Boxer engine, featuring Direct Injection Turbocharged technology. And for the first time in 10 years there…

  • Another Exciting Challenge for Peugeot: Dakar Comeback in 2015!

    Another Exciting Challenge for Peugeot: Dakar Comeback in 2015!

        After their extraordinary adventure in 2013, which saw them smash the record for the celebrated Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Peugeot Sport, Red Bull and Total have again joined forces for another exacting yet equally exciting challenge: the Dakar. To take on the 10,000km of the world’s longest and toughest cross-country rally 25 years…

  • Infiniti Red Bull Racing Driver Daniel Ricciardo Reveals Next Stage in Search for Budding F1 Engineers

    Infiniti Red Bull Racing Driver Daniel Ricciardo Reveals Next Stage in Search for Budding F1 Engineers

      HONG KONG – Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s new driver Daniel Ricciardo joined Infiniti to bring top budding engineers a step closer to their dream in Formula One by announcing the opening of applications for the Infiniti Performance Engineering Academy. Speaking at Melbourne’s Monash University ahead of last weekend’s Australian GP, the 24 year-old racer…

  • The New Gorgeous Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG Coupé

    The New Gorgeous Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG Coupé

      Affalterbach. The new S 63 AMG Coupé is the latest dream car to augment the Mercedes-AMG model range. Exciting lines underpin this two-door model’s design. Dominance and sensual purity combine to lend the vehicle irresistible presence and effortlessly superior sportiness. Equally impressive is the combination of high driving dynamics, ambitious lightweight construction and groundbreaking…

  • Pro_Cee’d GT: Kia Cooks Up a Bit of Korean Spiced With Chilli

    Pro_Cee’d GT: Kia Cooks Up a Bit of Korean Spiced With Chilli

    Above and below: gaycarboys at BaskerVille Yes Yes Yes oh YES: sweet smooth engine, sweet smooth gearbox, sweet smooth ride, sweet smooth exterior Oh dear me no: Steering not quite there yet, Some plastics look wrong I like it, I like it a lot. It’s a funny name, Pro_Cee’d, but Kia pronounces it as “proceed”…

  • Nico Rosberg wins the 2014 Australian Grand Prix

    Nico Rosberg wins the 2014 Australian Grand Prix

      The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team today entered the new era of Formula One with a composed victory for Nico Rosberg from P3 on the grid at the Australian Grand Prix. Nico claimed first place off the line and led every lap of the race to win by 24 seconds at the chequered…

  • Finch Rolls, McEwen Wins Mazda3 Celebrity Challenge Race in a Thriller

    Finch Rolls, McEwen Wins Mazda3 Celebrity Challenge Race in a Thriller

          The first Mazda3 Celebrity Challenge race at the Formula One® Rolex Australian Grand Prix was dramatically cut short after Rachael Finch rolled her All-New Mazda3 half-way through the weekend’s first race. Trying to recover from an off at turn 10, Channel Nine presenter Clint Stanaway was attempting to control his car before…

  • Volvo Car Group Tests Road Magnets for Accurate Positioning of Self-Driving Cars

    Volvo Car Group Tests Road Magnets for Accurate Positioning of Self-Driving Cars

      Volvo Car Group has completed a research project using magnets in the roadway to help the car determine its position. The research, which has been financed in strategic co-operation with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), is a potential key to the implementation of self-driving vehicles. Reliable and highly accurate positioning is one of the…

  • Alfa Romeo MiTo: A good looking Italian Twink who needs a firm hand

    Alfa Romeo MiTo: A good looking Italian Twink who needs a firm hand

    Yes yes yes OH YES: good looking, stylish interior (for a cheaper car), good handling Oh dear me no: Horrible 0.9L twin air, twin clutch not up to par, 5speed in 1.4L, too expensive Like all twinks, MiTo is cute and eager, if a little lacking in some areas. Being Italian, he has a certain…