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Porsche has revealed preliminary information for its new 911 Turbo and Turbo S models. While we greet this news with much excitement it is tempered by the fact the car is only available with 7-speed PDK transmission. To help ease those fears Porsche has stuffed 383kW into the 3.8 litre biturbo flat-six lurking inside the […]
Almost four years after the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics first showed its face the i8 production model is nearing completion. The petrol-electric hybrid has been spied charging its way around the Nürburgring. Based on the info from the i8 Concept we can expect it to boast a total of 260kW/550Nm from its hybrid drivetrain. Enough to […]
Ahead of the 2013 DTM season Audi has rocked up to Geneva with its new weapon of choice, the RS5 DTM. Astute readers will know that DTM regulations prevented any major technical developments during the off-season, so is the move from the A5 badged racecar to the RS5 anything more than a marketing exercise? There […]
With much of Europe carpeted in snow Porsche has sent its 991-based 911 Turbo prototypes to the sunshine of Spain to continue their development program. The next-gen 911 Turbo could be revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2013. If it does make a showing we’re expecting to see it powered by a twin-turbo […]
Porsche has just revealed it’s new 981 Cayman, but already we’ve heard a rather appealing rumour. Remember the news that Porsche will be making a four-cylinder boxer engine? Well, the 2.5 litre turbocharged four-pot and its expected 350hp (260kW) will find its way into the Cayman’s heart. Word is the Cayman Turbo could debut at […]
The highlight of Bentley’s stand at the Pairs Motor Show is their Continental GT3 concept. It’s based on the Continental GT Speed and is set to hit racetracks late next year. It’ll be great seeing the big Bentley mixing it with the best on offer from the likes of Audi, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche and others. […]
Audi has announced the arrival of the R8 e-tron by claiming a new Nürburgring lap record for a series production electric powered vehicle. The all-electric R8 e-tron lapped the Nordschleife in 8:09.099, impressive for a production-based model, but still some way off the Toyota–Radical TMG EV P001 (7:47.794). The R8 e-tron was first previewed in […]
Mercedes-Benz has given its SLS AMG a mild warm over and announced a new GT model. AMG’s engine tuners have found an extra 20hp lurking inside the familiar 6.3 litre V8, giving the SLS AMG GT a peak power figure of 591hp (435kW). Torque remains at the original figure of 650Nm. Also receiving attention were […]
A favourable response to the buggy up! and cross up! concepts has encouraged Volkswagen to seriously consider adding a crossover variant to its up! range, German newspaper Handelsblatt reports. The up! is built at Volkswagen’s Bratislava plant in Slovakia and manager Albrecht Reimold says the up! was designed to carry a range of different models. […]
In happier news, the 991 Porsche 911 has just been awarded the 2012 World Performance Car title at the New York International Auto Show. Matthias Müller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche AG has expressed his joy at the 911’s latest award: “The new 911 received its first award only a short time after […]
Phwoar, that’s pretty sexy, don’t you think. It’s the Inifiniti Emerg-E concept and it’s been made to help put the fancy-Nissan product on the map as it extends into new markets. Well, a 300kW sports car with seductive flowing lines and a 0-60mph time of 4.0 seconds is a pretty good place to start. True, […]
When David Coulthard is not commentating on the latest win by Sebastian Ve-tell he is making up the numbers in the DTM series for Mercedes-Benz. He’s also an official AMG ambassador. So he seems a reasonable enough choice to talk about the new DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé. In this video Coulthard briefly explains the difference […]