Opel revealed the production version of its three-door Astra GTC at Frankfurt last month. Here’s a few pics we’ve raided from the Vauxhall press gallery. Also included are three videos showing the car in a real world context. Speaking about the launch of the GTC, Opel Australia Managing Director, Bill Mott, said “Astra GTC is […]
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Opel Australia confirms 2012 product range
Opel Australia will launch their product range next year. Bill Mott, Opel Australia Managing Director, used the recent Frankfurt Motor Show to confirm Australia’s model line-up. According to Opel over two-thirds of new car sales in Australia are from the small to medium segments. So it’s no surprise that the expected line-up of Insignia, Astra and […]
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Porsche 991 911 to run until 2025
Last week Car had heaps of Porsche information and one thing to grabbed our attention was the claim the new 991 911 will run for two seven-year model cycles. That will take the basic chassis structure, launched at Frankfurt last month, up until 2025. With the added support of Volkswagen the pace of model development […]
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It’s official: Aston Martin is cool
With models like the Vantage, Virage and even the four-door Rapide, Aston Martin is considered a leader in automotive design. Never mind that the cars are also pretty decent as well. In general, you know an Aston Martin is going to be a beautiful car. Further to this, their boss, Ulrich Bez, races his product […]
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VIDEO: An inside look at the Porsche 911
Porsche brings us new video of the 991 911 from the Frankfurt Motor Show. This time August Achleitner, Manager of the 911 model line, has his say on why he thinks the new 911 is king. There’s also a bit of discussion about the 991’s performance at the Nürburgring; it has cut 13 seconds off […]
The Manthey Racing 911 GT3 RSR, winner of this year’s Nürburgring 24 hour race, took centre stage at the company’s Frankfurt Motor Show. In this video Porsche discusses the link between its motorsport and road car programs. Also covered are Porsche’s future racing plans, including the return to the LMP1 category at Le Mans and […]
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Is this really a Volkswagen Polo R?
Supposedly this standard looking Polo GTI is actually a Polo R development model, Auto Express reports. Back in May Volkswagen board member Ulrich Hackenberg gave a road-going Polo R some momentum when he said, “You can see how the World Rally Championship programme would increase the probability of an R version of the base model […]
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Audi RS4 spied
While the world had its eyes on the Frankfurt Motor Show last week, Audi set its sights on the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife. They were there with a very well disguised RS4 Avant prototype. Previous speculation has suggested the new RS4 would source its power from the same 331kW used in the RS5. However, we’d not […]
The stunning Alfa Romeo 4C will be on sale in Australia by 2014 according to a report published by GoAuto. Currently on show in Frankfurt in a spectacular ‘fluid metal’ body colour, the 4C has been confirmed for RHD production by Alfa Romeo CEO Harald Wester. “Alfa Romeo is going to be present in all […]
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AC Schnitzer messes with 1M Coupé
Renowned German tuning firm AC Schnitzer are bringing their version of the ultimate BMW 1 Series M Coupé to the Frankfurt Motor Show. They’ve called it the ACS1 Sport Coupé. Here’s a few pics that might make you think twice. On the plus side they have upped power from 340hp to 400hp (250kW to 300kW). […]
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Jaguar reveals C-X16 hybrid concept
Jaguar has given us an official preview of its C-X16 hybrid sportscar ahead of next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Looks pretty flash, don’t you reckon. Mainstream power peaks at a healthy 280kW (380PS) courtesy of a supercharged 3.0 litre V6. Thanks to that blower torque tops out at 450Nm. Green power can be accessed with […]
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Lexus LFA Nürburgring claims Ring record
Lexus has just released footage showing their LFA Nürburgring package lapping the Nordschleife in 7 minutes 14.64 seconds. As is the way these days when a manufacturer sets a quick lap at the Ring a record of some sort is generally claimed. Lexus say their time is the “fastest ever recorded lap time for a […]