Maranello, 12th February 2014 - The Ferrari California T epitomises elegance, sportiness, versatility and exclusivity: characteristics that have distinguished every California model since the 1950s. The California T boasts striking standards of innovation while retaining signature features such as … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
THE McLAREN 650S
A NEW CHAPTER FOR McLAREN AUTOMOTIVE AND THE SUPERCAR McLaren Automotive will reveal at the 84th International Geneva Motor Show the latest addition to its range of groundbreaking supercars - the McLaren 650S. Designed and developed to offer the enthusiast driver the ultimate in luxury, … [Read more...]
The New Audi S1 And S1 Sportback
Audi premium subcompact joins the S quattro family with the help of a new TFSI engine delivering 231PS via renowned all-wheel-drive system New Audi S1 available in the UK from mid-March priced from £24,900 OTR, five-door S1 Sportback from £25,630 OTR – first deliveries in spring Powered by … [Read more...]
Crash Testing A Smart Car
My good lady Jane use to have a Smart car and although it was the biggest money pit in the world. Yes, this budget 2 seater rear engined rear wheel drive car was an economy car it had 2 engine rebuilds and then a new engine and then showed signs the turbo was on its way out so we decided to get rid … [Read more...]
Maria Sharapova Presents Her Porsche Panamera GTS
During a visit to her hometown of Sochi, Russia, Porsche Brand Ambassador Maria Sharapova presents her interpretation of an exceptional sportscar in the luxury segment – the Porsche Panamera GTS “by Maria Sharapova”. This unique Panamera is an outstanding example of transforming a serial model with … [Read more...]
Audi Snow Drifting Fail
This Blue Audi S5 crashed quite stylishly while drifting in the snow in Russia (always russia) We would never recommend driving like this on public roads. But it does look like the drive was ok but I am not so sure the Audi got off as lightly. Make sure you like us on Facebook and hopefully … [Read more...]
Lady Rolls Her Car While Trying To Get Through Gate
So a few moments ago I posted up a video of a crazy Russian parking a car while risking the lives of many people on the highway. Now in his next video you’re going to see a lady stall her car then drive it into a wall and roll it on it to its roof while trying to get through some gates. This is … [Read more...]
Russian Car Parking At It’s Best
As you are probably aware in Russia, there are lots of car accidents and this is the reason why people have started putting dashboard cameras on their cars so that they can start filming and help with insurance claims. You will notice that YouTube is overran by scary Russian car accidents and near … [Read more...]
A Day Trip To Mercedes World
It doesn't take much to entice me out of my office and when Pete phoned me up asking if I fancied a road trip to Mercedes-Benz World, I had a job to control my excitement. I have never really fallen in love with any Mercedes, but I do like them, but they are not a car that is ever on my list of cars … [Read more...]
Michael Schumacher May Be In Vegetative State Forever
Fears are rising as it’s been nearly a month that Michael Schumacher had that horrific ski accident in the French Alps. Doctors who are fighting to save the life of the Formula 1 legend still do not have a date when they want to bring Michael out of the medical induced coma. Even though Michael … [Read more...]
Porsche 911 RSR Tackles New Season From First Grid Row
At the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Porsche 911 RSR fielded by the Porsche North America works team tackles the highly-competitive GTLM class from the first grid row on Saturday. For the inaugural race of the new Tudor United SportsCar Championship on the Daytona International Speedway, Porsche factory … [Read more...]
McLaren Automotive Expands Sales Network With Announcement Of Mclaren Bangkok
McLaren Automotive continues to grow and strengthen the global retailer network with the appointment of the latest retail partner in Thailand. McLaren Bangkok is the eighth location in Asia for the British high performance sports car brand, and marks the 30th market worldwide. McLaren Bangkok … [Read more...]
Caterham F1 Team And Caterham Racing Announce 2014 Driver Line-ups
Caterham F1 Team and Caterham Racing have confirmed their 2014 driver line-ups with the announcement that Kamui Kobayashi and Marcus Ericsson will race in Formula One in the forthcoming season with Robin Frijns and Alexander Rossi as F1 team Reserve Drivers. In addition, Alexander and Rio Haryanto … [Read more...]
Toyota FT-1 – Ultimate Sports Coupe Concept
Toyota for me has never really been a car company that I have a massive interest in. Yes, the Supra was a nice-looking car, and yes it was quick, but it was never a car that I ever really had the need or urge to go and drive. Then, there was the Toyota Celica.... All I am going to say on that is … [Read more...]
Large Porsche Turnout At The Sports Car Classic In Florida
The 24 Hours of Daytona on January 25th marks the start of the inaugural season of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship (USCC). For the first time in this new American sports car race series, Porsche runs a works team under the flag of Porsche North America. Porsche is represented by a large … [Read more...]
Joan “Nani” Roma Wins The 2014 Dakar Rally
Joan "Nani" Roma (ES) in the yellow MINI ALL4 Racing has won the 2014 Dakar Rally. The Monster Energy X-raid Team driver finished the toughest rally challenge in the world just 5:32 minutes in front of his teammate Stéphane Peterhansel (FR) in the black MINI ALL4 Racing. Nasser Al-Attiyah (QT) in … [Read more...]
Mclaren Gt Confirms Kevin Estre As Factory Driver For 2014 Season
Ahead of the 2014 season, McLaren GT has confirmed the addition of French driver Kevin Estre to its factory driver line-up for this year. The announcement follows Estre’s impressive performances throughout the 2013 season, which concluded with a podium finish at the Baku City Challenge in the 12C … [Read more...]
UK Police Now Also Have McLaren’s In Their Fleet
I was at the AutoSport 2014 event at the NEC and although a lot of people were disappointed by the standard of the show and what it lacked something did stand out for me, and that was the UK Police force now have a very nice addition to their fleet of Police cars, and that is the McLaren … [Read more...]
RC F: The Most Powerful Lexus V8 Performance Car Yet
Lexus today revealed the RC F, a high-performance version of its new RC coupe, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The unveiling coincided with the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Lexus brand at same event. The great visual impact of the RC F is matched by the impressive … [Read more...]
New Porsche 911 Targa 2014
Featuring the innovative Targa roof: The world premiere of a modern classic World premiere of the 911 Targa: At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Porsche is presenting the latest generation of the extravagant 911 model to the public. This model is the first to combine … [Read more...]