In a twist of fate, Honda F1 Team has been saved from an imminent departure from F1 racing. Not by David Richards of ProDrive or Force India’s Vijay Mallya but from a source not common to the world of Formula One racing. Mexican billionaire and the worlds second richest man, Carlos Slim Helu has paid the symbolic single dollar Honda was asking. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan’s Auto Sport magazine has released a handful of shots and some specifications on the FIA-GT1-ready Nissan GT-R. Judging from the modifications and performance stats, Nissan is planning an all-out assault on the series and a possible campaign at LeMans later on. Read the rest of this entry »
The new G-Power prepped BMW M5 Hurricane RS has obtained the bragging rights for the fastest street-legal sedan in the world after it broke the long-standing record of the BRABUS Mercedes-Benz CLS Rocket. Only last month did the 750 HP strong G-Power M5 Hurricane RS achieve a new top speed of 228,4 mph (367,4 km/h) at the ATP High-Speed test track in Papenburg, Germany. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeremy Clarkson has stepped in to give his own opinion on the controversy between Tesla Motors and Top Gear, and by doing so, takes the issue even further. Contradicting BBC’s statement where they agreed that neither of the test cars actually ran out of juice, Clarkson commented, “We never said once that the car had run out of power. The car had to be pushed into the warehouse because you are not allowed to drive cars into a building. Read the rest of this entry »
Several automotive websites are reporting that the American National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA (a more efficient version of our local JPJ) has found that the dual tailpipes of the 2007-2008 MINI Cooper S protrude too far out and have caused several burn marks on owner’s shins. Read the rest of this entry »
Ever tripped and fell on stage? Or farted and someone heard you? We all have our embarrassing moments and it makes you want to kick yourself for being so (fill in expression here). It’s even worse when you’re well-known. Take 2003 World Rally Champion Petter Solberg and his recent mishap at the Bettega Memorial Rallysprint in Bologna, Italy for example. The former champion was doing some parade laps and waving to the crowd when he decided it was a good idea to get on the roof of his car. That was the easy part, the hard part was chasing the car after he fell off the roof. Check out the video below. Read the rest of this entry »
Show up at any track with a car less than ordinary and you’re bound to get smirks of both disgust and pity. Some people don’t let it affect them, some pack up and go home in search of mummy, others give chase and some blow the competition away. That’s exactly what happen when Paul took his 1407hp Pontiac Trans-Am to the Papenburg track where the AMG boys from Mercedes were testing their new models. Here’s a synopsis written by Autoblog reader, Mitka, on what went down after the smirks and jeers faded: Read the rest of this entry »
Rumours of Toyota and Subaru working together on a rear-wheel-drive sports car with “wonderful styling” have been replaced by rumours that the car has been put on hold. Read the rest of this entry »
Pioneer Technology (M) Sdn Bhd recently launched four sensational in-car sound systems; the DEH-4150SD (pictured above), DEH-3150UB, DEH-2150UBG, and DEH-1150MPG (all pictured below). It’s modern design aims to capture the hearts of tech hungry and gadget loving car owners. Read the rest of this entry »
BMW has finally admitted that an M version of its X5 SAV is underway and proof of this comes in the form a video released on the automaker’s bmw-web.tv. The clip doesn’t reveal much about the M spec ‘ute but that was expected. Read the rest of this entry »
