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BMW causes erection. Man NOT happy about it…

Okay, not strictly car news, but too good to let slip by really… A man in – where else – the USA has filed a lawsuit against BMW North America and seat manufacturer Corbin-Pacific after he claimed that a four hour ride on his 1993 BMW motorbike left him with priaprism, or in other words […]

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Mercedes unveils CSC

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the new Concept Style Coupe (CSC) it will show at next week’s Beijing motor show. The mini-CLS four-door “coupe” shown here previews the new CLA, the A-class based sedan that will go on sale sometime next year, confirming that Mercedes is taking the shift of its smallest car away from the model’s […]

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Subaru BRZ selling fast,despite not being on sale yet…

When Subaru NZ announced that its version of the result of the joint venture between Subaru and Toyota – the BRZ/GT86 twins – would go on sale in New Zealand, head man Wallis Dumper also announced a limited run of 12 special launch models, that would be available on the 12th of December (12 cars […]

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Lotus: not mental, actually quite clever?

  Following on from our story this morning about the unusual press release from Lotus, we received an email from Edward Rowe, the Public Affairs Manager for Ateco Automotive, the importer and distributor of Lotus throughout Australia and New Zealand. Edward writes: “A nice proper press release that set out the Lotus case would have […]

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Lotus Has a Rant. Sounds a Bit Mad…

Lotus seems to have gone a bit mental, if the latest press release from the embattled sports car manufacturer is anything to go by. The rant, seemingly prompted by a piss-take (seen above) on the brilliant satirical Sniff Petrol website (which Lotus used as a picture in the press release), is, well, odd to say […]

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Oversteer’s Big Adventure!

Next week Oversteer will be off on a massive road trip of thoroughly epic proportions! Well… going on holiday in the South Island with my mum… Anyway, our ride will be a Hyundai i40 Elite wagon, filled with bells and whistles and a 1.7-litre turbo diesel engine. We will be posting regular updates on the […]

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You can now get a daily fix of Oversteer in your inbox by signing up to our incredibly awesome newsletter, The Daily Oversteer! Or if that is a bit to, well… daily for you, then you can always sign up for the less inbox-clogging weekly version, The Weekly Oversteer! Both are packed full of the […]

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You Wouldn’t Mess With This Hairdresser…

What do you get if you combine 1,000Nm of torque, 463kW of power and a serious lack of taste? Possibly the hairiest hairdresser’s car on the planet. Mercedes-Benz have just released details of the completely silly SL65 AMG, a convertible packing AMG’s colossal 6-litre twin-turbo V12 engine. Along with the new face, the uber-SL now […]

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Oversteer is now on Facebook! Like Us!

Like to keep updated on the all the wonderfully informative news, articles and reviews on Oversteer? How about all the nonsensical twaddle as well? Well, you’ll get both if you click the “Like” button on our new Facebook page! Go on – do it now… Click HERE to see our Facebook awesomeness! And remember to […]

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