First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Maserati Quattroporte 330hp

When you think of a brand such as Maserati, your mind doesn’t immediately head towards fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Instead you think of power, noise and looks. But Maserati wants to stay relevant in a world increasingly concerned about fuel economy, so has introduced a new version of the Quattroporte into the local market, […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Mercedes-Benz GLE

For a while now Mercedes-Benz has lagged behind obvious rivals BMW and Audi in one key area — SUVs, particularly those in the fast-growing small and medium segments. But Mercedes are determined to fix that particular weak spot in the most German way possible — to jam as many different variants into as many segments […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Jaguar XE

Once upon a time Jaguar made a mid-size car. It was called the X-Type and it was crap. It wasn’t crap because it was based on the Ford Mondeo – which it was – and neither was it crap because it was FWD – which it also was, although 4WD models were available – rather […]

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Random Stuff!

A working V6 engine made from paper!

Here is a brilliant model V6 engine that is made completely from paper (with a little bit of tape on the cylinders, according to AlZh, the YouTube user who posted the video and made the engine) and powered by compressed air. Or, in other words, a balloon! Below is an animated .gif showing how the […]

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New Cars

PHOTO GALLERY: The Ford GT

We are at the Further With Ford trend conference in California and today we got a chance to get up close and personal with the incredible new Ford GT at the company’s Research and Innovation Centre in Palo Alto! We weren’t allowed inside the GT, but we did get a bunch of pics and even a […]

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Motorsport New Cars News

The Renault Sport R.S. 01

After lots of teasing Renault has finally released pictures, video-gamey style video and specifications of its spectacular Renault Sport R.S 01 that will make up a large part of the French manufacturer’s motorsport plans in the near future, including being the basis of its own one-make racing series. Built on a Dallara carbon monocoque chassis and […]

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Random Stuff!

Nissan proves people are stupid…

In this video a bunch of people are told that they are going for a ride in Nissan’s latest version of the Altima racing car. They are excited. Even when they see what appear to be some very lightly modified road cars. Even when they see the bizarre, obviously fake interiors. Even when they sit […]

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