New Cars

XCAR@Geneva: Audi R8

The R8 is back and all new. Audi’s released details of the second generation R8 – boasting V10 power and top speeds in excess of 320km/h, the German supercar has got Italy square in its sights. XCAR looks at the new car and where it came from.

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Motorsport

Deep mud, Big smiles!

Let’s be honest here – the Land Rover Defender is God-awful on the road. But off it, it is almost unstoppable! In the latest video from XCAR, they check out the individuals who spend their time generally covered in mud competing in the offroad trials.

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AWD vs FWD vs RWD

All Wheel Drive is there to keep you planted in a variety of circumstances but with modern engineering being what it is do you really need it? XCAR took an example of each type of drive to see how they tackle some challenging environments.

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Motorsport New Cars

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

Only 100 will ever be made and it’s lighter, faster and stiffer than any standard Vantage. Even though not a lot of them will be made, there is rather a lot to like about the Aston Martin Vantage GT3. Especially that noise. The lads from XCAR get to spend some exclusive time with it in […]

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Motorsport

Defender racing

The first post of a Land Rover Defender double-header today comes from our friends at XCAR who take a look at the inaugural year of the Defender Challenge racing series which saw some of these off-road beasts really show the world what they are capable of. XCAR caught up with the organisers and some of the competitors […]

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XCAR on the Discovery Sport

A few days back we bought you a teaser video with an excerpt from the next episode of the NZ Motoring Podcast (due very shortly!) where David Linklater shares his experiences on the international launch of the Land Rover Discovery in Iceland. Well, it seems our friends from XCAR were there too, so here is their […]

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12 cylinders of awesome and the wind in your hair

Sometimes a car is completely wrong for the conditions you have it in. When that happens you just have to tough it out and drive it anyway, just like the XCAR lads did when they had the awesome Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster during a snowy British winter. Life is hard sometimes…

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