First the teaser pic was released, then the “unexpected” leak saw the new McLaren 650S revealed in grainy, low-res form. Now McLaren has released actual pics and details of its new mid-range supercar. As expected the 650S slots in between the 12C and the sold-out P1 hypercar in terms of price, performance and looks. Basically […]
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According to Wikipedia, the source of all that is dubious, doubtful and wildly inaccurate, Kiwi tycoon Alan Gibbs started messing around with amphibious vehicles after he became “frustrated by the extreme tidal nature of the Kaipara Harbour, that forms the western boundary of his farm”. Which leads one to assume he wanted to develop a […]
Give a man a fish, the saying goes, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Teach that fish to drive, however, and you have a whole new kettle of fish on your hands. Driving fish. Studio Diip is a technology company that specialises […]
McLaren just keeps those new supercars coming, in line with the company’s stated desire to release a new car every year. And, yes, we do realise that is a massively open-ended statement that prompts more questions than it answers… Anyway, McLaren has just announced the latest car in its line up – called the 650S […]
Time for a mid-week BLAST! This week’s Terry Marshall image comes from Ruapuna in 1976 and is of Grant Walker in the mighty Cologne Capri leading Red Dawson in his Chev Monza.
Allan McNish is well known for being Scottish. He also used to be a racing driver. He has just been hired by the BBC to be a talking head for their F1 coverage. He is also one of the few people who not only has F1 experience, he also has vast experience driving the latest […]
One of OVERSTEER’s favourite road cars is the mental Abarth 695, so we were stoked when we found out the race version – the 695 Assetto Corse – was attacking The Mountain during this weekend’s Bathurst 12 Hour. Now, while the 695 is insanely aggressive and terrifyingly quick on the road and we have no […]
Got a spare 20 minutes this weekend? No? Well, find an excuse to not do something for 20 minutes and watch this brilliant video /DRIVE have done looking back at some of the great quattro cars Audi have made. And, yes, our video road test of the RS6 Avant is STILL coming…
The classic “My dog ate my homework” excuse is a tried and tested way out of things, but generally not an Aston Martin. But it was for Somerset builder Royston Grimstead. Apart from having an awesome name, Royston also has an Aston Martin, which is his pride and joy. He also has two dogs that […]
Well, they do say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you would have to be a wee bit of a soulless wasteland of a human being, lacking in even the most basic of essential human emotions to not appreciate the elegance of the pretty little Alfa Romeo 4C. Which is probably […]
