Rolls-Royce today revealed a new picture of its forthcoming two-door coupe version of the Ghost – the Wraith. Rumoured to be the most powerful production Rolls ever built, the Wraith’s V12 is said to be good for around 450kW, leading RR to display this gem of wit in the press release that accompanied the lone […]
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Bentley today released absolutely no details about anything in the world’s most pointless press release, although it also happened to include a new teaser video for the upcoming new version of the Flying Spur. Here is the video: And here is the press release in full: THE NEW BENTLEY FLYING SPUR IS COMING (Crewe, 4th […]
The 2013 World Car of the Year, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year will all be announced at the New York Auto Show in late March, but in the meantime the finalists in each award have been announced. The 2013 World Car of the Year will be selected […]
The first of three specially commissioned short films goes live today, depicting the McLaren brand in a way never seen before as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. Instead of focusing on the high-tech, high-octane world of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team, or even the Group’s new Automotive division and its groundbreaking 12C […]
McLaren’s new hypercar, the P1, has made its first public appearance, driven by none other than 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button. Button drove the new, still disguised P1 during a drive-through of several cars from McLaren’s history at the launch of the company’s MP4-28 F1 car. Although a very low-speed run, it was […]
New Zealand Jaguar distributor, Motorcorp, has revealed local pricing and spec for the forthcoming small Jaguar sports car – the F-Type. The long-awaited convertible will be available in three models, with two different engines. The 3.0-litre 250kW/450Nm supercharged V6 kicks off the range at $140,000, while the more powerful 3.0-litre 280kW/460Nm supercharged V6 drops in […]
He may well be a grumpy old shit, but Terry Marshall is also one of the best motorsport photographers there is. He has sent us a collection of shots from the two first Toyota Racing Series and NZV8 rounds at Timaru and Invercargill and, quite frankly, they were just too damn good not to do […]
The news today that Shane van Gisbergen is quitting the Australian V8 scene and returning home is obviously rocking the V8 Fans to the core. But below is a piece I wrote two weeks ago for the NZ Motor Racing Weekly email letter. I believe the glory days are over — and not just because […]
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