John Hennessey sees a car and decides, quite naturally, that it needs to go faster. His own ‘home brew’, the Hennessey Venom GT, is even faster than a Veyron. Here’s his story.
Category: New Cars
The Bentley Continental GT can come with a V8 or a W12. If you’re a 12-cylinder kinda driver you know which one to go for, but why did Bentley use a W12 over a V12? Drew from XCAR takes a look at the W12 and finds out why Bentley went with the unusual layout.
In the latest video from the talented lads at XCAR they check out the increasingly impressive Tesla Model S to see if it is the electric car we have all been waiting for!
The C 63 is back but crucially this time with a smaller turbo-charged engine. How will it affect the performance and more importantly the sound of this car? XCAR finds out.
According to Mitsubishi, in 2014 one in every five new vehicles sold in New Zealand was a ute. That is a lot of utes. Unfortunately for Mitsubishi, their ute – the venerable Triton – was one of the oldest in the segment and wasn’t well suited to take on the likes of the Ranger and […]
The most hardcore 911 ever to be created has arrived. With more power than ever before and a blistering ‘ring time already under its belt, the 991 GT3 RS is going to be ‘up there’ for many people.
You know how we claimed earlier in the week that we had recorded the latest episode of the NZ Motoring Podcast in a Rolls-Royce Ghost II? Well, here is the promised video proof of that! As well as the video from the podcast we also have included an example of the knurling that Damien likes so […]
The third generation Ford Focus RS comes with all wheel drive, over 240kW and dynamics to flatter every driver. XCAR took at look at it and its forebears to see where the magic came from.
Aston Martin is entering the hypercar race with the Vulcan, a limited edition track only special. 24 of the 600kW+ hypercars will be released. XCAR spoke to the car’s designer, Marek Reichman, about his creation.
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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