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The sound of three cylinders…

Now this is something that could be rather promising… This video is supposedly of the BMW i8 doing a quick run through the gears with its Active Sound Design technology (fake noise…) turned OFF! If that is actually true, then the sound coming from BMW’s little 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine is FREAKIN’ EPIC! If it […]

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Alfa 4c to hold up traffic…

While the Alfa Romeo 4C is a thoroughly stunning-looking little car – it was recently voted “Most Beautiful Car of 2013” – and quite frequently stops traffic with those looks, it will now officially be holding up a different sort of traffic. The 4C has just been announced as the official Safety Car for the […]

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McLaren 650S revealed!

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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Yet another McLaren!

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 […]

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Random Stuff!

My dog ate it…

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 […]

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Flash Rods!

From the “why has no-one thought of this before?” category we bring you possibly the best desk-top accessory possible for anyone who owns a computer and is even the least bit interested in cars – Flash Rods! Combining either a 64GB flash drive and a 1/24 scale model car or a 750GB hard drive and […]

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Dodge keeps it sleazy…

After running the perfect and wonderfully classy Ron Burgundy series of ads, Dodge has headed to the opposite end of the ’80s-themed spectrum by announcing that it is sponsoring the final tour of Glam Metal legends Motley Crue. In an announcement that was streamed live online this morning, the band announced their final-ever tour (subtitled […]

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Game Development Diary – Part 1

Greetings readers of Oversteer and welcome to the very first instalment of the Oversteer Game Development Diary. Now, I say diary but I can’t promise I will be updating this overly regularly, as I do have to spend the bulk of my time building the actual game. Right, the beginnings. In 2008, I unfortunately met […]

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Oversteer game progress!

Check out these pics of work in progress one of the cars in the OVERSTEER game! What do you reckon it is? No prizes for guessing correctly, just the satisfaction of being smart… We have also set up a page dedicated to the game so you can keep up with the latest developments as they […]

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