Recently, British magazine Auto Express pit the Audi R8 against the new Porsche 911 on a race track. These two supercars are actually distant relatives considering that both brands are under the Volkswagen Group's umbrella.
The Audi R8 received a facelift in 2012 with the addition of a seven-speed S-tronic dual-clutch transmission that replaces the six-speed automated manual R-tronic. At the other corner, the all new Porsche 911 has a rich heritage that dates back to 1963 and has been acclai
Local motorists had to get used to “policing” themselves 33 years ago when the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) instituted the coupon parking system. It required drivers to estimate how long they would be parked and display enough coupons for the duration.
To avoid being issued a summons by a patrolling enforcement officer meant going back to your vehicle before the coupons expired or displaying more coupons than actually needed.
To help motorists adapt to the new system, a three-mon
Here are some highlights from the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Cars which performed included, a Baja Truck, a two-wheeling Juke Nismo and a mad Nascar.
Our favourite is the Baja 1000 truck where it pleased the crowds with its tail-out antics. The spongy springs add to the spectacle. Patrick Friesacher's Toyota Camry NASCAR burnout was pretty entertaining too when his car caught fire. It was more of a smokeout than a burnout to us! Jean Ragnotti doing perfect 360 degree spins in his Renault 5
Three years after the current Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class has been revealed to the world, its facelifted version is almost ready to be launched. Photos of it has just been leaked online, ahead of its rumored double world premiere in April during the New York and Shanghai Auto Shows.
Thanks to Saudishift, we can see that the lightly refreshed S-Class receives redesigned bumpers, new exhaust tips and trim at the rear, some minor adjustments to the tail light, and new LED head lights.
Inside,
Mercedes-AMG has partnered with Rotwild to come up with a limited edition racing bike that pays homage to the track-focused GT R flagship.
As part of AMG's 50th anniversary celebration, the racing bike is said to combine "the best of the racing world on four and two wheels", including "driving dynamics, lightweight construction, design, and comfort". Priced at €7,109 or more than S$11,200, it is reminiscent of the lap time set by the Mercedes-AMG GT-R on the Nurburgring - 7 minutes and 10.9
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has announced that it has saved nine billion dollars from working together in 2017.
Said to be the largest of its kind in the industry, the Alliance, which includes not only Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi, but several others like Infiniti, Datsun, Dacia, Alpine, Renault-Samsung, and AvtoVAZ.
By working together in having joint development of new platforms, components, and technologies, they managed to be more efficient and cost effective.
In add
TL;DR – A Range Rover enters the main road via a small lane along Braddell road without looking out for oncoming traffic. Cam car manages to evade a T-bone incident with the Range Rover, but it almost came with a huge cost.
Wow. I know the Range Rover is a big a#@ car, but shouldn’t that mean you can see almost everything as the driver?
Not this guy
Watch this 35-second video and see how oblivious the Range Rover driver is.
Dangerous evasive man
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Well, don't let that unimaginative name of the car puts you off. The design of the concept is a far cry from the word unimaginative. For the sake of the majority Singaporeans, GQ is UK's leading monthly men's magazine. The GQbyCITRO
Sunday Times journalist Gavin Conway has set a world record by driving a Volkswagen Passat 1,531 miles (2464 km) on a single tank of fuel from Maidstone, England to Calais.
The Passat was fitted with VW's1.6 TDI (105 PS/ 250Nm) diesel engine with BlueMotion technology that includes a stop/start system for improved fuel-economy. The car on test was a standard production model with no modifications made.
Conway used exactly 77.25 liters of diesel fuel on the drive which translate to a fuel
It looks like the next Bugatti Veyron is still a go for the VW Group. And word from Auto Express is that the next Veyron model will top out 434.52 km/h , the record top speed set by the current Veyron Super Sport.
Design-wise, the next Veyron will take some inspiration from the original Veyron concept by Walter de Silva, now head of design at VW Group. That design was never revealed to the public. The car pictured here is a design study by Canadian John Mark Vicente called the Bugatti Renais
Ford Motor announced that its research team in Aachen, Germany, has developed a car seat with six sensors that can monitor a driver's heart by its electrical impulses. Such a seat, if brought to market, could help heart patients monitor their health and provide an early warning of a heart attack. It's the latest twist among several Ford health and wellness initiatives that could enable cars to be an extension of medical self-monitoring for people dealing with chronic conditions.
The seat us
The success of the Mercedes-Benz SLS, which has sold 5,000 units since its release and grown to include a Roadster version and has paved way for the automaker to release another AMG version. It will be a smaller, cheaper version of the SLS, poised to rival the Porsche 911.
According to Christoph Jung, development director of performance division AMG, "There is room for an AMG model below the SLS, targeting the Porsche 911. This is the next market for AMG, and we are considering what is the r
With the number of Facebook users growing exponentially almost everyday, it is only a matter of time before it made it into cars. Well now Mercedes Benz USA has decided to integrate it into their cars in its new in-car telematics system.
The version Facebook that will be offerred in the new cars will be a stripped down to a set of limited features, mostly ranging between location services of businesses and friends so that it works in a GPS sort of manner. Facebook's vice president of partne
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The Range Rover Evoque won the 2012 World Car Design of the Year award recently at the New York Auto Show. Now, the funky SUV has won the ladies
Despite all the gloom and doom in Europe, French automaker, Renault, posted a respectable first-half performance that beats the forecast by analysts. Earnings before interest, taxes and one-time items dropped 23 percent to 482 million euros from 630 million euros a year ago. This figure beats the average 363 million euros estimated by seven analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
The better-than-expected performance is supported by the increased sales in Latin America and Russia. Renault sale
Car and Driver gets behind the wheel of the Koeingsegg Agera R in the hometown of Sweden and gives it a whirl mainly to answer one important question.
Is it faster than a Veyron?
Check out the video above to find out!
Like the ninth generation Honda Civic, the Chevrolet Malibu mid-sized sedan has received a facelift barely a year after its launch during the second half of 2012. This would generally indicate that the new model is not well received by the public.
"The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu builds on the strengths established by the all new 2013 Malibu to make it a stronger choice for customers," said Mark Reuss, President, General Motors North America. "The midsize sedan segment is the most contested
A Porsche 918 Spyder was involved in a crash early this morning in China, and as this photo of the wreckage shows the damage looks quite severe. This is believed to be the first 918 Spyder to be involved in a crash, with so far only one other 918 Spyder meeting its demise earlier this year due to a fire.
This latest accident took place in busy Shanghai, with the driver of the car rumored to be a female friend of the owner. Though yet to be confirmed, the rumors suggest that after some spee
With a strong 335bhp output and 450Nm of torque from its twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline six cylinder engine, the rear-wheel drive BMW 1M Coupe is a very good car to throw around and this very skilled but crazy Russian driver is keen to prove it.
Filmed on some packed streets in Russia at night, the 1M driver can be seen mimicking Ken Block by performing very risky maneuvers in the middle of the street, barely inches away from other vehicles. Stunts shown in the video include drifting at
While Tesla has many ambitious future product plans, not all of these might not turn into reality as the company is suffering from ever-increasing losses and lower than expected sales. The electric vehicle company has just released its second quarter results and according to the report, it shows that its losses were almost 60 percent more than the previous year, amounting to nearly S$400 million.
Part of this is due to late deliveries where over 5,000 vehicles were produced late in Q2 and w
BJ Baldwin is back with a new video and this time round, he brings his 850bhp trophy truck through the streets of Havana, Cuba.
Titled Recoil 4, this latest series shows Baldwin doing some crazy stunts that the car-crazy country has never witnessed before. When we say crazy, we mean a stunt that includes a soaring 58metre flight that registers as the biggest residential jump ever landed by a trophy truck.
Anyway enough of talking. Watch the video for yourself.
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(OPEC) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, believes that the global oil demand will peak at the end of 2030 as the sales of electric cars increase.
If the number of the world's cars that run on battery alone is estimated to be around 25 percent, the global oil demand is expected to plateau at roughly 109 million barrels per day in the second half of the 2030s.
Interestingly, the Bloomberg article states that oil consumption is still going to increase in the following deca
Volkswagen will be sending a modified Jetta to set a new speed record in the BGC/G class at this year's Bonneville Speed Week.
Obviously far from production specs, the car you see here has been highly uprated. Starting from the outside, the car has a lower ride height, a set of more aerodynamic wheels fitted with special Goodyear tires and two parachutes. Inside, it is fully stripped out and only has things necessary for it to be operated.
Built by THR Manufacturing, Volkswagen says tha
Proton's recently launched X70 SUV is doing well, with around 200-300 bookings a day. It was launched officially on 12th of December.
As reported by Paultan.org, Proton's CEO Datuk Adbul Rashid Musa told Malaysia's local publication, Bernama that, "Strong support has continued, and this has been the best response received by Proton for a long time.”
Over 15,000 orders have been taken for the Honda CR-V rival since its launch. It is based on Geely's Boyue SUV.
Prices for the car star
Pagani has released a new 2min 6 sec promotional video for the Pagani Zonda R showing the supercar on the track for the first time. The Pagani Zonda R is powered by the 6.0 liter V12 engine from AMG that churns out 750 bhp and 710 Nm of torque. The 0 to 100 km/h sprint time of the Pagani Zonda R is an amazing 2.7 seconds. This throws it directly into the hypercar universe. If you think you can handle a Pagani Zonda R, you'll have to take S$2.9 million out of your wallet to own one.
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