After revealing the third generation Skoda Octavia towards the end of 2012, the Czech automaker has recently released the official photos of the Combi variant. The estate model will be making its global premiere at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show alongside with the four-wheel drive version.
The new Octavia Combi has significantly increased proportions, boasting a 110mm longer wheelbase along with a 90mm longer and 45mm wider body as compared to its predecessor. Available boot space is incr
If you're a car fan, chances are you're somehow familiar with the 'Transformers' franchise. Now, within around a year to come, you may be waiting in line at the cinema to get your ticket for 'Transformers 4'. Yes, you heard it right. The latest sequel to the robot-transforming car movies is expected to arrive by June 2014.
While most people are talking about Mark Wahlberg (remember him in 'Ted' or 'Broken City'?) replacing Shia LaBeouf as the main protagonist, what's more interesting to me i
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Unlike vehicles with integral body and frame construction, the BMW i3 has a horizontally split LifeDrive structure consisting of two separate, independent modules - one for the Life module and the other for the Drive module.
The structure of the LifeDrive architecture represents the basic construction of the BMW i3. The central element of the Life module is the Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) passenger compartment. This element is fixed to the aluminium Drive m
Always felt like you need to know more about the car's vital stats and how well you did on the track? Volkswagen has the solution for you. All you need to do is to get their new LogBox and plug it into your car. Next, download the free app from Google Play or App Store and install it into your smartphone so that they can link them up via bluetooth.
Priced at an estimated S$600, what you get include acceleration measurement, route recording and evaluation, lap time measurement, performance da
Design house Vilner reveals a unique MINI Convertible that's as "discrete as a firework" with a gold and purple cabin.
The MINI's interior design is already a bit different, with the large circular screen and dials around the steering wheel, but design company Vilner has taken this Convertible a step further.
It's described as being as "discrete as a firework" and features a complete purple overhaul for the seats, dashboard, carpets and door trim, with blue Alcantara covering the rest
Porsche has announced a €9,111 (S$13,800) bonus for its employees on the back of the most successful year in its history.
In its press release, approximately 21,000 of its employees will benefit from it. The payout will be split into two parts, with the first part of the bonus (S$12,700) being directed into the employee's bank account and the remaining being channelled into pension schemes for the staff.
Employees who have been working the company over longer time would also benefit fro
A new car pack for Forza Motorsport 7 has been made available to gamers and it features a wide variety of vehicles across multiple categories.
Dubbed the Samsung QLED TV' car pack, it includes quite a few classics like Nissan's famous Bluebird Super Silhouette race car from 1984 and Porsche's 935/78 race car. Other interesting cars include a 2015 Honda Ridgeline Baja Trophy truck and aToyota Land Cruiser Arctic Trucks AT37.
A total of seven new cars can be found in the pack and it is av
Dubbed “not another Christmas video,” Mercedes-AMG has given us a lovely Christmas present in the form of a teaser video of its upcoming A45 hot hatch.
Shot with some imaginative colourful camouflage, the hot hatch can be seen in the video going through its paces. However, other than a large rear wing and new wheels, there isn't much we can see that differs from its milder sibling, the A35.
That said, Mercedes-AMG CEO Tobias Moers did say that the car will have an all new 2.0-litre turbo
If you are in the market for a sports car, this is one of the best time to get one as there are plenty of fresh choices around. See how the perform in a drag race together.
Shot by Carwow, we have four cars in this race with the first one being the 365bhp Porsche Cayman GTS with a turbocharged 2.5-liter flat-four as its powertrain. It is the default class leader and is expected to win but with a 394bhp Audi TT RS Roadster included in the test, it might have its work cut out.
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The most beautiful piece of car design ever to hit the roads time and again has always been by Aston Martin (in my opinion). Of course, no one can ignore the pantomime of a Lamborghini and the passion of a Ferrari and the ridiculousness of a Zonda, but at the end of the day, when you want to relax and just have a drive, only one car comes to mind, and that is an Aston Martin. The good news is, their current line-up of the DB9 and the Vantage are set to be restyled and
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Recently Project Kahn previewed its reworking of the Audi TT. It basically looks like an R8 with the R8 side panels in a different colour and all so much so that they have named it the Project Kahn Audi TR8. It does look good in all of its photo enhanced glory doesn't it? But we have to note that this isn't the first Audi TT that was done up to look like its bigger brother.
We already have Caractere doing the same thing with their Audi TT bodykit and we also hav
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One of the several vehicles showcased by Chevrolet at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show is the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS (also known as the Aveo in some countries). The aggressive look of the Sonic RS is much inspired by the concept that debut a couple of years ago.
The Chevrolet Sonic RS remains true to the concept
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Infiniti is the luxury division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Company and since the second half of 2010; the company unveiled its new performance division, known as Infiniti Performance Line or IPL for short. It certainly looks as though Infiniti is challenging Mercedes
As reported sometime early this month, Sky Tv is producing a 11 animated clips of the McLaren Formula 1 team featuring its championship winning star drivers. In this episode titled 'Slicks' we see them testing new suits, safety innovations and a pit stop cycle.
As Porsche is celebratign the 50th Anniversary for the iconic 911, Car Magazine looks back and brings a 48-year-old car out of retirement for a comparison test with the current 911.
What has changed?
Ferrari announced that 2012 was the best financial year ever for the 66-year-old brand. A total of 7,318 vehicles were delivered to worldwide dealership in 2012 while a revenue of 2.43 billion euros was recorded, breaking the record set in 2008. Net profit rose 17.8% to just under 244 million euros.
"We are all enormously proud of ending the year with these kind of results despite the unfavourable economic backdrop in many European nations, and the distinctly hostile one in Italy," sa
Not only is BMW the segment leader when it comes to its sedans, it is also one of the few carmakers to have a pure-electric production-ready vehicle.
And yes, it's the BMW i3 we're talking about. It was at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show when the BMW i3 concept was showcased under BMW's new sub-brand - the BMW i - which in BMW's language is a comprehensive and ground-breaking concept for sustainable mobility.
The styling of the car is distinctive and avant garde, making it look like a
Toyota's official tuning arm, Gazoo Racing, worked their magic on Toyota's mid-size executive Mark X sedan and brought the GRMN Mark X concept alive.
Launched recently, pretty much everything that was on the concept made it into production. It still uses a six-speed manual that is hooked up to the 3.5-litre V6 that produces almost 320bhp and 380Nm of torque. LSD is standard and with the ability to switch off the stability control, those who want to drift their GRMN Mark X can do so easily.
V8-powered cars have always been known to be not fuel efficient. But CNET reckons it shouldn't stop you from owning one. Watch the video and see what are the top 5 cars that it thinks have a good balance of power, price and of course fuel consumption.
By the way, the choice of vehicles ignores hybrids and diesels and to our surprise, only one car is not German and it ranks highest on the list.
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We've seen diecast car collectors buying detailed diecast models that costs hundreds of dollars. But this thing right here, is really something else...
The Capo Racing Jeep is as true to the real Wrangler as is possible in a 1/8-scale vehicle. Everything works, from the three-speed automatic transmission to the transfer case to the locking differentials.
It uses a body-on-frame design with a real, metal multi-link suspension. In the cabin, the seats recline and the instruments light
Jethro Bovingdon of Drive Tribe recently had the chance to sample the new Ford F-150 Raptor and the Ariel Nomad. Which one is king out there in the desert?
Shot in the Johnson Valley recreation area in California, the place is equipped with a selection of different surfaces to test out the Raptor and acts as the perfect playground to fully exploit all its off road prowess. While the truck feels total at home jumping and sliding around at speed, the same can't be said of the Ariel Nomad.
What will a café racer bike of the future look like? Here's Honda's thoughts on the matter, showcased by its new CB4 Interceptor bike concept at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan.
The black – or 'Total Black' as Honda puts it – concept bike is the work of Honda's research and development department in Rome, and It continues in similar vein as the 'Neo Sports Café' styled CB4 Concept displayed at EICMA 2015, but according to Honda the Interceptor takes a direction towards what it calls Sport
The Audi A1 has just been revealed and rumours of when its hotter variant has surfaced. The hot hatch is set to make an appearance in late 2019.
According to Autocar, the S1 is set get an uprated version of the VW Group's 2.0-litre turbocharged unit. It aims to become the most powerful hot hatch among its competitors, pushing around 250bhp from its TFSI four-cylinder engine.
It will have all-wheel drive which in turn will give the S1 a much improved century sprint timing. The outgoing S
Last weekend, no less than 170 cars gathered at Bandimere Speedway in Denver, Colorado with hopes of breaking the record for the most number of simultaneous burnouts done.
As you can see from the drone footage, all the vehicles participating in the event lined up alongside the edge of a drag facility and once the flags started waving, smoke started spewing out from the cars gradually. Some of the owners even fitted special tyres so that the smoke generated from the spinning tyres are blue i
