World Rally Championship driver Eyvind Brynildsen has broken the record for the longest jump at Colin's Crest in this year's Swedish rally. He flew 45 metres, beating Thierry Neuville and Ken Block who only managed to cover 44 metres and 37 metres respectively in previous years.
Brynildsen walks away with this year's Colin's Crest Award, named in honor of the late Colin McRae. His Ford Fiesta RS rally car was said to be flat out in fifth gear doing almost 165km/h before the jump which is si
Just recently, Volkswagen unveiled the Polo R WRC which is considered the road version of the rally bound Polo that will participate in the World Rally Championships and not much was said about the racing version or how will it look like.
But now, Volkswagen has finally revealed the race version of the Polo R WRC which will make its competition debut at the 2013 Monte Carlo Rally in January.
Although Volkswagen did not give out any technical specifications or power figures, the ca
When motorsports is mentioned, most people will think of the glitz and glamour of Formula One. After all, it is the most high-profile of all motorsports out there.
But I'm sure that there are some fans of other kinds of motorsports, like the rough and tumble of rallying. Specifically, the World Rally Championship.
The 2011 World Rally Championship is now three events old, but it's just such a pity that there's very little local coverage or interest.
I've always been a fan of the WRC,
Wraptivo, a company which offers designer car wraps, has announced plans to introduce a modified Honda CR-Z at the Special Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Motor Show.
Dubbed the Type-F concept, the car boasts a unique exterior with matte black and carbon fiber wraps. Other goodies include a Mugen bodykit, LED daytime running lights, and Volk Racing wheels with BF Goodrich tires.
Under the hood, Wraptivo decided to spice things up by adding a supercharger, a revised ECU, and a high-pe
It is normal to see supercar owners treat their vehicles as pieces of gold and rarely drive them. However, someone with a Porsche 911 GT3 RS doesn't believe in such things.
Not exactly a cheap car, the S$700,000 or so sports car has found itself an owner that prefers to drive the car hard. While this is not what we have in mind when we say 'hard', you can't fault the owner for not wasting the GT3 RS away in a garage with minimal miles.
Likely inspired by the infamous ‘Tax The Rich’ serie
It looks like the wet weather is here again. Usually, at the time of writing this blog, I would be running at East Coast Park but my plan has to be shelved due to the light drizzle. Coming back to the topic of automobile, it is frustrating to be caught in the rain while driving, especially after a thorough car wash. Personally, I prefer to be caught in a heavy downpour rather than a light drizzle, provided that I am not caught in a flood. Below is the reason why.
The rain water itself will
Fiat's taking over of Chrysler has given fruit to a new Maserati. The Maserati Kubang SUV concept is production ready and it will be the luxury brand's foray into the luxury SUV market. One which is populated by the Porsche Cayenne, Range Rovers and other large SUVs that are full of leather, wood, 22 inch wheels that their owners hardly take off-road. Anyway, the issue is that the underpinnings of this luxury SUV will come from a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Is that something sacrilegious? To base a Mas
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A name is something that we use to distinguish or designate one item from another. For example, in the automotive world, an auto company will give different names for their models to distinguish one model from another. So that when we see a Camry, we know it
If anyone has some spare cash lying around, you might want to consider this almost brand new McLaren F1 that has gone on sale in the U.K.
According to Carscoops, it might be the world's lowest mileage and the owner, Tom Hartley Jnr is expecting it to fetch more than eight figures.
With only 239km on the clock, the car is chassis number 60 of 64 road-legal units on the road. All distance done by the car has been accumulated as part of pre-delivery tests conducted by McLaren.
Said to be the world's only road registered Porsche 1997 911 GT1 Evo, chassis number GT1 993-117 is up for auction in Monaco on 14th of May.
Orgnaised by RMSothebys, the car is expected to fetch more than S$4million.
The car comes with a long line of racing history where it got first position in 13 races out of 31 throughout its lifetime, and it also managed to win the Canadian GT Championship three times, between 1999 and 2001. It is also said to have taken part in the Daytona 24 Hour
A set of Michelin Super Sport tyres for a Bugatti Veyron will set you back around S$40,000. 40 grand? Yup, that is the price to pay for when you want the tyres to be able to withstand a thousand horsepower and a maximum speed of more than 400km/h. But that is nothing compared to the world's most expensive set of tyres.
Made by Z Tyre, this set has been sold for a crazy S$810,000. And that is enough to put them in the Guinness Book of World Records for the title of the 'World's Most Expensiv
We are seeing more and more University students driving to school. In particular, for 21-year-old student Dhiaa Al-Essa, he may have the headache of choosing which car to drive.
Son of a mega wealthy Saudi businessman, Dhiaa is the youngest person to own a collection of 30 supercar and luxury vehicles worth
Now into its seventh installment, the annual drag race organised by Motor Trend that is part of its Best Driver’s Car competition is out.
Dubbed the "World's Greatest Drag Race", the race is something most enthusiasts have heard of and have been waiting to see.
Featuring the Alfa Romeo Giulia, Aston Martin DB11, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, Ferrari 488 GTB, Lexus LC500, McLaren 570GT Mercedes Benz AMG GTR, Nissan GT-R Nismo, Porsche 718 Cayman S, Porsche 911
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The term four door coupe has been recently used to describe luxury sedans with a coupe-like dimension. Typically, they have a low roof design which reduces towards the rear part of the car.
Some examples are the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, Audi A7 and the Volkswagen CC. These models are normally seen as high-end range cars but a small Russian company has unveiled a model touted as the world
Men are constantly amazed by wonders - some straight from the natural world, while a good part of them are man-made. Arguably most of these man-made features serve purposes, but of course many are just 'overkill' attempts to keep themselves entertained. Think the tallest architectures, fastest machines, etc.
Here we have one of the biggest machinery that rolls on Earth - Dump trucks. And it just got bigger.
Capable of carrying and tugging around 496 tonnes of earth on its back, the Bela
Months of speculation ended today after Volvo Cars unveiled its all-new Volvo XC90, delivering on its promise to introduce a visually striking, premium quality seven-seat SUV with world leading safety features, new powertrain technologies, an unrivalled combination of power and fuel efficiency and a superlative interior finish.
Three years in the making and part of a USD 11bn investment programme, the new XC90 marks the beginning of a new chapter in Volvo’s history, capturing its future desi
The range topping S600 is powered by a 5,980cc twin-turbo V12 power unit, rated at 530bhp and 830N, of torque, joins an already successful S-Class lineup that is also available exclusively with long wheelbase and with a luxurious package of equipment and appointments.
Despite offering bespoke luxury ambience and commuting experience, the luxury sedan is also green at heart as it is equipped with an ECO start/stop function as standard for the first time while also meeting the stringent Eur
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, has just unveiled the all-new WRX STI (US specifications) at the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) currently being held in Detroit, Michigan.
As the top grade model of the WRX series, the new WRX STI embodies at an even higher level the shared product series concept: “Pure Power in Your Control”.
Starting with the base WRX model, Subaru has equipped the WRX STI with the powerful, motorsport-proven 2.
Tokyo, February 7, 2014 - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, has just unveiled the
all-new Legacy (US specifications) at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show currently being held in Chicago, United States.
The new Legacy ushers in the sixth generation of its model, a full 25 years since the first generation Legacy was
released in 1989. A shared universal value among the past models of the Legacy is the strong, unwavering trust built
up between driver and car.
Most would know that diesel engine exhaust emissions are more dirty compared to petrol engines. Even though diesel engines have gotten progressively cleaner in recent years due to strict emissions standards, the World Health Organisation has announced recently that they have uncovered sufficient evidence to link diesel fumes with cases of cancer in human beings.
The World Health Organisation which operates under the United Nations says that diesel fumes are a known cause for lung cancer
The first works Jaguar D-Type, OKV 1, which finished second at the 1954 Le Mans, returned to the circuit for the 90th anniversary of Le Mans last weekend in a bid to pay homage to all Jaguars that have competed in the famous event.
OKV 1 was invited by the Automobile Club de l
Production of the McLaren P1 has recently ended but according to Love Cars, a few P1s are still at the company making up the P1 Carbon Series.
The McLaren P1 Carbon Series will be only made up with five previously-delivered P1s which have been returned to McLaren to be retrofitted with carbon fibre body panels.
It is said that customers are paying more than S$280,000 to McLaren Special Operations to retrofit the panels. One of the five cars have been spotted with red accents on the sid
The Bugatti Veyron was born to be the fastest the most technologically-advanced car of its time. But all that tech to get you pass 400km/h when you max it out also means that it will you cost a bomb or two to run.
In this video, this guy talks us through about the basic maintenance of the a Veyron SuperSport. How does the recommended replacement of the tyres every 4000km sounds to you? Insane? That's until you hear that a set of tyres will set you back $33,000 (S$46,000). And if that's not
