WHEELS NEWS
Older women drivers kindest to environment: study
A study has found that women over the age of 50 have the most environmentally friendly driving habits, while younger drivers have some improving to do.
Austin Powers Jaguar up for sale
Oh behaaave! The iconic Jaguar E-Type driven by Austin Powers in The Spy Who Shagged Me is up for sale.
Toyota 86 Launch
HYPE can crush a car as quickly as it creates it. But even the extreme level of anticipation ahead of the launch of Toyota’s 86 couldn’t overshadow this driver’s car revelation.
When cars and guitars collide
Many guitar amps come with wheels, though not usually of the alloy variety. But that’s all changed with the new Volkswagen Beetle Fender Edition.
$36 million Ferrari becomes world’s most expensive car
Lately it seems like a classic Ferrari is being sold at a record breaking price every week. Here we are at the start of a new week and, sure enough, here’s another ridiculously expensive Ferrari — a 1962 250 GTO which is now officially the world’s most expensive car.
Diamond paint is car-bling to end all car-bling
Well that’s it. The world must finally have gone crazy as a company is offering to coat your car from bonnet to boot in 100 per cent pure diamonds.
Ferrari pays tribute to Eric Clapton with SP12 EC
Ferrari has built a special new model in homage to one of its most loyal customers — legendary blues guitarist Eric Clapton.
Celebrities who moonlight as racing drivers
Celebrities who moonlight as racing drivers
Renault Alpine A 110-50 Concept debuts at Monaco
Renault always likes to make a fuss at the Monaco Grand Prix, but this year it’s really pulled out something special: this is the Renault Alpine A 110-50 Concept, a rolling 295kW tribute to the legendary Alpine A 110 Berlinette.
Driving laws you may not know you’re breaking
We Aussies are brilliant drivers with an unassailable knowledge of the road rules. Well, that’s what we tell ourselves and anyone else who asks. But do you really know the road rules as well as you think?
The Ultimate Aston Martin launched in Australia
The Aston Martin DBS Ultimate is one last hurrah for the British manufacturer’s flagship model before it is succeeded by something newer, faster and stronger. And Aussies can now get in on the limited edition action as it’s just been launched locally.
Project Hexapod: The six-legged spider-car called Stompy
This is Stompy: he’s a six-legged robot — or hexapod — that holds two passengers and is completely drivable thanks to a 99kW six-cylinder LPG-powered forklift engine.
Bike made from saucepan set to reach 160km/h
Former world champion cyclist Graeme Obree is set on breaking the world speed record for a human-powered vehicle. But he has a strange way of going about it — he’s built a bike out of an old burnt saucepan set.
US bank gives free Mercedes to customers
A bank in the US is giving out free Mercedes cars to its customers — if they deposit at least $1 million.
Rare Ferrari boat to be auctioned
A one-off, world-record breaking Ferrari hydroplane will be auctioned in Monaco this month and is expected to fetch as much as $2 million.
Cadillac working on self-driving car
Cadillac has begun testing a vehicle with semi-autonomous technology it calls “Super Cruise”. The system supposedly allows the car to steer, brake and centre itself in lanes during highway driving.
Minority Report-style advertising on the way from GM
General Motors has applied for a patent for billboard technology that can serve up individually–tailored advertising to drivers based on their previous navigational inputs.
$200 million James Bond-style US Navy stealth ship on sale for just $100,000
The world’s first ever stealth boat — a top secret US Navy vessel built in the 1980s — is now up for sale on an eBay-style auction site.
Cars to be cleaner than trains by 2020
One of the automotive industry’s leading engineers has predicted that the most economical cars available by 2020 will produce fewer emissions than the cleanest electric trains of today.
Wheels magazine: Audi S6/S7 first drive
Within 8km of starting the twin-turbo V8 for the first time, the fire is muffled as the speed-limiter calls time just beyond 250km/h. And half of those kilometres were getting out of Munich airport and jumping onto the A92 autobahn. After the repressed driving culture of Australia, Germany is like heaven.
Rare $1.5 million Lamborghini Reventon up for auction
One of just 20 examples ever built of the ultra-rare Lamborghini Reventon is expected to sell for more than $1.5 million when it is auctioned in June at the 2012 London Motorexpo.
Mercedes confirm rival to Porsche 911
Mercedes has confirmed it will begin production of a rival to the Porsche 911 called the SLC.
Prince Charles’s Aston Martin up for auction – $110,000 expected
A 1994 Aston Martin Virage Volante convertible loaned to Prince Charles by the company between 1994 and 2007 is to go up for auction on May 19. Estimates suggest the car will fetch up to £70,000 (around $110,000).
Bentley celebrates 60 years of the Queen with Mulsanne Diamond Jubilee
Bentley has unveiled a special edition of its Mulsanne grand-tourer called the Diamond Jubilee in celebration of the 60 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
