WHEELS NEWS
Veyron stripped of speed title
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is no longer officially the fastest car in the world.
Jag F-Type makes Aussie appearance
Jaguar’s stunning F-Type has made just its second appearance on Australian soil.
Hennessey Venom breaks top speed record
It’s official – the Hennessey Venom GT is the world’s fastest production car.
Red Bull boss: Raikkonen could replace Webber
Kimi Raikkonen has emerged as a shock candidate to replace Mark Webber at Red Bull next season, should the Australian decide to leave the team.
Range Rover pays James Bond $1 million
Forget making movies – all Daniel Craig has to do to make millions is drive Range Rovers.
Hyundai and Kia surprise in Seoul
Overshadowed by the simultaneous New York show, Seoul still threw up two significant new concepts from the all-powerful Hyundai and Kia group.
Sub-Zed ‘Silvia’ confirmed for Tokyo
KIA’S pussycat Koup is set to acquire some claws in the form of a forced-induction flagship edition.
BMW offers ‘super cheap’ 3 Series
BMW is taking the fight to its luxury rivals by offering a new, cut price, entry-level 3 Series sedan.
WRX edges closer
Subaru’s performance icon is set for a 2014 launch.
Cheap Cherokee
Sub $30K opener heralds new softer direction for one-time 4×4 diehard.
Super Kluger!
Toyota takes the covers off its larger, next-generation, seven-seater, midsized SUV weapon.
Turbo Kias coming
KIA is set to jump-start its long-promised but still-dormant performance image with turbo versions of the all-new Koup, as well as the facelifted Optima and Sportage models.
Jaguar’s biggest, baddest cat unleashed
The hunt for Editor Corby’s next long term test car is over.
Range Rover Sport drops weight, sharpens focus
Range Rover says the new Sport released at the New York Auto Show this week has been refocused to emphasise on-road agility, but not at the expense of Range Rover’s trademark offroad ability.
Range Rover is the new green
Not content with knocking a hefty 400kg from the latest generations Range Rover Vogue and Sport, now Range Rover wants to be known as a green car company.
Jaguar XKR-S GT rewrites performance history
Jaguar claims the XKR-S GT, revealed at the New York Auto Show this week, is the fastest production car the company has ever built.
Merc’s mental 6×6 off-roader
Four-wheel-drive not mental enough for you?
Modern E-Type to be built
Love the romance and style of the iconic E-Type, but hate its age and unreliability?
Audi’s Ferrari killer
Details of Audi’s LeMans racer for the road are beginning to emerge.
Police to charge over $4 million crash
Japanese police are set to lay charges for the infamous supercar pile-up that totalled eight exotic Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benzs and a Lamborghini.
Lost F1 car to fetch $7 million
The automotive equivalent of a lost Picasso – a 1954 Formula 1 car driven to victory by Juan Manuel Fangio – has been found buried at the back of a shed.
Pulsar lights up small car market
OCCASIONALLY the backstory is more intriguing than the subject itself. Welcome, then, to the fall and rise of the Pulsar, dormant after seven long years of the spectacularly unsuccessful C11-series Tiida.
New, cheaper AMGs for Oz
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed pricing and specifications of the three high performance AMG models set to hit Australia later this year.
World record: daredevil hits 335km/h on ice
Think breaking the land speed record isn’t crazy enough?
