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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?
MOTOR MAGAZINE: BMW M hits the big 4-O
Far from the trauma of a mid-life crisis, BMW’s M (for Motorsport) division is proudly celebrating four decades of high-performance road and racing cars wearing the now famous single letter badge.
Porsche’s hybrid Ferrari-killer revealed
Porsche has released another batch of official 918 Spyder prototype pictures — this time with complete bodywork and ultra-cool 917 racing car inspired camouflage. It’s also confirmed the 566kW super-hybrid is still gunning for 3.0L/100km.
How to outsmart car thieves
Not everyone owns — or can afford — super-safe cars. And with the latest data showing that a vehicle is stolen every ten minutes in Australia and one in every 120 households fall victim to vehicle theft, it helps to know some rudimentary ways in which you can prevent your car from being broken into and stolen.
Fastest MINI ever announced
MINI has announced a new version of the MINI John Cooper Works GP special edition, which will go on sale later this year in limited edition form. Said to be the fastest MINI ever built, production of the new John Cooper Works GP will be limited to 2,000 cars, revealed the brand, as it unveils the car publically at the MINI United festival in France this weekend.
BMW 3 Series Touring revealed
BMW has revealed the new 3 Series Touring station wagon version of the highly acclaimed new F30 3 Series range. BMW is already claiming the new model, which goes on sale later in 2012, “sets the benchmark in this segment” for load capacity and practicality.
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.
Amazing flying hovercraft for sale
If you don’t want one of these flying hovercrafts then there’s no other way to say this: you are lying.
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.
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).
Could you live with a supercar?
Could you live with a supercar? If asked that question by a man dangling the keys to a Day-Glo orange Lamborghini Aventador, most reasonable people would automatically respond with a breathless ‘yes’ — possibly while scanning the room for something to bash him over the head with.
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.
