Though not officially recognised by Guinness World Records, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse - a targa top Grand Sport fitted with a 1,200bhp engine of a Super Sport - is currently the fastest hairdryer (roadster) in the world.
The record was set at Volkswagen Group's proving grounds in Ehra-Lessien and was verified by TUV, a renowned independent German organisation for Technical Inspection and Certification, officially confirmed that a top speed of 408.84 km/h was recorded.
The world has just witnessed the premiere of the Concept Gran Coupe by BMW Group. The Bavarian automaker calls it a four-door coupe, which is fancy marketing talk for a saloon with sportier body proportions.
The car looks extremely production ready and it could very well enter the market within a year or two offering, offering competition to the Porsche Panamera, the next Mercedes-Benz CLS and the upcoming Audi A7. It could possibly carry the 8-Series badge on the boot.
The five-meter l
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And the Greenest Automaker in America goes to.......Honda. This is the title awarded to the Japanese car manufacturer by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a science-based nonprofit organization working for a healthy environment and a safer world. What began as a collaboration between students and faculty members at the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1969 is now an alliance of more than 250,000 citizens and scientists. So I suppose what they sa
The French government has been blamed for the failure of Renault and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles's proposed merger. But it disagrees.
It only took 10 days for the merger to fail as Reuters reported that the French government, which has a 15% stake in Renault, took things overboard by demanding a series of guarantees and concessions that were deemed excessive by FCA.
A French government official then called FCA's Chairman John Elkann to persuade him to reconsider the offer but was reject
BMWBlog has reported that the next-generation M3 will get a manual transmission option, in addition to the usual DCT transmission.
As seen on Carscoops, BMW fans will be even more excited hear rumors that the sports sedan will be available in both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive models. Does this mean that the M3 will get the M5's trick xDrive system that allows it to switch between rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive or will it actually be two different variants? Guess we will have to wait
Porsche Classic has reissued more than 700 original driver’s manuals starting from the 356 all the way to the 996 generation 911.
Said to be available at all dealerships worldwide, anyone who wants to get these manuals can also purchase it on their Porsche Classic online store.
The documents released in the reprint includes a selection of extensive technical information, settings and practical tips, ranging from the radio unit to paint data and engine numbers. Owners of these manual c
In a cool PR effort, Tesla has temporarily increased the range of some of its models to help Florida residents escape Hurricane Irma.
According Electrek, Tesla has unlocked the full battery capacity of Model S and Model X 60 and 60D models with 75-kWh battery packs. For those that unfamiliar with the american manufacturer's line up, the '60' models were once the entry-level Model S and Model X variants and were software limited to 60-kWh despite having 75-kWh batteries.
In the article, o
James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond will return to your television screens at the end of the month with new episodes of Top Gear. Finally.
While Clarkson initially tweeted Top Gear to return in January, it's now official that the trio will hit our TV screens (in the UK at least) on January 27th for the Nineteenth Season. While not much is known, a US special (featuring the Dodge Viper, Aston Martin Vanquish, and Lexus LFA), and an African Special is featured this season.
Volkswagen latest all-electric vehicle ID.3, has got off to a good start in terms of interest. The company has collected more than 10,000 orders only 24 hours after becoming available for pre-booking in Europe.
This comes as a pleasant surprise as only 30,000 units of the ID.3 1ST launch edition version are available. Would-be owners are required to put in a €1,000 (S$1,529) refundable deposit for the car that has a driving range of up to 420km and is priced from under €40,000 ( S$6
A German publication has suggested that Mercedes-Benz might be developing a supermini that will slot below the A-Class as its entry-level product.
As reported by AutoBlid, the new car is referred to as the 'A-City' and will use a shortened variant of the A-Class's platform. The first cars will be available as a three-door while later versions will get five doors.
Prices for it will rival the new Audi A1 and MINI hatches.
Adding on to that, a small crossover called 'A-Adventure' might
The French outfit has reached the four-figure horsepower mark for its Formula 1 car in qualifying trim.
As reported by Auto Motor und Sport, Renault engine head Remi Taffin revealed that his company is able to produce more than 1,000bhp in specific circumstances
“There are only certain performance peaks in qualifying,” he said. “We can not always get that performance. It depends on many factors. For example, the distance and the outside temperatures.”
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This is the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which gets a very modest facelift for the new model year.
We can tell by looking at the photos that the exterior styling changes are somewhat subtle, and are concentrated up front with the very CLS-like, L-shaped headlamps. The bumper gets re-sculptured and the hood is more heavily contoured. As for the interior, the updated Mercedes model gains a fixed LCD screen on top of the dashboard along with a completely new center console design. The updated
When most of us are scrapping our cars or swapping them for new ones, it is pretty common that we have the mentality of not needing to keep the car as clean as we usually do since it won't be ours soon. So when the car actually reaches the hands of the used car dealer or scrapyard, the amount of funny stuff they found can be quite amusing...
An independent car auction specialist in United Kingdom called G3 Remarketing, has published a list of the 10 weirdest finds in a used car within its last
Along with the new ProCeed Shooting Brake sibling, Kia revealed its new Ceed GT hot hatch. It is powered by a 1.6-litre T-GDi engine that produces 201bhp.
Marketed not as an all-out time attacking hatch like the current crop of 300bhp hot hatches, the new Ceed GT hatch wants to be known as a good road car for the keen driver. Like its predecessor, it uses the similar turbocharged engine and outputs a decent 201bhp and 265Nm of torque.
New for this generation, the car gets a seven-speed
The United Kingdom Health Protection Agency has come out with a report stating that vehicle windscreen wiper water may be the cause of many of the cases of Legionaires' Disease in England and Wales. This startling discovery was made after some research was made from medical case records. The research was conducted after a questionnaire taken from people infected revealed that most of those that caught the disease spent a lot of time in cars and vans in industrial areas with the window open. So
A German court has ruled in favor of banning older diesel vehicles from using its Autobahn. The restrictions will kick in middle of next year.
According to German publication DW, certain areas of Gelsenkirchen and Essen’s city center, as well as parts of the A40 highway will restrict vehicles with Euro 5 and lower emissions standards to pass through.
The latest ruling comes after a court ruled in favor of diesel bans for some areas of Cologne and Bonn. Mainz, Stuttgart, Aachen, Frankfur
Audi has released a teaser image showing six upcoming models in celebration of the 25th anniversary of its RS models.
With Audi not saying what these car shadows could be, we are guessing the first two to be the new RS6 Avant and RS7 Sportback. They are expected to use the familiar 4.0-litre V8 turbocharged engine that will have more than 600bhp.
The next two is a mystery but it does look like it could RS Q3 and RS Q3 Sportback. Expect the compact SUVs to be equipped with a turbocharg
Vietnam will be holding its first Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2020. The track is a street circuit and will consists of 22 turns.
Set to be the fourth asian country to host a Formula 1 races in Asia, the circuit will stretch for 5.565 km and takes inspiration from a selection of racetracks around the world. Admittedly, some of the 'inspired turns' might be pushing it a little, we can definitely see the resemblance.
Using Turns 1 and 2 as an example, fans can see that the 2 corners are based
Cupra, SEATs newly formed performance brand, will be coming out with a new crossover as it first car. This might be how it looks like.
Leaked by Spain’s Autofacil, the photo of a performance crossover surfaced onto the web and is believed have come from a Volkswagen Group document. Apparently unnamed, the car could very well be the Cupra’s first standalone model that will add to the Cupra Ateca, Cupra Ibiza and Cupra Arona in the brand's lineup.
In order to match up to the crossover's mu
You must have heard of Lego Ideas. It’s a platform where people are invited to submit ideas for new Lego sets. Get to 10,000 ‘supporters’, and something called the ‘Review Board’ seriously considers offering your set for sale as an official Lego product. And yes, you do get commission.
This BMW is one of those sets. Blocky cars always translate well into Lego models for, well, obvious reasons. And because the M1 hails from an era that curves (mostly) forgot, it’s blocky as they come.
