Peugeot is considering recreating its iconic Climb Dance video at this year’s Pike’s Peak hill climb event in Colorado. The original climb dance, which was shot at the 1988 and 1989 event, with Finish rally champion Ari ...
Audi Australia is forecasting 15,000 sales for 2013, a number it thought it wouldn't reach until 2015. Audi Australia's new managing director Andrew Doyle, who joined the local arm on March 1 from a position as Audi MD in Ireland, said ...
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Transmission systems manufacturer and designer Torotrak has acquired 20% of Flybrid Automotive, in order to deliver first-to-market flywheel hybrids. The transaction will help Torotrak to provide turnkey development and manufacture of ...
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A new raceway planned for Sydney’s west hopes to open its gates before the end of the year. The 1.25km Luddenham Raceway, located between Penrith and Liverpool, is planned to be 8m wide (10m wide down the straight) and feature ...
Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher has again signed up to the team at Mercedes-Benz, this time to help with vehicle development and as a brand ambassador. The new long-term deal renews the relationship between ...
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Red Bull?has signed its first-ever female racing driver to its Junior Team development squad. Eighteen-year-old Beitske Visser from the Netherlands started karting when she was five years old before karting competitively at age seven. ...
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A video teaser suggesting the?Volvo S60 Polestar performance concept is coming to Australian showrooms has been released. Unlike the Volvo S60 T6 currently offered locally, which gets an optional Polestar tuning kit to produce 242kW and ...
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Nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has scored a thrilling triumph in his FIA GT debut, driving a McLaren MP4-12C GT3 racecar. Loeb, and driving partner Alvaro Parente, took top honours in the qualifying race of the opening ...
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What better way to christen New Zealand's new Highlands Motorsport Park then to set a lap record in a McLaren MP4-12C GT3 racer? Located about 50km from Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island, Highlands Motorsport Park was run-in by ...
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The all-new Skoda Octavia RS, dubbed the fastest road-going Octavia yet, will have its world premiere at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. The new third–generation Skoda Octavia RS – seen in several leaked images at the ...
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British luxury carmaker Jaguar has unveiled the new 2014 XKR-S GT sedan at the 2013 New York International Auto Show in the US. The new sedan is powered by a 5L V8 engine, which is mated to a to a six-speed ZF automatic transmission as ...
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Louis Philippe, the super-premium formal wear brand in India has unveiled its new and exciting Spring Summer 2013 collection, offering you a wide range of exclusive apparel and accessories for every occasion from luxury to formal, ...
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Lexus says it has no plans to become the fifth manufacturer in Australia’s V8 Supercar Championship despite debuting a 450kW Lexus IS F racecar on track over the weekend. The Lexus IS F racer was one of three purchased by Lexus ...
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The Mazda 6 Celebrity Challenge racers are being prepped and readied for their ensuing battle as part of this weekend’s 2013 Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The 21 Mazda 6 Celebrity Challenge celebrities, including a ...
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An upgraded and restyled version of the Hyundai i20 WRC, a car bound for competition in the World Rally Championship, has been unveiled at the Geneva motor show. Boasting a host of upgrades to its aerodynamics, chassis, suspension and ...