It’s been a quarter-century since Toyota introduced the groundbreaking model that went on to define a whole new type of passenger vehicle category. With ride, handling and comfort characteristics more akin to sedans than SUVs, the first RAV4 essentially created the template for what became the “crossover SUV” or just “crossover.” This unique vehicle left … Read more
For the first time in its 24-year history, Corvette Racing will contest multiple endurance racing championships during a globe-trotting 2022 racing program. Corvette’s production-based race team is set for full-season championship challenges in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Corvette Racing will field one Chevrolet Corvette C8.R in each … Read more
Acura gave the world its first look at the highly-anticipated new Integra, signaling the return of the celebrated nameplate to the Acura lineup. Finished in striking Indy Yellow Pearl paint borrowed from NSX, the Integra Prototype is a strong indication of the exterior design of the all-new 2023 Acura Integra, which will be priced around … Read more
For the first time in the world, Honda introduced Honda SUV RS Concept at 2021 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) which will be held from 11 – 21 November 2021 at Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) BSD, Tangerang. Honda SUV RS Concept is designed as a compact SUV by combining fun character, pleasant driving performance … Read more
The Lamborghini Day Japan 2021 was held at Triangular Square, Shinjuku Sumitomo Building in Tokyo on 5 to 6 November. Ten Countach selected from the Lamborghini Countach Contest Japan were exhibited to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the brand’s iconic classic model, while over 70 Lamborghinis, including 20 Countach cars, paraded through Tokyo. In addition, the … Read more
Theon Design today gives a tantalising glimpse of its next bespoke Porsche 964-based commission with a first look at the car’s beating heart: a 450bhp supercharged version of the famous air-cooled flat six. This remarkable 3.6-litre engine – the first supercharged unit Theon Design has created for one of its discerning customers – wholly represents … Read more
Europe’s leading automotive engineering consultancy, HORIBA MIRA confirmed that its collaboration with GMV NSL to develop new and improved passenger car platooning solutions on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA) will move into a live trials phase in Q1 2022, encompassing both simulated and physical testing during 2022. The ground-breaking project aims to advance … Read more
Online marketplace Collecting Cars has broken the global online-only car auction record, selling a 433-mile McLaren P1 for an incredible $1,600,888. No other online-only platform for collectible cars has ever achieved a higher sales price. Perhaps most remarkable of all was that the winning bidder has bought the car having never seen it ‘in the … Read more
Since the declaration of the 5th Republic, DS and SM, then DS 5 and DS 7 CROSSBACK have been used by seven presidents. At his inauguration in 2017, Emmanuel Macron went down the Champs Elysées inside DS 7 CROSSBACK PRÉSIDENTIEL. In this new version, DS 7 CROSSBACK ÉLYSÉE has a 300 horsepower E-TENSE plug-in hybrid … Read more
Al-Futtaim’s Trading Enterprises, the official distributor of Volvo Cars in the UAE, has called today on world leaders and energy providers to significantly boost investments in clean energy, in order for its and other electric cars to deliver on their true potential in terms of climate benefit. The call coincides with a newly published report … Read more