Category Archives: Rides

Mercedes Concept Style Coupe

Mercedes-Benz’ latest concept car looks almost like a production-ready vehicle. It has a 208hp turbo inline-4, a sleek liquid metal paintjob, glass rooftop, and possibly our favourite car headlight design we’ve ever seen. “In some circles, “concept” is just another word for an idea that hasn’t been fully formed. But at Mercedes-Benz, we’ve taken a figment of [...]

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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport

The legendary European manufacturer took part in Qatar Motor Show for the second time, presenting an exclusive and uniquely coloured model of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, which is the fastest, most powerful and most luxurious open top car in the world. Throughout his life Ettore Bugatti experimented with different colour schemes and materials to create unique cars. [...]

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The Invisible Mercedes

When Mercedes wanted to promote its new fuel cell vehicle, instead of placing it squarely in front of everyone in the world, the company decided to make the car invisible.  

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JRM’s New GT3 GT-R

We are all loving our friends at JRM’s new Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3. NISMO and JR Motorsports (JRM), its official partner for this major project, have been jointly developing the car during 2011 and, following a series of extensive tests – which have included three competitive outings – the car’s performance and durability has proven its [...]

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London’s New Routemaster Bus

London rolled out a new look for its iconic double-decker bus late last week. The prototype, a fuel-efficient hybrid by the studio of Brit-boy wonder Thomas Heatherwick, is cleverly designed to speed up passenger boarding and represents the first time that the city has commissioned a new bus in more than 50 years. The first fleet of buses [...]

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Ducati 1199 Panigale

Aiming to raise the benchmark amongst high performance motorcycles, Ducati has at last added the much anticipated 1199 Panigale to its offering of bikes. The announcement made in Milan marks one of the Italian manufacturer’s most successful years on a global scale. The 1199 Panigale incorporates innovative integration between the frame and mechanics, a powerful twin-cylinder [...]

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McLaren Mp4-12C Nürburgring

McLaren has put together a video featuring footage of the MP4-12C doing some testing on the infamous Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit. The lap was unofficial and was conducted time by Sport Auto Editor in Chief Horst von Saurma-Jeltsch. Saurma-Jeltsch lapped the track in 7 minutes and 28 seconds.     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVmGxItUDLc

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Jaguar: A Story Of Inspiration

A short video showing the legacy of Jaguar XJ13 and its affecting thought to this day.  

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Ferrari F340 Competizione

Called the F-340 Competizione and built by Texan motoring specialist Gullwing America, the Ferrari F 340 mirrors the valuable 1952 Ferrari racing car. Gullwing America’s interpretation has more exaggerated bodylines and is based on a Ferrari 456 GT featuring a meaty 470hp 5.4L V12. Source

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Koenigsegg Agera

The genius of Koenigsegg that brought us the CCX has now launched the Agera, of which only 20 will be produced each year. This Swedish-built supercar sports the same 4.7-liter V8 as the company’s prior CCX, but ups the ante with 910 hp, good for a 0-62 time of 3.1 seconds and a top speed of [...]

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