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News Mercedes unleashes the ultimate SLS

It's safe to say that Bernd Maylander has a pretty cool job – after all, he is the bloke who drives the Safety Cars during the F1 Grand Prix weekends. However, even though he has a monstrous SLS GT as his part-time company car, we expect that he might want to pester Mercedes into letting […]

News Renault and Caterham to ressurect Alpine

A short while ago, it was announced that Renault had plans to bring back the famous Alpine name, and was looking for a business partner to share the fees required to develop a range of new sports cars. There was plenty of speculation regarding who this collaborator would be, with several expecting it to be […]

News Eckert’s ‘Ford Mach Forty’ wins Best in Show at SEMA.

Every year, Polyphony Digital CEO Kazunori Yamauchi tours the SEMA show in Las Vegas prior to his annual 'Gran Turismo Awards', which culminates in selecting a car from the many hundreds on display that, from his perspective, simply must be included in his racing game franchise. However, we can't say exactly when it'll make its video game debut […]

News Ford and Cosworth join forces for Focus ST SEMA special

Some of the petrolheads amongst you may have fond thoughts and memories of the various Cosworth-fettled Fords from yesteryear, such as the Sierra Cosworth, the Escort Cosworth and so on. However, the last Ford to have any input from the fabled British engineering firm was the Focus ST170 from 2002. Well, until now that […]

News 50 years of Bond Cars: a Top Gear special airing October 29th

You may not realise it, but today is a special day for Top Gear. Because, believe it or not, it was in fact ten years ago today that Top Gear returned to the telly after being axed by the BBC following falling ratings. Little did they know back then that it would become a global […]

News Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul to star in Need for Speed film

Since its initial announcement earlier this year, we've been drip-fed paltry portions of information regarding the new Need for Speed film. But, slowly but surely, the pieces are starting to come together. So far, we know that Dreamworks are behind it with a tentative release planned for 2014. It's also being directed by Act of […]

News Top Gear 2012 Christmas special airing in February

Oh dear. A while back we reported on the disappointing news that Top Gear fans will be deprived of their dosage of Clarkson, Hammond and May's motoring shenanigans for a rather long while thanks to a certain ratings-hogging talent show that's woefully devoid of such 'talent'. We therefore took solace in the fact that a Christmas […]

News VW Polo R WRC car to (loosely) inspire street-legal version

If you're a fan of the World Rally Championship or noticed its presence in our coverage of Milestone's new rally game 'WRC3', you're most likely aware that Volkswagen is dead serious about competing in the sport with a rally-prepped version of its Polo hatchback next year in the WRC. In traditional rallying fashion, the car being entered […]

News Microsoft host Top Gear-style road race for Forza Horizon

October 26th. A date that will resonate among Forza fans, as this marks the launch of Playground Games' eagerly awaited Forza Horizon. It's the same for Top Gear fans, too, however, as the boys' long-running Top Gear Live tour will be in full swing at the Birmingham NEC during this time. Coincidence? Apparnetly not. […]

Features Ferrari Racing Days: Silverstone 2012

Joe Barron and James Horn attended the spectacular Ferrari Racing Days event at Silverstone recently. Here is their account of the ultimate Ferrari experience. Words by Joe Barron. Pictures by James Horn. Ferrari Racing Days is a series which travels the world’s most famous circuits every year. It includes the Prancing Horse’s most extreme machines, […]

News Fast and Furious 6 Glasgow filming footage emerges

Last month we reported that filming for Fast and Furious 6 was scheduled to commence in Glasgow, which raised our hopes that a UK location could be the backdrop for a high octane car chase scene, which is all too rare. Fortunately, it looks as if we were right to be optimistic. Taking place in […]

News McLaren has “something special” in the works!

The McLaren Formula One team has been dominating the headlines as of late for both good (Jenson Button's win at Spa last weekend) and bad (Lewis Hamilton's silly telemetry Tweet) reasons, but the road car division has been a bit quiet as of late. After all, the only noteworthy announcement regarded the one-off X1 it […]

News Watch Swarchenegger swipe the door off a smart car in The Expendables 2

With its ensemble cast of just about every major action movie hero ever to grace the silver screen in the last couple of decades, including Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham and Jean-Claude Van Damme it's fair to say that expectations are riding high on The Expendables 2 to deliver the quintessentially bombastic summer […]

News Jeep Grand Cherokee fails the ‘Elk Test’. Again.

When it comes to failures of the Avoidance Maneuver Test (also more commonly known as the 'Moose Test' or 'Elk Test' ), few can topple the original Mercedes-Benz A-Class, which toppled over when it was entered into the obstacle into 1997. However, it seems that now you should focus more on the Jeep Grand Cherokee, […]

News Fast and Furious 6 to film scenes in…Glasgow?

After spanning a multitude of glamorous global locations, from Los Angeles and Tokyo to Rio de Janeiro, it was anyone’s guess exactly where the next Fast and Furious film would be situated, particularly after last year’s Fast Five saw a swift change in direction that diverted the series away from its street racing roots into […]

News Skyfall featurette marks the return of Bond’s legendary Aston Martin DB5

The Aston Martin DB5 will forever remain the signature car of the James Bond series, which is why we're excited to see its belated return in the next Bond film Skyfall. While it had a brief appearance in Casino Royale, we haven't seen it take on a proper action sequence since Pierce Brosnan got behind […]

News Batmobile documentary will chronicle The Dark Knight’s iconic car

With the much anticipated release of Christopher Nolan's conclusion to The Dark Knight trilogy set to obliterate the box office this week, it seems appropiate to look back at Batman's most faithful crime fighting tool: the Batmobile. A new documentary will chronicle the eclectic evolution of the iconic Batmobile, spanning everything from its inception in […]

News SEAT recreate The Italian Job chase in Mii promotional video

Car manufacturers everywhere take note: this is how you promote your new city car. Grab the Top Gear production crew, plonk three glamorous girls behind the wheel of the car in question, in this case the new SEAT Mii, and stage a recreation of The Italian Job, swapping the gridlocked roads of 1969's Turin for […]

News Watch Ken Block smoke the streets of San Francisco in Gymkhana 5

As promised, renowned hoonigan Ken Block has delivered his much anticipated Gymkhana 5 video, which sees him and his faithful Fiesta tear up the streets of San Francisco in a plethora of smoke and tyre treads. In his words, San Francisco is the "ultimate urban playground", and from watching the 9 minute video, which was […]

News Jack Reacher trailer stars a Chevrolet Chevelle

With the exception of Safe House, which featured an above average chase with a BMW 730i being put through its paces, 2012 has been rather lackluster when it comes to exhilerating movie car chases. Fortunately, things look to be picking up with the likes of The Bourne Legacy and Skyfall due to cure my cravings […]

News Aston Martin unveils new Vanquish

It’s safe to say that, in regards to the name of the brand’s new flagship, Aston Martin is taking quite a big risk by calling it the ‘Vanquish’. After all, the original is a highly important car for the brand (not only has it influenced the design and technology that’s underpinned almost every other Aston […]

News Dreamworks to release Need for Speed film in 2014

We already knew it was in the pipeline, but it's now official: a film adapation of Need for Speed is coming, but we now know the project will be backed by Dreamworks for a 2014 release, with production starting next year. The film is being written by brothers George (She's Out of My League) and […]

News Ken Block stages San Francisco Gymkhana 5

Recurring DiRT driver and master-of-sideways-driving Ken Block has made a name for himself with his exuberant Gymkhana videos – over 140 million people have watched the tyre-shredding 'hoonigan' fling his Ford Fiesta rally car around increasingly elaborate driving playgrounds, causing copious amounts of tyre smoke in the process. He's even successfully scared the living daylights […]

News Volvo S60 Polestar details announced

You may recall that a short while ago, we published a piece on a new fast Volvo, the S60 Polestar, and speculated as to what exactly it would have lurking under the swoopy Swedish bodywork. Well, now Volvo has officially revealed the full tech spec of the Polestar. And it sure is a mighty collection of numbers […]

News Saab saved by NEVS to manufacture electric cars

After a year and a bit of speculation and potential bidders coming and going, there is a future for the brand that is Saab. Thanks to some very wealthy and ambitious investors, the Swedish brand will live on. Despite being laden with nearly two-billion Sterling Pounds worth of unpaid debt, the new owner – a […]

News Shock and horror: Volvo is making a BMW M3 rival

When it comes to practical performance cars, there are quite a few companies and brands that have a better association with that type of motor than others. BMW is probably the genre definer with its class leading ‘M cars’, along with the AMG branded Benz range and the current crop of Renaultsport products. Volvo, […]

News The Bourne Legacy trailer confirms car chase scene

Let's face it, you can't watch a Bourne film without expecting an expertly executed car chase. From outmanuevering Paris police in a nippy Mini and causing carnage in a Moscow tunnel in a commandeered taxi, to reversing an Audi off a car park roof in New York, the Bourne series has consistantly enthralled us with […]

News ‘See What Love Can Do’ – Eric Clapton’s one-off Ferrari homage

It’s safe to assume that quite a few people around the world know who Eric Clapton is. After all, he is one of the most iconic and legendary rock musicians of all time, having penned the lyrics and riffs for classic anthems such as ‘Layla’ and ‘Wonderful Tonight’. However, not many know that he’s a […]

News Scott Waugh to direct Need for Speed film?

Following from last month's announcement that a film adaptation of Need for Speed is in the works between Electronic Arts and Dreamworks, Act of Valor director Scott Waugh has now been offered to direct the project. While the Navy SEALs war film Act of Valor stands as his feature-length directional debut, itself almost like a rowdy homage to […]

News No more Top Gear this year according to Clarkson

Brace yourself Top Gear fans. We know you're eagerly awaiting the new series this summer, but it seems as if the wait will be slightly longer. How long, you ask? Well, um…until 2013. Ouch. I know, I know, such a devestating blow will take a while to sink in. As a self-confessed Top Gear fanatic […]