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Infiniti Prototype 10 Unveiled

August 24, 2018 Peter Andersonelectric, infiniti, pebble beach 20180 comment

The Infiniti Prototype 10 is the Japanese luxury maker’s Monterey show car. And, let’s be honest, it’s a cry for attention. Infiniti has struggled for the sort of success of compatriot Lexus, so the company has gone big. The Prototype 10 is quite interesting. The Prototype 10 will grab some headlines because it’s quite striking. And kind of irrelevant – there is absolutely no way this car is going anywhere near a production line. What is the Infiniti Prototype 10? Following on from the Prototype 9, Protoype 10 is an…

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2019 BMW Z4 – Finally

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 Peter Andersonbmw, pebble beach 2018, z40 comment

BMW’s 2019 BMW Z4 is finally here in production form after a seemingly endless gestation. Co-developed with unlikely partner Toyota, the new Z4 replaces the gasping – or more accurately, dead – E89. Yeah. Remember when BMW was still in the Es? They’re now well into the Gs. The first cab(riolet) off the rank is the Z4 M40i First Edition. It’s an interesting start, an M Performance model. Then again, we’ve been waiting so damn long, it’s nice the wait is over. BMW chose to unveil the Z4 Concept last…

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Want a new Aston Martin DB5?

August 20, 2018August 21, 2018 Peter Andersonaston martin, bond0 comment

The Aston Martin DB5 is one of most sought-after cars in the world. Which is odd, because by all accounts, it’s not a particularly good car. But it’s famous. How is it famous? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know it was (for a number of films) the car of choice for Bond. James Bond. 007. Connery and DB5. Aston and Bond became synonymous and even though Lotus and BMW pushed their way in with a load of cash, Aston stuck. The DB5 debuted in Goldfinger (1964), with Sean Connery…

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Hot Take: How not to concept car

August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 Matthew Hattonbernie, concept car0 comment

Faraday Future’s FFZERO1. So someone is on stage taking the cover off their brand new, very shiny concept car. The room is full of “ohh” and “ahh”. There’s talk of what this car can do. Endless electric range. 0-100km/h in the blink of an eye. Drives itself to pick up the kids from school. Here’s the thing, though. Most of it is nonsense. And it’s not how you should concept car. Cast your mind back to 2016. The very start of 2016, to be exact, and the Consumer Electronics Show in…

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2018 Honda Civic Type R

August 5, 2018September 16, 2018 Peter Andersonhonda, honda civic, hot hatch0 comment

The Honda Civic Type R is back. I mean properly back in its pre-millenial completely mad, in-your-face hot hatch form. Honda used to be cool. I’m talking 1990s Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna duking it out cool. NSX, S2000, Prelude, Civic VTi-R – Hondas were prominent in Gran Turismo and for good reason. VTEC was a towering technological achievement. You could get Hondas with four-wheel steering. The Legend might have been an old man’s car, but it was fairly bristling with gadgets. And then…it all went dark. Dull. Boring. The…

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Daniel Ricciardo Leaving Red Bull

August 4, 2018August 4, 2018 Peter Anderson0 comment

Daniel Ricciardo is leaving Red Bull. This is proper bombshell stuff, the sort of thing that can really only happen in Formula 1. It’s a bombshell because as late as last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, word was he was staying put. After Hamilton re-signed at Mercedes and Kimi Raikkonen’s oft-predicted ousting never happened, his options were gone. Or so we thought. Looking back at the Hungarian Grand Prix, a couple of fascinating things happened. They’re fascinating because we should have sniffed something was up. Max Verstappen’s Renault V6 popped and…

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Links We Like: Ford Focus, VW Tiguan, Jaguar E-Pace

July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 Peter Anderson0 comment

Links We Like is a roundup of the stuff I’ve been up to around the traps as well as other people I like. It has been a tad busy for me, what with a short holiday and then a quick trip for CarsGuide to France. So let’s get cracking on that, shall, we? carsguide.com.au Ford Australia invited us along to see the new Ford Focus a million years after everyone else saw it. Which is perfectly fine, because in Australia, we won’t see it until November. Anyway, if you’re not…

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Porsche 919 Nürburgring: Lap Time Shredded

June 30, 2018 Peter Andersonnurburgring, porsche, porsche 9190 comment

The Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo has shredded the Nürburgring lap time set three decades ago by Stefan Bellof. I mean, seriously. This thing is so fast it barely registered with me, I thought it was fake news. But it sunk in that the lap record for the Ring is now firmly in the low five minute range. Porsche 919 Tribute Porsche’s 919 Hybrid Evo is currently on something of a victory lap of the planet, knocking off records as it goes. Following Porsche’s withdrawal from the World Endurance Championship’s LMP1…

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McLaren 600LT: The Longtail Returns

June 28, 2018 Peter Andersonmclaren, McLaren 600LT0 comment

McLaren 600LT brings back an evocative name, pumping up the 570S for a hard core drive. McLaren’s near-constant new model barrage continues with the 600LT. Tagged with “The Edge is calling“, the Woking team has amped up its core 570S, added some rear bodywork and, well, done a lot more besides. The Longtail name was last seen on the 675LT before its replacement by the properly psycho 720S and it’s a name that means something. The first McLaren LT, the F1 GTR is a true icon, so the company has…

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DBS Superleggera – Aston Supercar Goes Superlight

June 28, 2018June 29, 2018 Peter Andersonaston martin, dbs, dbs superleggera0 comment

Aston’s DBS Superleggera has dropped and it looks mighty. Aston Martin’s Vanquish S is gone but it’s okay, everyone – the DBS Superleggera is here. It’s been a while between drinks for the DBS name – it first made headlines in the late Sixties. The DB6 was getting on a bit and the William Towns-designed, straight-six powered S debuted as a fastback GT. A couple of years later the 5.3-litre V8 arrived with “the fastest four-seater in the world” tagline. The DBS name returned in 2007 and – get this…