As many Aussies mourn the loss of local car manufacturing, we imagine what Holden’s range might have looked like in 2021 if things had turned out differently. The closure of Holden in Australia has been a drawn-out affair, and yet the decision by General Motors to shut the company down still feels as shocking and…
What makes a Hyperod? For starters, it must be mighty powerful and sound intimidating… Paul Halstead, the force behind several local car projects, notably the glamorous and fast Alfa-based Giocattolo Group B from the 1980s, is getting close to completing a prototype of his latest, immodest dream car, a so-named Hyperod, replete with specifications guaranteed…
The current Nissan GT-R, while old as hell at this point, is still one dominating car, the likes of which very few cars from mainstream automakers can touch. With the reveal of the Z Proto and the 400Z’s impending launch in 2022 or 2023, Nissan also has to plan out the next GT-R, which is…
Jay Leno points out the advanced features of his all-original Packard Caribbean Packard was one of the premiere luxury automakers of the prewar era, but by the 1950s it was on borrowed time. The 1955 Packard Caribbean featured on the latest episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” looks as flashy as other chrome-swathed 1950s classics, but…
The current Dodge Challenger is built on a really old and dated platform, but this hasn’t stopped it from competing on a solid level with the more modern Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. That’s because Dodge designed high-performance versions such as the Hellcat and the Demon. However, there’s one field where the Challenger can’t compete:…
The 88th running of the mythical 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most famous endurance race, may not have been the most exciting of the lot. The much-anticipated rain failed to make an appearance and the classes we expected to put on a show for us hardly did. So, while the race itself can…
Steven’s father bought this 1960 Thunderbird, but never got around to restoring it until after he sold it to his son This 1960 Ford Thunderbird convertible was purchased by the family back in 1977. It was an Arizona car originally and we had been looking for a Squarebird for some time. We already had purchased…
For the 2021 model, Kia redesigned the Optima inside out and gave it a new moniker as well – K5. The South Korean automaker is marketing this revised package as a sporty sedan, and perhaps, that explains the reason behind this new video. Kia released a short forty-second clip that shows the K5 doing a…
2021 Ford Bronco Manufacturer image When Ford reintroduced the Bronco, we were thrilled the Blue Oval planned to offer the SUV a seven-speed manual transmission — we did create an entire holiday celebrating the stick shift, after all — and its impressive maximum crawl ratio of 94.75:1. We were also excited by the off-roading potential…
Legacy is a tricky thing to grapple with, but Bugatti’s latest concept car shows just how successful embracing the past can be. Like something straight out of a time-bent noir film, the marque’s Next-57 concept is a streamlined take on the Type 57 SC Atlantic Coupé that it first created back in the 1930s. Its…