After what had been the most exciting inter-team driver battle since 2014, the 2017 title race came to a conclusion, all too soon. Sebastian Vettel had a thin lead over Lewis Hamilton when they went into the summer break but it all went Mercedes’ way after that. Mercedes had the car at its strongest as […]
Rating: 8/10 Yes! The Auto Loons also feature game reviews! Well, now it does and what better game to start with than the newest addition to an iconic racing simulation series: Gran Turismo Sport. [Updated on 24th December 2017] Polyphony Digital has finally released the successor to Gran Turismo 6, and it’s called Gran Turismo […]
Of the many concepts on display at this year’s Tokyo motor show, it was Subaru who had one of the coolest ones in our opinion: the VIZIV Performance Concept. There is even a GT version of this concept on the new Gran Turismo Sport game (stay tuned for video clips coming soon). The concept draws […]
Toyota had a couple of pretty cars at this years Tokyo Motor Show but this was the one that definitely caught our eye. This is the third generation of the Toyota Century, a Japanese equivalent and possible rival to the likes of the Mercedes S-Class, 7 Series Beemers and Audi A8s, in terms of a […]
It’s showtime in Japan with the 45th Tokyo Motor Show. Always a good one for some crazy, spectacular or simply heart-stealing car previews and concepts. Honda already had one such headliner moment at the Frankfurt Motor Show earlier this year with the Urban EV Concept. Now on home turf, they unveiled its sibling – the […]
Anyone remember a particularly unattractive but insanely quick car called the Apollo Gumpert? Well, the performance nuts are at it again, but its no concept, it’s an all-new car built for sale, road-legal too. It’s the new Intensa Emozione (Italian for intense emotions) or more easily referred to as the ‘IE’. Designed with the intent […]
Here we go, another new 911. Don’t let that tone misdirect you thought, it’s a good one, you’ll like it, it’s just there’s a lot of models to keep track of. But this is definitely one to take notice of, the new 911 Carrera T. Taking a page from the book of the highly acclaimed […]
It’s been a while since we got a new-looking beauty from Ingolstadt and the internet has been ripping into the latest RS5 for being a ‘disappointment’ to say it nicely. The new top-of-the-line A8 limo does get a refreshed look but is fittingly restrained on the outside and keeps all the fun for those inside […]
Early this year, Volvo Cars announced that Polestar will no longer be its performance arm. Instead, Polestar is now a standalone brand which will only make electric performance vehicles from its brand new manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China. Here’s their first model, a stop-gap from the all-electric powertrains, a 592bhp hybrid. Say hello to the […]
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