The BMW M4 Coupé IS sheer driving pleasure
‘Sheer driving pleasure.’ It’s a slogan many car enthusiasts will know belongs to one famous German premium brand. And that slogan has never been better demonstrated than in the new BMW M4 Coupé Contrary to what may have been initially thought, ever since BMW separated its sedans from its coupés by creating even-numbered monikers for the latter, life has actually become simpler. We can now refer to a 420i and a 320i,...
3D-Printing Is A Neat Way To Make A Cobra Replica
At first glance, this looks like a Shelby Cobra replica, but it’s much more than that. That’s because this is a 3D-printed car that took, from conception to finished product, approximately six weeks to accomplish. Don’t worry, this is the rational thing to do when you get your hands on a 3D-printer. The car celebrates the 50th anniversary of the original and also showcases the Big Area Additive Manufacturing machine that will give car...
VW GOLF GTI PERFORMANCE PACK ANNOUNCED
Something called a Golf GTI Performance Pack has been introduced to the South African market by Volkswagen SA. The popular hot hatch range will see this new derivative placed between the GTI and R by adding some 7kW of power to the former’s power output. At 169kW and 350Nm of torque, the Golf GTI Performance Pack gives out a little something extrafor those who feel they need it, while also supplying a few extras to enhance performance...
Nissan GT-R Launch Goes Spectacularly Wrong
Performing a launch control pull away in a Nissan GT-R is supposed to be one of the simplest yet most exhilarating experiences in the automotive world. Removing your left foot off of the brake pedal with your right foot is buried on the throttle sends all available torque coursing to all four wheels to literally blast the car off of the line. We can only assume then that the sudden change in trajectory caught on camera in this video...
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pickup Truck You Never Knew About
It’s a custom creation based on the Bruno Sacco-designedW126 420 SEL sedan from 1988 built by German Motorcars in Florida, which removed the entire rear passenger section including the roof and doors, replacing it with a truck bed. Inside, it retains the stock model’s dashboard, seats and upholstery, though it’s evident from the pictures that time has taken its toll on certain components like the four-arm steering...