Last weekend the Super GT series was in action again, this time at Sportsland Sugo in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture. Being round five, this race would be the midpoint of the 2009 Super GT season. So far ‘09 hasn’t been the dominant year that ‘08 was for the GT-R teams, but most people still consider them [...]
The new Honda Insight hybrid may not be the first vehicle that comes to mind when we think of tuning, but still that hasn’t deterred Japanese tuners from presenting all sorts of sport packages for the compact hatch. This particular proposal is the work of Japan’s ‘Exclusive Zeus’ and aside from the lowered suspension, the [...]
Now that the Ferrari 458 Italia has been let loose to glare at the world, it is only a matter of time before it’s followed by a 458 Italia Spyder sibling. While we wait for Ferrari to provide us images of that car, computer rendering artist Jon Sibal has gone ahead and created his version [...]
Borneo Bulletin: A section of the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway will be made into a three-lane driveway that hopefully will ensure a smoother flow of traffic.
The area identified for the third lane is the segment between the Brunei International Airport and Tungku Link flyover.
This hotspot generally experiences a heavy flow of traffic, especially in the [...]
2010 Nissan GT-R
Cost : B$174,000
What an iconic car! 0 to 100km/h dash in 3.3 seconds! A supercar for everyone!
The 2010 Nissan GTR marks the second year of production which is an upgrade from 2009 version. Quicker in performance and extra safety feature. The all-wheel-drive system, a trick suspension with adjustable dampers and a dual-clutch six-speed [...]
As if to underline that nothing is ever predictable in Formula One, Ferrari announced Wednesday evening that Michael Schumacher is to stand in for the injured Felipe Massa at the forthcoming Grand Prix in Valencia and beyond.
With Massa out of action due to the injuries sustained in qualification for the Hungarian Grand Prix and making [...]
Audi Cup: The soccer stars are in town
Official press conference kicks off Audi Cup
Coaches of all four teams look forward to tournament in Munich
Matches broadcasts live from Allianz Arena on Friday morning Brunei time on Astro SuperSport channel 811.
The super stars are here: AC Milan arrived in Munich as the [...]
It’s Godzillapalooza time boys and girls! More precisely, the day before the 2010 Nissan GT-R had to go back, my buddy Steve asked if I could give him a ride in the Skyline. Well, he’d actually been calling since two weeks before the car showed up, but anyhow, Steve is a filmmaker and he showed [...]
Felipe Massa’s personal doctor has given the racer the best prognosis yet, saying “He doesn’t seem to have a long-term injury,” and that Massa hasn’t suffered any eye damage. After the Brazilian’s 170 mph (275 kph) impact with a flying spring that came off Rubens Barrichello’s car during qualifying for the Hungarian GP, doctors were [...]
This past April at the Seoul Motor Show, Kia showed off the KND-5 concept, the Korean automaker’s vision for its next-generation “near luxury” model. Based on the front-wheel drive platform shared with the Hyundai Azera, the car is known internally as VG and is slated to go on sale in Korea later this year. Even [...]
Two days since Felipe Massa was hit on the head by a 1.5-pound chunk-of-suspension at 150 MPH during qualifying for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix and smashing his face into hamburger (above), he’s awake and stable. Here’s what we know.
A quick recap on what’s happened so far: Felipe Massa was four seconds behind Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn [...]
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Being an automotive journalist is like being a male porn star. We’re little more than Piloti-shoed buffers between the reader and the objects of their lust, and really, no one cares about us. Still, you only get one chance to make an initial impression, so my first review [...]
