Archive for 'HSV'
Forza 4 Offers Current And Classic ALMS Racers: Video
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by admin.
Just as there are Mustang fans and Camaro fans, in the world of console driving sims, there are Forza 4 fans and Gran Turismo 5 fans. While GT5 may have beaten Forza 4 to market, it’s starting to look like the Xbox 360 game (Forza 4, that is) was worth the wait. Yesterday, Antony Ingram told you about the Forza 4 Launch Bonus Pack, which..
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Honda At The 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon
Posted on 11. Jan, 2012 by admin.
While the Tokyo Auto Salon may not carry the same significance as the Tokyo Motor Show, the tuner-centric event is still important to automakers like Honda, who owes much of its success to tuners and the aftermarket. For 2012, Honda will exhibit two new concept vehicles based on existing production models. It will also show a customized motorcycle...
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Acura NSX Concept Revealed At 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Posted on 09. Jan, 2012 by admin.
After a development program that saw the original plan for the new NSX scrapped, the project abandoned, then revived in its current form, the fact that Acura is showing the NSX Concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show at all is something of a miracle. The fact that it looks as good as it does--and reminds us so much of the original is just icing on..
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Toyota Prius To Campaign In Japan’s Super GT Series: Report
Posted on 06. Dec, 2011 by admin.
It looks like the Subaru BRZ won’t be the only new entry into the GT300 class of Japan’s Super GT series. If rumors are correct, the BRZ will be running against a Toyota Prius hybrid race car in the 2012 season. In fact, the Prius may have another hybrid competitor, too: Spanish site Motorpassion F1 is reporting that the Toyota will be..
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Acura NSX Getting A Detroit Auto Show Concept: Report
Posted on 28. Nov, 2011 by admin.
It’s no secret that Honda would like to have a halo car in its lineup, similar to what the brand used to offer with the Acura NSX sport coupe. In fact, Honda had even begun developing such a car until global economic woes forced it to shelve the HSV-010, except in Japanese Super GT competition. Times have changed, and Honda wants to be seen...
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HDT Salutes Race Legend Peter Brock With Special Edition Commodore
Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by admin.
Many readers may be familiar with Australia’s Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), the official performance and tuning arm of GM Holden, but there are several other firms in the land down under with equally established pedigrees and close links to the automaker.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG Coming To 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show
Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 by admin.
There are still concept cars and journalists swarming the halls of the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, yet already news of the next set of product debuts is creeping out: The 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG will make its debut at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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HSV Unveils SV Black Edition Range At 2011 Australian Motor Show
Posted on 01. Jul, 2011 by admin.
Animosity between Australian performance brands Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) and Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) won’t be helped by the unveilings at the 2011 Australian Motor Show, which kicks off today in the city of Melbourne. We already saw the sinister FPV concept car packing a supercharged 5.0-liter Boss V-8, but now, HSV, the...
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Toyota Supra Drifts Just Feet From Bugatti Veyron At Gumball 3000: Video
Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 by admin.
This year’s Gumball 3000 rally has certainly lived up to the event’s notorious reputation of millionaires getting reckless with million dollar machines. We recently saw one of the rally participants make a water crossing in his Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV but that pales in comparison to the lunacy of this Bugatti Veyron owner who..
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2010 Paris Auto Show Preview: Lotus Elite Concept
Posted on 20. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Lotus is planning a concept extravaganza for next week's 2010 Paris Auto Show, including a new take on the Esprit supercar, and today we have a glimpse of one of the vehicles that will be gracing the stands of the niche British sports car company. Described as the embodiment of Lotus’ new era, the striking Lotus Elite adopts a “modern...
