Last week we revealed news on the Chinese Tiger Edition BMW M3. Essentially it’s a model similar to the M3 GTS however it’s for the Chinese market to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Tiger. There will be a Fire Orange Metallic paint job, black accents and 19-inch wheels. The interior will boast leather seats with a Tiger added to the headrests. BMW will only...

In South Africa there are car guards almost everywhere. These are usually self-appoint guys with safety jackets protecting your vehicle while you run into the shop for, literally, five seconds. According to them, every time you make contact — you’ll need to pay. And that’s just how it works. Now, have you ever wondered, do these guys actually help? Well,...

There’s a rumour floating around that BMW are planning to release a high-performance special edition 3-Series in the Chinese market. The M3 Tiger, or so it’s meant to be called, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the car in China. It will have a similar orange paint-job to the M3 GTS, where wheels will come in a size of 19-inches. Body parts will...

The VXR Power Festival on the 28th of August will host the world’s fastest Vauxhall — the Red Victor 3. The Red Victor 3 is a modified 1967 Victor FD which boasts a twin-turbocharged 3,000-horsepower — 2,237kW — 8.8-litre engine. It was said that the Red Victor can run a quarter-mile in 6.5 seconds where the top speed is 386km/h. And best...

Rumours hint that the Lancia Stratos might make it to production after all. Italiaspeed, the site who originally featured the story, said that there could be at least three Italian design houses interested in the Stratos project. Two of the design studios involved include Pininfarina and Stile Bertone — two prestige design companies. If the Lancia Stratos does make...

There’s a rumour floating around and it states that the Porsche 918 Spyder lapped the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 20 seconds. If this rumour is indeed true, Porsche would hold the record for non-series production drop-tops around the ‘Ring. The image here comes from a presentation by Ferdinand Peich, the grandson of Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche....

Reports are saying that Mercedes-Benz will introduce the CLC Shooting Brake in September of 2013. CLC Shooting Brake styling will be similar to the CLS Shooting Brake concept (pictured) which made its debut at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. Power will come from a range of turbocharged engines which include a 1.2-litre motor with 80kW, a 2.0-litre motor with 150kW, and diesel...

Morgan has released a brand new sketch regarding their EvaGT, ahead of its Pebble Beach debut on the 15th of August. The details are currently limited, however we do know that it will boast an aluminium chassis with sleek styling. Power for the Morgan EvaGT comes from a BMW-sourced twin-turbocharged engine with 225kW and 400Nm of torque. The straight-six engine will launch...

Toyota are planning to use the Moscow Motor Show to unveil a European-specification Highlander for the Russian market, and it could be similar to the facelifted model for the United States. Toyota’s addition to the Russian and Ukraine market will boast a hexagonal grille, triangular headlights, and fog-lights integrated into the bumper. The US customers...

Honda in Europe has announced that the Civic Type R will no longer exist as Euro V emission regulations have become a little too strict. The production of the Civic Type R for Europe will end in October of this year, where sales will stop in December. Honda said that they have decided to kill the Type R as it does not meet Euro V emission regulations. Production of the...

BBR are offering performance parts for the Ford Focus RS hatchback. The standard Focus RS boasts a 2.5-litre turbocharged engine with 300-horsepower and 400Nm of torque, however with the first Phase from BBR power amounts to 342-hp with 500Nm of torque. Following this, the Phase 2 kit will offer an ECU upgrade, a high-flow intercooler and an inlet hose for 355-horsepower...

The Volkswagen Group in Europe has confirmed that they have officially acquired Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., and they now hold a 90.1 percent stake in the design and engineering firm. The German automaker purchased Italdesign with the help of Audi and Lamborghini. The remainder of the share will stay in the hands of Giugairo, the family owner. “Italdesign has now...

Audi has started a social media petition for the Audi TT-RS. The German brand is using Twitter to try and raise support for the American availability of the Audi TT-RS. While availability isn’t clear just yet, the brand is seriously thinking about adding the model to their US-line up. The TT-RS will hopefully arrive before the RS5 in 2012. For interest sake, Audi’s...

When Lexus revealed the LFA’s pricing they said that American customers would only be able to lease it for two years. Basically, you’d pay $300,000 up front and pay nothing per month. The idea behind this is simple: Lexus doesn’t want anyone to buy the car and sell it for a profit. Now while that’s quite fair, they decided on something different....

There’s a new video of the 1-Series M Coupe from BMW, and this time round it shows the inside of the car going around the Ascari race track in Spain. Once again, details are limited however the production version will boast a different interior and exterior to that of the prototype in the clip. Anyway, despite this, power could come from a twin-turbocharged N54...