New Chevrolet Camaro Road Track Tested Around the World
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has a lot to live up to. The legendary badge comes with a lot of expectations for a great muscle car with all the latest technology, while still remembering its legendary roots. With the latest generation’s reveal in May, the Chevy Camaro has been taking a tour of the United States to […]
Mazda Announces Pricing for Brand New 2016 CX-3
In anticipation of the sale date in North America, Mazda North American Operations has released the pricing for its brand-new entry-level subcompact crossover: the 2016 Mazda CX-3. The CX-3 will start with an MSRP of $19,960 for the CX-3 Sport with front-wheel drive. More New Vehicles From Mazda: The New 2016 Mazda MX-5 The car […]
Stunning Sculpture at 2015 Festival of Speed to Honor Mazda Racing
You don’t have to be a hard-core fan of the Goodwood Festival of Speed for your jaw to drop when when you see pictures of the Central Feature Marque in front of the Goodwood House every year. Since he began constructing immense works of automotive art in 1997, the Woodward House lawn has been the […]
Rumor: New Nissan GT-R Could Come in 2018
The current GT-R has been around since 2007, with initial prototypes dating all the way back to 2001. The design may be getting old, but it’s still a force to be reckoned with in the performance department. As some say here in the States, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That’s exactly what Nissan […]
Nissan UK Sports Car Chief: GT-R Hybrid is the “Obvious Direction”
As I wrote back in September, there are a great many signs indicating that the next-generation GT-R will inevitably carry a lot of the visual hallmarks of the CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo from this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s also been suggested that there could be a 700+-horsepower hybrid version on the table. […]
Report: Next-Gen GT-R Could Go Hybrid, Look Like 2020 Vision
The GT-R is long overdue for an overhaul, which is why so many started jumping up and pointing (figuratively in most cases, though literal in some) when Nissan rolled out a real-world example of the CONCEPT 2020 Vision Gran Turismo for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Ostensibly, the 2020 Vision GT has all of the […]
Toyota FT-1 Vision GT Coming “Soon” to Gran Turismo 6
Remember the massively cool Toyota FT-1 concept? We certainly do (which is probably obvious given the amount of coverage it’s had here at The News Wheel since its debut at the Detroit Auto Show back in January). Well, now, the concept sports car is set to reach an Arctic-level of coolness by appearing in Gran […]
Jann Mardenborough Wins at Hockenheim, Loves Champagne
Jann Mardenborough is living the dream. This weekend, the PlayStation gamer-turned-NISMO athlete captured the pole and then went on to claim victory at the GP3 race at Hockenheim. Since first winning the GT Academy competition in 2011, Mardenborough has more than enough accomplishments to his name to justify his place as one of racing’s hottest […]
There’s a 2015 Focus ST Diesel, and We Won’t Get It
Ford unveiled the 2015 Focus ST this past weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and it’s every bit the lovely little hot hatch we need and deserve. And while we’re all about suspension upgrades and a new center console, we couldn’t help but feel little pangs of disappointment when Ford also unveiled a 2015 […]
Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID Drives 1,223 Miles on One Tank
Here’s a pretty impressive feat that you might have missed: a Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID driven by British journalist Andrew Frankel made an uninterrupted one-way, non-stop trip from Africa to the UK on just a single tank of gas. Frankel drove from Tangier in Northern Africa to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in a […]
750 25th Anniversary Miatas Up for Grabs in the UK
Remember just last month when Mazda put their 25th Anniversary Miatas up for grabs and managed to pre-sell 100 models in less than 10 minutes? If you’re a red-blooded American Miata enthusiast who still desperately wants to get their hands on one of the 25th Anniversary Miatas, then you might want to consider getting a […]
We’d Sure Like the Nissan 2020 Concept to Be the Next GT-R
Gallery: The Nissan 2020 is Gorgeous, Kinda Terrifying Nissan made good on its promise and brought a full size example of their 2020 Concept to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. And, yes, it’s every bit as beautiful and insane as you thought it was going to be. The 2020 Concept, which is probably maybe hopefully […]
Another Week to Wait for the Nissan Vision Gran Turismo Concept
A few days back, Nissan threw a graphic up on their news site that compiled all 148 cars that have thus far featured in the Gran Turismo games and sealed the list with a little car hiding beneath a little red cover that it promised would be revealed on June 10. Apparently, Nissan learned a […]
Honda Civic Type R and NSX Concepts to Appear at FoS
Got plans to be at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year? Then you will have another opportunity to lay hands on two of Honda’s must stunning achievements in performance: the Honda Civic Type R and NSX concepts. Granted, neither the Honda Civic Type R concept nor the NSX concept will participate in the iconic […]
What is the World’s Most Expensive Car?
The 1954 Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow auctions for 31 million dollars.
What would it take for you to spend over $31 million on a car? Would it have to be the most luxurious, lavish car in the world? Or, would you want it to be the fastest? How about incredibly rare? Well, for a private bidder at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, the car […]