Carbon Fibre begone – BMW go natural
For decades, the automotive performance world has been in a deeply committed, almost fanatical relationship with carbon fibre. It’s the little black dress of car materials: lightweight, incredibly strong, and a surefire way to signal that a vehicle means serious business. But it seems BMW is ready to play the field, swapping the high-tech weave […]
Mad Mike at Monterey – Whiddett to Unleash 1000hp McLaren Drift Beast
In a move that beautifully blends high-end automotive royalty with pure, unadulterated hooliganism, the Monterey Motorsports Festival has announced its headliner for the August 16, 2025, event: a man named “Mad Mike” and his monstrous creation, a McLaren P1 GTR-X drift car. For the uninitiated, that’s like hearing the London Philharmonic is adding a death […]
BMW’s New Brain Campaign – An Eight-Armed, Waltzing Octopus
In a move that beautifully blurs the line between high-tech engineering and marine biology interpretive dance, BMW has unveiled its latest brand campaign. The star? Not a sleek sedan carving up an alpine pass, but a dancing octopus named Okto. This isn’t a fever dream from the marketing department, but a calculated, if wonderfully bizarre, […]
Hot Wheels ensures Brad Pitt’s F1 Comeback Now Fits in Your Pocket
In a masterful collision of high-octane racing, Hollywood star power, and childhood nostalgia, Mattel is letting you own a piece of Brad Pitt’s latest film role, provided you have a spare $60 and a passion for things in 1:64 scale. Ahead of the summer’s highly anticipated F1 The Movie, Hot Wheels has unveiled a limited-edition […]
VW’s Mid-Life Crisis Is Better Than Yours – 325-HP Golf GTI EDITION 50
Just as some of us mark our 50th birthdays with a sensible cruise or a regrettable tattoo, Volkswagen has decided to celebrate its most iconic hot hatch hitting the half-century mark with a shot of pure, unadulterated adrenaline. Meet the Golf GTI EDITION 50, a car that proves getting older doesn’t mean slowing down, it […]
Decoding the Most Expensive car parts
The romantic notion of driving a beloved jalopy until the wheels proverbially (or literally) fall off, only to lovingly patch it back together with grit and a prayer, is rapidly becoming a sepia-toned memory. We’ve motored into an era where car ownership demands a more calculated, almost Wall Street-esque approach. As a spokesperson from NexusMedia, […]
Drivers say no to Complex Car Tech
In news that might have Silicon Valley’s self-driving car evangelists gently weeping into their kombucha, it turns out British motorists are less “Beam me up, Scotty” and more “Just tell me if I’m about to hit that blasted kerb.” A new study by eBay, the grand emporium of everything including shiny bits for your motor, […]
Exclusive – Charlie Cooper, JCW, and the Motorsport Passion of Australasia
The Cooper name, synonymous with motorsport innovation and the iconic Mini, resonates deeply far beyond British shores, finding a particularly enthusiastic audience in New Zealand and Australia. In the second part of our three exclusive interviews with Charlie Cooper, grandson of the legendary John Cooper and son of JCW founder Mike Cooper, he speaks of […]
Beauden Barrett Tackles the New Defender OCTA
Hold onto your gumboots, because a partnership of truly epic proportions has just landed in Aotearoa. Defender, the brand synonymous with rugged capability and a stiff upper lip (even when caked in mud), has announced none other than rugby icon Beauden Barrett as its newest brand ambassador. And what better way to kick off this […]
8-Year-Old Smashes Goodwood Record, All for a Mighty Cause!
Forget your V8s and turbo-charged beasts for a moment; the real horsepower hero at Goodwood recently came in a decidedly more compact, two-pedal package. Eight-year-old Alyssa, a dynamo from London, has officially redefined “pedal to the metal,” shattering the 3.8km Goodwood pedal car lap record by an astonishing 10 minutes on Friday, 13th June, a […]