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Take it to the limit…movies and accepted wisdom that redlining your car extracts the last drop of oomph out of it do more harm than good. We explain why it’s bad to redline your engine.

We put the 520kW, 900Nm Aston Martin DBX707 through its paces on a wet Phillip Island. The forecast says rain and 45km/h winds – the forecast is accurate. A shiver runs up my spin as I peak out of the garage at a sodden pit lane but not for the obvious reasons. You see, the […]

Audi has officially announced it will race in F1 from 2026. F1 has a new team entering in 2026, with German car maker Audi announcing that Audi Sport will field a team from 2026. The announcement comes as Formula 1 and the FIA confirm new engine regulations from 2026 onwards, ensuring the use of greater […]

Kia will soon reveal its next electric model called the EV9. Kia has an electric SUV coming that will be the brand’s largest electric vehicle in the line-up. We’re yet to find out if Kia Australia will the launch the model locally, but it seems a good chance to arrive here at some point. It […]

Porsche’s special one-off Sally Carrera 911 has been sold at auction for $5.2 million. Sally Carrera from Pixar’s hit movies Cars has been turned into a real, working and street-legal special edition in Porsche’s latest collaboration with the film studio and its Exclusive Manufaktur department. The Porsche 911 Sally Carrera Special Edition is a one-off […]

The Porsche Taycan is the basis for a new limited edition watch from TAG Heuer. TAG Heuer and Porsche launched a global partnership in 2021, and the first fruit of that partnership was the TAG Heuer x Porsche Carrera Chronograph. Now, the Swiss watchmaker has launched its second collaboration with the German sportscar manufacturer, with […]