Articles by Tom White
16 March 2017 by Tom White
Actually it's not a Beetle, and it should really be in a museum somewhere. Technically, it's a Kraft Deutsche Freude (Nazi VW) Type 82e. It's being sold for a cool $US525k (almost $AU700k!), but not because it's a 1944...Read more
15 March 2017 by Tom White
Imagine if you knew, with a reasonable degree of certainty, how many of any given car was left? It's a car nut and collector's dream tool Too bad it's only available in the UK. Here in Australia, the closest you can get...Read more
15 March 2017 by Tom White
What's the deal with these kit conversions? This guy cites 'reliability' but I'm not so sure its worth butchering not one but two models in the process. Spotted up for sale in Florida, this Mustang Bentley Continental...Read more
14 March 2017 by Tom White
This close call with a trailer is the stuff nightmares are made of. You know that feeling when you're driving along and you wonder what would happen if somebody just came accross into your lane at the last second? These...Read more
13 March 2017 by Tom White
This driver in China masterfully perfects the art of parallel parking, even creating his own garage in the process Have you ever quite seen a park as graceful as this? According to news reports this Honda CR-V lodged in...Read more
10 March 2017 by Tom White
So this made me spit out my coffee this morning, someone has swapped an RX-8’s rotary with a 1.4 litre carburetted engine out of a Renault Twingo. You heard right, not a rotary into a Twingo (oddly cool), but a Twingo...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
If you’re already put off by the idea of waiting for months to take delivery of a Tesla, then probably don’t read ahead because it’s a bit of a horror tale for any car owner. A US Tesla owner purchased an approved...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
German tuner RUF has made a Porsche that isn't a Porsche, but a nod to a tuned Porsche. Wait, what? A lot of people will be familiar with RUF as the German tuning company that racing game series GranTurismo used as the...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
Good news and bad news out of camp McLaren overnight. The 720S was finally unveiled after months of agonising drip-feeding. Thankfully the look lives up to the hype. The McLaren 720S The McLaren 720S The McLaren 720S...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
Remember when Ken Block got “Blocked” from filming in Sydney? The NSW Police kept slapping conditions on filming locations to the point where Ken’s team pulled the pin altogether. Well, Ferrari ’s latest video in their...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
Getting behind the scenes at an event like the Clipsal 500 is being amongst organised chaos. For every moment of something incredible you see, there are three you miss. We got a great tour of the Triple Eight pit garage...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
Overnight the Alpine A110’s first official production images were released, and it looks incredible. The design hasn’t changed from the 2016 vision concept meaning the silhouette of this car is pretty much a perfect...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
We’re not just talking about having your passenger give you sketchy direction out of a slightly outdated fold-out map either. Today Honda celebrates the recognition of its 1981 gyro-based navigation suite as the world’s...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
It seems likely, at least within the next decade. Just look at the latest Fiesta ST, it will be the first hot hatch in a long time to be powered by a three-cylinder engine. There is no denying that three-cylinder...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
Next EV’s Nio EP9 is no longer just the fastest electric car, it is also the fastest autonomous car. We reported a few days ago on the autonomous Roborace test mules and how one of them crashed at a circuit in Brazil...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
The 2017 Ford GT just scored a Competiton Series for the very few people that will ever get their hands on one. Needless to say, we doubt we'll ever see any in Australia. To explain why this car is significant you only...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
With the prospect of new ownership (yet again), can Lotus win us over once more? Chinese giant Geely is in talks to purchase Lotus from sinking-ship Proton . Cringe as you may at the prospect of yet another change of...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
Faraday Future is an enigma, consistently generating contradictory stories about its financial status, and even though the brand has barely produced a working prototype, it has already signed up for one of the toughest...Read more
9 March 2017 by Tom White
We can’t blame them though, it’s a fantasy that any enthusiast has on a regular basis: Turning a city into your very own street circuit for a day. This is just a little crass. The original short gained a cult following...Read more