2010 McLAREN P11

2012 Mazda RX-9

2009 Renault Mégane

Mazda Furai Concept

2009 Mazda Axela / Mazda3

Fiat 500 in Amsterdam's Police Uniform

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback Concept

2009 Ford Focus RS finally coming

Pearl White Mica Mines GT-R caught testing @ Tsukuba Circuit, due January 2008

Upgraded high pressure turbo?
Upgraded ECU
High-flow air filter
High-flow exhaust
Adjustable suspension package
Mines’ Eibach spring kit
Updated brake rotors
Updated brake pads
New air scoop
Carbon-aero mirrors
High-capacity fuel injectors
Carbon fiber front spoiler

Fury Red GT-R @ Nissan Dealer, Meguro-Dori (next to Kannana-Dori crossing), Tokyo

2009 and 2010 FIA World Rally Championship Calendar

2009 FIA World Rally Championship:

Ireland 01-Feb
Norway 15-Feb
Cyprus 15-Mar
Portugal 05-Apr
Argentina 26-Apr
Italy 24-May
Greece 14-Jun
Poland 28-Jun
Finland 02-Aug
Australia 06-Sep
Spain 04-Oct
GB 25-Oct


2010 FIA World Rally Championship:

Monte Carlo 24-Jan
Sweden 14-Feb
Mexico 07-Mar
Jordan 11-Apr
Turkey 25-Apr
New Zealand 16-May
Indonesia 20-Jun
Russia 18-Jul
Bulgaria 08-Aug
Germany 22-Aug
Japan 12-Sep
France 10-Oct

2008 Mazda Furai Concept

2010 Mazda RX-7

Mazda is to revive its famous rotary-engined RX-7, and Autocar's artists have been hard at work drawing up our very latest impression of what the finished car will look like.

A completely new version of the rear-drive, two-plus-two Mazda coupe will appear within the next two to three years, providing a replacement for the previous model which was dropped from the UK in 1996 and Japan in 2003.

The new RX-7 will be the first Mazda to benefit from the new exterior design theme that it has developed through a series of four concept cars (Nagare, Ryuga, Hakaze and Taiki) inspired by the idea of ‘flow’. Taiki is the latest, appearing at October’s Tokyo show, and will provide ‘graphic design elements’ for the next RX-7 according to Mazda’s design chief Laurens van Den Acker.

Don’t expect to see the enclosed rear wheels or the sharp-edged tail, but do expect a shape informed by the ‘flow’ of theme, which promises to produce a car of very individual style.

The production car will of course be rotary-powered, as it has been ever since the model’s debut in 1978, and with a brand-new Wankel engine developed in part to celebrate Mazda’s admirable 40 year history with this technology.

The new engine will feature direct injection and turbocharged for its RX-7 application; expect it to have a power outputl in excess of 250bhp. Its twin chambers are of 800cc rather than the RX-8’s 654cc, producing an equivalent capacity of 3.2 litres.

The RX-7 will provide a smaller, lighter and more overtly sporty alternative to the new RX-8. That car, which will also get the new rotary engine, will continue as a four-seater but will probably grow to become more of a GT car to distance itself from the RX-7.

2018 Mazda3 Design Challenge Concept

Official Nissan GT-R Meet @ Southern California

Artist Impression: 2010 Mercedes-Benz Gullwing Revival

Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder (Limited Edition of 1950 units)

No Go for New Mazdaspeed Atenza (Mazda6 MPS)?

Mazda6 program manager Ryuichi Umeshita, told the guys at GoAuto during the presentation of the mid-size sedan in France, “We will see if there is a big enough requirement in the market. We will seriously consider this, but honestly speaking we don’t see that. As the program manager of Mazda6, we don’t want to be overtaken by Mazda3. We need to have some differentiation. The Mazda3 MPS is a great vehicle, but the Mazda6 needs to be different.”

In other words, Mazda will either spend serious cash and time to develop a truly sport version of the “6”, or else, forget about the Mazdaspeed6 -at least for the current generation model.

Rebirth of Renault Alpine

BMW Isetta making a come back too?

Spy Shot! Saleen developing all-new sports car S8?

520-HP V10 for Audi R8 coming in 2008

2009 Subaru Forester revealed on cover of Japanese magazine