Now that the Lancer Evolution X GSR and Impreza STI are known quantities, Mitsubishi and Subaru are—as you’d expect—readying the next step of each car for production. Balancing power upgrades, aerodynamic improvements, and—in the STI’s case—weight reduction, the two new options should prove to be a tasty option for genuine enthusiasts.

Subaru have, as with [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

With the official unveiling of the Mitsubishi Evo X at the Tokyo Motor Show on the very near horizon Mitsubishi have taken time out to keep the anticipation simmering by releasing a handful of official images.

Thankfully, the knock-kneed look we’ve noticed in recent Evo X spy photos has disappeared with the production car sitting right [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

One of CarUpdates favourite Aussie made cars is heading for the UK. The Elfin Clubman and Streamliner will go on sale in the next few months where they will be sold through two specialist Vauxhall dealers who are currently gearing up for the arrival of the Vauxhall VXR8 (E-Series HSV).

It is a logical move given [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

Editors note 29/05/07 - The Dualis will be coming to Australia with the maximum 5-star Euro NCAP rating. The Dualis has managed to obtain a score of 37 which is the highest score ever recorded in Euro NCAP tests!
We promised you a preview of the new Nissan Dualis in an earlier post and [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

We gave you a sneak peak at the styling of the up-coming Saab 9-3 a few days ago and since those first pictures became available more have followed as Saab themselves have broken cover and released some tantalizingly brief details.

Due to be released in Europe in September this year the new look Saab 9-3 is [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More

HSV’s latest E-series Clubsport R8 is being exported to the UK. Vauxhall, GM’s UK subsidiary is expected to take around 300 Clubsport R8’s a year. They will be re-badged and sold as the Vauxhall VXR8.

The VXR8 will replace the old VZ series Monaro which Vauxhall sold as the Monaro VXR. Obviously William in Vauxhall’s ‘Corporate [...]

• 
• Comment
• Read More