The latest Volkswagen Polo GTI has turned out to be a surprise hit, as its got the character and sparkle that the previous model sorely lacked.As if to make the point that the new Polo can be fun, Volkswagen have released a video of the junior GTI sliding around a snowy landscape. It seems a bit odd seeing all that snow when temperatures outside are nearly...

Here’s a cool new advert for the Kia Soul and their World Cup phone app.I suspect that most of these features aren’t standard on the Soul, but I could sure do with the levitation app for those long journeys to and from work. It’s a shame they don’t include a rocket launcher...

Got 13 minutes to spare? Want to see some great footage from this year’s 24 Hours Of Nurburgring? OK, sit down and enjoy the following video!Shot by Tim Hahne using a Canon 5d Mk II SLR and a selection of lenses, the video shows some great scenes from the start of the race right through to the very end. Filmed in glorious HD, Hahne managed to put...

So what does a semi-naked woman in the middle of Paris covered in blue paint have to do with Honda’s new hybrid coupe, the CR-Z?I’ve tried to figure out the connection, but it seems to be beyond me. The only obvious link is a brief glimpse of the CR-Z at the start of the vid. Otherwise it’s a half-naked bird dancing around with her tits out...

Mikko Hirvonen is best known for throwing his Ford Focus WRC down narrow gravel tracks while dueling with Sebastion Loeb on the toughest stages of the World Rally Championship, but in this pair of videos we see Mikko taking a more leisurely ride in a different Focus. It must be tough being a Ford employee, dragged out into the middle of nowhere to drive yet...

Some people struggle to reverse slowly into a parking space in a multi-story car park (not me, of course), but check out the video below for some seriously skilled high-speed reverse driving. Yes, it’s another one of those viral ads, this time for Dunlop and their new range of Street Response tyres, but the driving on show is pretty slick. It’s not...

With all of the fuss over the recent Ford Focus RS500 and the fact that all 101 UK cars were snapped up before going on sale, you can’t blame tuning company Mountune from taking every opportunity to publicise their own spiced-up Focus RS.They’ve let Fifth Gear have a go in their Focus RS MP350, with Vicki Butler-H behind the wheel. She’s...

If, like me, you’re  a keen reader of Evo magazine then you’ll be famiilar with the name Roger Green. Evo’s tame racing driver, Roger has driven all manner of performance vehicles and is no stranger to racing. However, his latest competitive event at the Nurburgring 24Hr will have given him plenty to write about.The video footage below shows...