Car Culture

Renowned Toyota racing outfit Tom’s has set up a rather unusual crowd-funding appeal. The goal? To fund a complete rebuild of one of its most famous cars which was recently rediscovered rusting away in a random Japanese warehouse...

If you’re after one of the 63 Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 models, but can neither afford the price nor the wait for Sant’Agata to actually start building them, there’s a piece of good news for you from Denmark...

Famed niche German car manufacturer Ruf has released a new documentary film covering its 80-year history. The “Love at the Red Line” film tells the rather unusual story of the Ruf family business’s origins under Alois Ruf, with extensive interviews with current company owners Alois Ruf Jr and his wife Estonia...

Gran Turismo’s ‘Vision Gran Turismo’ project has provided us with many weird and wonderful cars. Since the scheme first started, back with 2013’s Gran Turismo 6, we’ve seen automotive brands clamor to have their concept cars included. Some have even come back for a second attempt and, it turns out, Bugatti was one of those brands...

A gang of car thieves in New Zealand have staged a brazen car heist of a barely believable magnitude. Apparently working in teams, the crew made off with almost 100 vehicles over the course of a long weekend...

Subaru has given us a glimpse into one possible Gran Turismo future with an unusual promotional video. The clip is part of the worldwide “Stay Home” message campaign, and features Subaru factory GT300 driver Takuto Iguchi playing a racing game that looks quite like GT Sport — at least on the surface...

It’s official. After 5,000 votes cast across the past month, GTPlanet’s users and social media followers have decided that the greatest ever TV car is a Pontiac...

When racing games become a serious hobby there’s all manner of equipment you can buy to enhance your experience and ability. There’s fancy wheels and pedals, games-oriented displays, and driving rigs to which you can mount them all...

Although it didn’t top our staff poll for best Gran Turismo game, GT4 is nonetheless among the best — and best-remembered. Like GT2, its large and wild car list introduced the world to all sorts of bizarre machines that hadn’t twitched the needle beyond their own circles...

If you’re stuck indoors with your kids right now, and need something for them to do, Rolls-Royce might have the answer to your prayers.

File this one under “this is obviously an April Fool’s joke” if you like, but it isn’t. Meet the 42-foot (13-meter) long Learmousine, possibly the most inexplicable car we’ve ever seen...

A little while ago, we wondered what the greatest ever movie car was. It came off the back of an odd poll in a press release from Hyundai and we figured we could do better. GTPlanet users picked their favorites and voted for a final 32, which went to a series of Twitter votes which we called The World Cup of Movie Cars...

If you’re a Fast and Furious franchise fan, you might be down in the dumps right now. As well as finding yourself cooped up indoors, the latest entry in the blockbuster film series, Fast and Furious 9, won’t even be in cinemas until next year thanks to a coronavirus-influenced delay...

If you’ve ever fancied yourself as a bit of a car designer, Ford’s got an interesting project in the works. Ford of Europe wants gamers to design it a brand new racing car...

If you’re a serious sim-racing enthusiast, there’s a good chance that what you use to play is worth as much as a used car. Steering wheel peripherals, driving rigs, and even TV screens will all set you back a fair wedge, but it’s safe to say that the University of Iowa has you beat. Its driving sim comes in at a cool $80m...

Even for people who aren’t fans of F1, Netflix’s F1: Drive to Survive was a must-watch in 2019. The no holds barred documentary of the 2018 season saw Box to Box films granted unprecedented access to the F1 pit lane, and it was eye-opening...

After an impressive build-up, the Fast 9 official trailer has finally landed and it’s thrown up quite a few surprises. Flick the end to see the trailer yourself, or read on first...

The first official trailer for Fast and Furious 9 — or possibly just Fast 9 — isn’t going to drop until this Friday, January 31. However lead actor Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto) has given us all a sneak peak with this teaser trailer for the trailer on his Facebook page. Be warned, there are some Fast and Furious spoilers in this article…

It might be one of the most famous movie cars in history, and now you have the chance to buy it. The original Ford Mustang from classic 1968 movie Bullitt will be heading across the auction block this Friday, in the Mecum auction in Kissimmee, Florida...

It’s almost a Christmas tradition now. In the family downtime during the holidays, someone busts out the board games and a perfectly civil evening becomes a blazing row over landing on a hotel or going to jail. Yes, it’s the Christmas Monopoly argument, during which marriages are broken and in-laws become outlaws...