An MTM Audi A1 has just run 324km/h (201mph) at a recent top-speed meet at Italy’s Nardo high speed test track. Even though the new Audi A1 has only just been released, Audi tuning specialist MTM has already taken a turn at extracting extreme horsepower out of it. The MTM […]
Year: 2011
Video: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG burnout
All of us at some stage have thought about what it’d be like to throw some doughnuts in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Equipped with the naturally-aspirated AMG 6.2-litre V8 producing 420kW and 650Nm, it’s certainly no slouch. It’ll see 0-100km/h in a piddling 3.8 seconds. At $464,000, it’s certainly an […]
2012 BMW M5 to feature in Forza Motorsport 4
Strap yourself in BMW fans and computer nerds, the 2012 BMW M5 will be featured in the upcoming XBOX game, Forza Motorsport 4. Expected to land in Oz sometime in 2012 (the real BMW M5 that is), we’ll be able to take the desirable twin-turbo V8 BMW M5 for a […]
Video: Vaughn Gittin Jr in epic V8 Formula Drift Mustang
If Ken Block and his four-cylinder shenanigans don’t do it for you, then this Formula Drift Mustang video should certainly hit the spot. Formula Drift Mustang Driver, Vaughn Gittin Jr. is no stranger to sideways action. He recently visited the Al Reem Circuit in Saudi Arabia to demonstrate drifting. Turns […]
Video: Porsche 961 driven at 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Here’s a cool video we found of evo ‘s Roger Green giving a one-off Porsche 961 some stick at the prestigious 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb. The Porsche 961 was based around the 959, and was the only four-wheel drive car to ever race in the famous Le Mans […]
Video: Pagani Huayra test drive with Horacio Pagani
The lucky guys at evo magazine in the UK recently got to go for an exclusive test drive in the new Pagani Huayra with none other than Mr Horacio Pagani himself. Harry Metcalfe attended a special event for selected Pagani owners to preview the new Huayra, which took place in […]
McLaren MP4-12C to get tweaks with improved sound
After a number of slightly disappointing reviews from the world’s motoring press, McLaren has announced it will make tweaks to the McLaren MP4-12C production cars this week. The main tweaks will involve giving the 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 a decent voice box, with louder tones. McLaren has taken recent reviews to […]
Video: Lamborghini Gallardo twin-turbo by Underground Racing spitting flames
How’s this for a neat party trick? Take one Lamborghini Gallardo twin-turbo by Underground Racing, start it, wait until night time, hit the go pedal in neutral, back off and then enjoy the colourful plumes of blueish fire spitting out the back. The Lamborghini Gallardo by Underground Racing features a […]