The Civic is considered one of the sportiest options in the small car segment, so we thought we’d do a quick test on the new 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid to see if any fun can be had in it. While hybrids are certainly no sports cars, they are believed – […]
Month: May 2012
Mark Webber wins 2012 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix
Australian Mark Webber has won the 2012 Monaco F1 Grand Prix after holding off Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg on the famous Monte Carlo circuit. This is Webber’s second win at Monte Carlo in three years. Apart from a lap one, turn one incident which saw Romain Grosjean, Paul Maldonando and […]
Australian WRC star Chris Atkinson wins Asia Pacific Rally round in QLD
Australian Chris Atkinson has taken out the third round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Along with Belgian co-driver Stephane Prevot, Atkinson came home almost four minutes ahead of second-place Alister McRae of Scotland. New Zealander Brian Green was over 11 minutes further back in […]
Video: Conor Daly GP3 crash at F1 Monaco Grand Prix
American GP3 Series driver Conor Daly has walked away from a spectacular crash at the Formula 1 Grand Prix event in Monaco. The 20-year-old Lotus driver became airborne after hitting the back of Russian driver Dmitry Suranovic’s car who moved across as he tried to pass him coming out of […]
For Sale: 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS backdate and mint 912
At the upcoming Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction in a couple of weeks, two rare Porsches will go under the hammer; a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS ‘backdate’, and a 1965 Porsche 912. Starting with the 911, the 1973 911 2.7 is one of the coolests of the retro models, […]
Mark Webber gets pole position for 2012 Monaco F1 Grand Prix
Australian Mark Webber will start from pole position in the 2012 for the Monaco Grand Prix despite setting the second fastest time in qualifying. German Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher set the fastest time in Q3, but a five-grid-places penalty for his incident with Bruno Senna in Barcelona sees him demoted […]
BSR Tuning Saab 9-3 TTID upgrade boosts power to 159kW
Even though Saab as a company is dead, the tuning spirit for the Swedish marque is still alive and kicking. One such example comes in the form of the BSR Tuning Saab 9-3 TTID performance upgrade. In standard form, various Saab 9-3 models from 2010 to 2012 feature a 1.9-litre […]
Ford Performance Racing to run four cars in 2013 V8 Supercars season
Ford Performance Racing will expand to four cars in the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship after reaching a three-year deal with Racing Entitlements Contract owner Charlie Schwerkolt. Schwerkolt’s entry, which he currently leases to Dick Johnson Racing, will become a second car in FPR’s secondary outfit Rod Nash Racing which currently […]