BMW has announced a six-speed manual transmission option for the mighty 2012 BMW M5. The option was recently revealed at a private event in California, USA. Unfortunately, the manual option will not be introduced in Australia. PerformanceDrive spoke with BMW Australia’s Scott Croaker about the chance of getting a stick-shift […]
Year: 2012
Volvo S60 Polestar M3 rival on the way – report
An image of a peculiar Volvo S60 Polestar prototype has been sent to Swedish car magazine Teknikens Varld. The prototype appears to be a serious version of the S60, potentially ready to rival the M3 and Audi RS 4. Volvo’s racing partner, known as Polestar, already develops special upgrade packages […]
Peugeot 301 sedan revealed with new naming structure
Peugeot has revealed the all-new Peugeot 301 small sedan which will debut at the 2012 Paris Motor Show in September. The company has also revealed details on its new naming structure. The compact 301 sedan will only go on sale in certain left-hand drive markets, including Central and Eastern Europe. […]
BMW M: 40 years of race-bred road cars
This year, and this month, BMW M celebrates its 40th birthday. We thought we’d take a look at the history of BMW’s motorsport division, and some of the awesome cars it has produced over the years. According to the dictionary, the definition of a sports car is: a small, high-powered […]
NSW registration labels scrapped from 2013 onwards
It’s that timely task we all hate – scrapping off the old one and slapping on a new one. Today the NSW Government announced that from January 1, 2013, light vehicles (weighing up to 4.5 tonnes ) registered in NSW will no longer require the little annoying label. Police will […]
Video: Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept teaser released
After an alleged image/rendering of the Renault A110-50 Concept was revealed a couple of days ago, Renault has now released an official teaser of the new car which harks back to the original sports car of the Sixties and Seventies. Unfortunately, no further details or specifications have been revealed with […]
New Alfa Romeo roadster to be underpinned by Mazda platform
Fiat and Mazda have announced memorandum of understanding deal which will see Fiat company Alfa Romeo borrow the upcoming Mazda MX-5 platform for a new Alfa roadster. (Pininfarina concept shown) Mazda and Alfa Romeo produce very different vehicles, and under the partnership, the new rear-wheel drive roadsters will also be […]
Volkswagen Golf R cabriolet patent images confirm new model
Volkswagen has just launched the sporty new Golf GTI cabrio overseas, however, patent images have been found providing evidence that a Volkswagen Golf R cabriolet is also on the way. As you can see by the patent image, first picked up by China Car Times, Volkswagen is looking to really […]