In a new marketing campaign for the 2012 Ford Focus ST, Ford asked rally and drift pro Ken Block to ‘race’ drift champion Vaughn Gittin Jr., with Block driving the Focus and Vaughn Gittin Jr. in the latest Volkswagen Golf GTI. Of course, the race is skewed towards the Ford, but […]
Year: 2012
Sebastian Vettel wins 2012 Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel has won the second Indian Grand Prix and extended his championship lead. The German world champion won from flag to flag over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and Australian teammate Mark Webber. Webber’s Red Bull car had it’s KERS fail mid-race and only just managed to hold off McLaren’s Lewis […]
BMW M135i on sale in Australia from $68,400
The all-new BMW M135i has been officially launched in Australia. The high performance hatch is the second ‘M Performance’ model to join the showroom range, following the introduction of the X5 and X6 M50d SUVs earlier this year. If you’re in the market for a serious hot hatch, there are […]
Chris Atkinson wins 2012 Asia Pacific Rally Championship
Australian Chris Atkinson has secured the 2012 Asia Pacific Rally Championship after the title rival Brian Green failed to score enough points on Day 1 of the season-ending China Rally. Atkinson’s Skoda team-mate Gaurav Gill is leading the event with Proton driver Alister McRae just 12 seconds back in second. […]
Red Bull Racing on front row at 2012 Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel has continued his incredible showing of speed to take yet another pole position and looks towards a fourth successive F1 win at the Indian Grand Prix in New Dehli. The world champion posted a 1m 25.283s to pip his Red Bull Racing teammate and Australian Mark Webber by […]
2012 BMW X6 M50d review (video)
The 2012 BMW X6 M50d is the only vehicle on the market at the moment that comes with three turbochargers under the bonnet (along with the X5 M50d). Yes, three turbochargers. That makes it a very unique package, and being a diesel, it offers intense levels of torque with great […]
Custom Ford Mustangs previewed ahead 2012 SEMA debut
Ford is planning to unveil a number of heavily modified Ford Mustangs at the 2012 SEMA Show next week, including a GT version wearing a fat carbon fibre bodykit. Up to six Mustangs will make up the lineup, three of which are based on the new GT which comes with […]
2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 6.2 LT1 small block V8 revealed
Chevrolet has lifted the lid on engine details for the upcoming 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7, previewed in teaser images earlier this week. The new model will get a 6.2-litre LT1 Gen 5 small block V8. The engine, General Motors says, is 99 per cent completely new. It comes with technologies […]