The 2012 BMW 328i (F30) is the replacement to the old E90 330i. It doesn’t get a 3.0-litre naturally aspirated inline six, instead, it gets a cracking 2.0-litre turbo that loves to rev. It’s more efficient than the 330i and quicker overall. 2012 BMW 328i LUXURY LINE – PROS AND […]
Year: 2012
Speedhunters Toyota 86 drift car shows off 600kW 2JZ power
Here at PerformanceDrive we love aftermarket tuning, especially crazy engine conversions. This Toyota 86 built by enthusiast website Speedhunters has to take the cake as one of the most wanted dream builds of this year. The team recently completed the project, giving it a big dose of 600kW, vast body […]
Tramontana XTR with 888hp Mercedes-Benz twin-turbo V12
Spanish specialist car maker Tramontana is developing an insane new sports car called the Tramontana XTR. In terms of power-to-weight ratio, it doesn’t get much better than this. The XTR will be the company’s successor to the ‘R’, featuring a super lightweight carbon fibre body with an overall weight of 1360kg. […]
Lowndes wins V8 Supercars Ipswich 300 at Queensland Raceway
TeamVodafone driver Craig Lowndes has stretched his Queensland Raceway winning streak to five after taking the clean sweep at the Ipswich circuit. After taking an easy win from pole yesterday, the five-time Bathurst 1000 winner had to do it from the second row after Ford Performance Racing duo Mark Winterbottom […]
Craig Lowndes wins race one V8 Supercars Ipswich 300
TeamVodafone driver Craig Lowndes has won his fourth straight V8 Supercars race at Queensland Raceway after leading from start to finish in the first of two races for the Ipswich 300. The five-time Bathurst 1000 winner got a perfect start from pole while his teammate Jamie Whincup dropped down to […]
Porsche 918 Spyder production car revealed in video?
A new video – which has since been set to private – seems to reveal the all-new Porsche 918 Spyder in production form. Only concept and prototype versions have been shown up until now. By the looks of it, much of the dramatic styling is carried over from concept to […]
2012 Opel Astra GTC review – Australian launch
Let’s get something clear right from the start, the 2012 Opel Astra GTC is not your typical Astra, nor is it a typical hatchback in the Australian market. It’s a brand-new stand-alone model from Opel which has just arrived Down Under. It’s full of flare and pizazz, and decent poke […]
2012 Ford Ranger XLT Double Cab review
Is the 2012 Ford Ranger XLT Double Cab ‘built Ford tough’? To find out, we set out on a 10-day long road test covering more than 2700kms, travelling through rural NSW and VIC, carting four people plus luggage. It was a surefire way to put Ford’s new-from-the-ground-up 4×4 workhorse to […]