Polestar Racing, Volvo’s key motorsport and in-house tuning partner, has released a new video outlining the engineering and development detail that went into the recently unveiled Volvo S60 Polestar road car. For those who don’t remember, this is the first-ever Polestar production car, and Australia will become the first-ever market […]
Year: 2013
R35 Nismo Nissan GT-R set to be quickest GT-R ever – report
After the recent expansion at Nissan’s in-house performance tuning arm at Nismo, anticipation is starting to build surrounding the upcoming R35 Nismo Nissan GT-R road car.
2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class image leaked online
An image of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been leaked online, apparently through the official Mercedes-Benz Austria mobile website. The image has since been taken down. So, being the next generation S-Class, can we expect a lot of new technologies? According to details that have been revealed so far, it […]
Video: McLaren P1 testing in Arctic Circle before Goodwood debut
Development and testing of the new McLaren P1 hypercar is continuing as the flagship’s market launch edges closer and closer. The latest durability assessments were undertaken in the freezing conditions of the Arctic Circle. Set to fulfill the role as the “best driver’s car in the world on road and […]
Daigo Saito wins Formula Drift Asia round in 2JZ-powered Lexus IS C (video)
Daigo Saito has won the opening round of the Achilles Formula Drift Asia season at Calder Park, in Melbourne. Saito was driving a highly modified Lexus IS C during the smoked-filled drift-off. The event was the first time Saito had driven on the Melbourne circuit. Even so, he managed to […]
HDT VE VK Group A Blue Meanie with 350kW (video)
The HDT VE VK Group A ‘Blue Meanie’ is a modern interpretation of the original HDT VK Group A muscle car that was built from 1985 to 1986. The VE Blue Meanie is just one of many nostalgic remakes built by HDT. The VE VK Group A was launched back […]
Australia’s first Porsche Rennsport Festival, coming in May
The 2013 Rennsport Motor Racing Festival Porsche extravaganza is coming to Australia for the first time ever next month. It will take place at Sydney Motorsport Park at Eastern Creek, showcasing various racing events and special shows and unique demonstrations. For Porsche fans, this will be a must-see event. The […]
2014 BMW M6 ‘Competition Package’ likely, BMW Australia interested
Like the facelifted BMW M5, recently spotted testing in Germany, the 2014 update for the BMW M6 range is also set to come with an optional Competition Package bringing added performance. PerformanceDrive spoke with Scott Croaker of BMW Australia about the option kit. Croaker confirmed the package does exist and […]