AutoExpress in the UK has released a nice little video of a race between the new BMW 1 Series M Coupe and the new hottest hatch to hit the block, the Audi RS 3. Both cars offer a 250kW engine. In the Beemer, it’s a 3.0-litre TwinPower turbo straight six, […]
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Five awesome performance car YouTube videos
Here at PerformanceDrive, when we’re not reporting on the performance car world, driving, or straining the octane booster from our blood, we spend our relaxation time watching car-related videos. There’s nothing better than sitting down with a bowl full of popcorn in preparation for a trawl on YouTube (or PerformanceDrive.com.au) […]
Edo Competition BMW M5 Touring Dark Edition
German automotive tuning specialist Edo Competition has released the E60 V10 BMW M5 Touring Dark Edition performance pack for for previous-generation V10 M5 wagon. Now this is what you call a family car. It’s got attitude, with visual enhancements, and Edo Competition has extracted more power from that awesome 5.0-litre […]
Video: BMW 1 Series M Coupe drifting on building helipad
Don’t try this at home kids, or on anyone’s building. BMW Canada recently released a couple of interesting promo films. The first of which involves a BMW 1 Series M Coupe drifting on the world’s tallest helipad, on the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, USA. The other involves a […]
2011 Australian International Motor Show – Top 10 must-sees
The 2011 Australian International Motor Show has just been opened to the public in Melbourne. The thing is though, where do you head first? What cars do you just have to check out? Perhaps the new 2011 Volkswagen Scirocco R, or the 2011 Lamborghini Aventador, the Lexus LFA, or even […]
2012 BMW M5 sets Nurburgring sedan record of 7:55
The 2012 BMW M5 has apparently just set a new Nurburgring production sedan lap record of 7:55; that’s 18 seconds ahead of the previous E60 BMW M5 lap time of 8:13. Although it is a bit of a rumour at this stage, according to various international reports, the new M5 […]
2012 BMW M5 RingTaxi spotted?
The team from BMWblog.com have spotted, what appears to be, the new BMW M5 RingTaxi. It could be just a prototype or apart of an insider wishlist. Either way, the idea of taking a ride in the new BMW M5 around the Nurburgring sure sounds good to us. The Nuburgring […]