2018 will usher in a new era of Australian motorsport for many reasons. Our premier racing series, rebranded the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, will switch from its previous V8-only policy to include V6 turbo engines and, for the first time, won’t feature entries based on Australian-built vehicles. The 2018 Commodore […]
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Bernie Ecclestone no longer F1 CEO, following Liberty Media takeover
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone, 86, has been ousted from F1 altogether after a takeover bid from Liberty Media. The takeover bid, valued at just under AU$10 billion, has resulted in a confirmation from Liberty Media that the octogenarian would be relieved of his position; one he has maintained for […]
Toyota off to great start in 2017 WRC, 2nd at Rallye Monte Carlo
Toyota’s first outing in the World Rally Championship in 17 years has produced an impressive result, with its Yaris WRC car coming home with a second-place finish at the first rally of the year, Rallye Monte Carlo. Jari-Matti Latvala steered his Yaris WRC car to second place at the snowy […]
Potential Kia Stinger V8 Supercar rendered
With rumours abound that Kia is set to challenge Holden, Ford, Volvo and Nissan in the V8 Supercars championship (now just ‘Supercars’) when the rules change to allow V6 engines next year, Nik of Digi-Kustoms has whipped up this rendition of how a Kia entry based on the newly revealed […]
Tesla Electric GT racer revealed, based on P100D
Tesla’s Electric GT entrant has been revealed, after the Silicon Valley-based manufacturer previously teased the race version of the world’s most popular electric luxury sedan. Using the Model S P100D (world’s quickest-accelerating sedan) as the starting point, the car has been stripped of half a tonne of weight (500kg), which […]
Lotus Exige Race 380 revealed, ready for motorsport
Lotus has unveiled a race-only version of its Exige Sport 380 called the Exige Race 380; the most hardcore Exige to leave the Hethel production line. The headline stats are impressive to say the least, with a tweaked version of the existing Exige’s 3.5-litre supercharged V6 unit, which now produces […]
2017 Toyota Yaris WRC prototype looks crazy fast (video)
Footage has emerged of Toyota’s 2017 WRC entrant racing up a mountain road, not long after Toyota confirmed it is planning to introduce a road-going Yaris hot hatch to support the company’s return to the sport. After a lengthy hiatus from the World Rally Championship, Toyota unveiled the 2017 Yaris […]
Citroen takes wraps off 2017 Citroen C3 WRC car
Citroen has unveiled the car it hopes will take out the 2017 World Rally Championship, with its 2017-spec C3 rally car. The car was unveiled at a special event in Abu Dhabi earlier this week; the wealthy UAE nation is one of the team’s major sponsors. Kris Meeke, Craig Breen […]