Back in 2000 the VX GTS was the most powerful production car ever made in Australia, producing 300kW and 510Nm. Today that crown goes to the HSV Gen-F GTS, boasting 430kW and 740Nm. HSV thought it would be interesting to put them up against each other during the recent Bathurst […]
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Honda’s 2015 F1 1.6L V6 turbo engine sound preview
Honda has released a snippet soundtrack of its new 1.6-litre turbo V6 F1 engine which will be used from the 2015 season. As part of new regulations for the sport, all teams will have to adopt a 1.6 V6 layout from next year. The engine is being developed by Honda […]
The sweet engine sounds of hillclimb racers
For most of us car nuts, there isn’t anything more enticing than a race car at full noise. We just had to share this video of various hillclimb cars racing around the track, purely for the audio. The engine noises you hear are a mix of Honda four-cylinder, BMW six-cylinder, […]
Ford EcoBoost Daytona Prototype to race in 2014 Daytona
Ford has unveiled its latest project to adopt the ‘EcoBoost’ nomenclature. Meet the EcoBoost Daytona Prototype, which will compete in the 2014 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona race. The engine powering the prototype will also compete in the full 12-race TUDOR United SportsCar Championship series next year. Featuring obvious ‘EcoBoost’ […]
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – first plug-in hybrid rally car?
There’s no doubt hybrid vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, even in motorsport with big championships such as F1 adopting the technology. Now it seems the sport of rallying is getting its first taste with the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. A racing version has successfully taken part in the 2013 Asia Cross […]
Honda creates 1989 Ayrton Senna ‘ghost lap’ at Suzuka
Earlier this year, Honda took data from Ayrton Senna’s 1989 McLaren-Honda Formula One car to create a nighttime audio and visual wonder piece at the world-famous Suzuka circuit. A trail of lights, along with a line of speakers were placed on the track to mimic Senna’s lap position, race line, […]
Red Bull Racing explains how an F1 car is built; design and R&D
Infinti Red Bull Racing F1 has released part one of a new mini-series of YouTube videos, outlining how its Formula One vehicles are made. In this part, RBR goes over the design and R&D involved with creating a new model F1 car. There are some very interesting stats in there, […]
David Coulthard drives the streets of Assen in Red Bull F1 car
David Coulthard may have retired from racing in 2008, but that hasn’t stopped him from doing random displays of motor racing madness. Watch on as the 13-time Formula One race winner tears up the streets of Assen in one of Red Bull Racing’s masterpieces. Pretty sweet job, don’t you think?