Motorsport
Red Bull Racing for the road – Cars with wings?
Remember when Red Bull was just a humble energy drink? And then you started seeing the name and the ‘charging bulls’ logo sponsoring various sports events, mostly extreme ones like the Red Bull Air Race....
Video: MINI ALL4 Racing car prepares for 2012 Dakar Rally
Monster Energy X-raid Team are getting ready to take on the 2012 Dakar Rally with their new MINI ALL4 Racing rally car, after missing out on this year’s event. The team is currently testing the...
Video: Skoda Fabia Super 2000 review
It’s not very often automotive journalists get to review race or rally cars, but here we find a Skoda Fabia Super 2000 review by Autocar. The team was recently given a chance to test out...
Lexus LFA GTE spotted
This full-tilt Lexus LFA GTE has just been spied in a garage, rumoured to be at the Valencia circuit in Spain where it is said to be undergoing testing. The LFA GTE is the full...
Polycarbonate plastic windows for future cars and F1?
Everyone remembers the late and great Ayrton Senna and his final drive. Sad it may be, but incidents like this are not exclusive to Senna. The FIA Institute has announced it is looking into developing...
Ferrari F150° Italia 1:1 scale replica steering wheel
Unless you’ve got more money than the Sultan of Brunei, the chances of getting behind the wheel of an F1 car any time soon are pretty slim. It’s a grim outlook but it’s just something...
2012 Audi A5 DTM R17 concept render unveiled
At the same time that BMW unveiled its all new BMW M3 DTM Concept Car, Audi has revealed a rendering of its new 2012 Audi A5 DTM, codenamed the R17. The Audi A5 coupe will...
2012 BMW M3 DTM Concept Car unveiled
BMW Motorsports has officially unveiled the new BMW M3 DTM Concept Car. This provides a glimpse of what BMW’s new race car will look like in the 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) German touring car...
Video: Mick Doohan drives Holden Racing Team V8 Supercar
Toll Holden Racing Team driver James Courtney recently offered five-time 500cc Motorcylce World Champion Mick Doohan a drive in his HRT T2 V8 Supercar at Queensland Raceway. While it’s not the first time an Aussie...
Haynes Red Bull Racing F1 Car Workshop Manual
When we came across this Haynes Red Bull Racing F1 Car Manual, our first thoughts were, ‘let’s sell it to Ferrari for millions!’, then we realised the team probably already has a copy. Ever wanted...
Video: Dacia Duster ‘No Limit’ at Pikes Peak
Dacia has released a nice video of the Dacia Duster ‘No Limit’ Pikes Peak race car onto YouTube. The car was used in the recent 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event a couple of...
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...
