Ever wondered what Australia’s quickest and fastest turbo car is at the moment? It’s Rob Campisi’s CV Performance Ford Mustang, and yesterday it just shaved a couple of milliseconds off its record time, from 5.97 seconds to 5.95 at 260mph (418.9km/h). Rob Campsi’s CV Performance Ford Mustang is not your […]
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Ron Howard working on Niki Lauda vs James Hunt F1 movie
Ron Howard is working on a new film which will capture the scene of the 1976 Formula One Championship, and in particular, recreate the characters and battles of some of the most challenging and competitive duals in F1 history: the 1976 Formula One Championship between Niki Lauda and James Hunt. […]
Video: 2011 Ghostrider 6.66 trailer preview
Ghostrider is back and up to his usual death-defying antics. Although PerformanceDrive is not normally about bikes, Ghostrider’s latest movie trailer preview, Ghostrider 6.66, could be an exception. Ghostrider 6.66, by the looks of it, will feature the same simply insane demonstration of getting from one end of town to […]
AC Schnitzer BMW 1 Series M Coupe revealed
Renowned BMW tuner AC Schnitzer might be late to the party but the company has finally revealed its tuning kit details for the AC Schnitzer BMW 1 Series M Coupe, which offers 294kW, as well as a neat cosmetic upgrade and handling revisions. As previously reported, AC Schnitzer has been […]
TechART GTStreet RS revealed before Frankfurt Motor Show
German Porsche tuning specialist TechART has revealed an image and details of the new TechART GTStreet RS, based on the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. The tuning package will be on unveiled at the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show next week. The TechART GTStreet RS features a complete overhaul both cosmetically […]
Video: Noble M600 in Monaco sounds awesome
For one lucky bystander’s ears (in this case, YouTube channel Marchettino) this Noble M600 played a tune that’s simply music to the ears. It was seen in the streets of Monaco, belching and growling out some wonderful notes. The Noble M600 is very exclusive supercar. So exclusive, the England-based car […]
Renault Megane RS 250 RS Tuning Stage 2 upgrade program
The Renault Megane RS 250 is a screamer from the factory, however, UK-based aftermarket specialist RS Tuning has released a tuning kit known as the Renault Megane RS 250 RS Tuning Stage 2 upgrade program. The regular Renault Megane RS 250 pumps out 184kW and 340Nm using a 2.0-litre turbocharged […]
2012 Peugeot RCZ Cup series one-make race car revealed
French carmaker Peugeot will be conducting its own one-make series in 2012 using these purpose built Peugeot RCZ Cup cars in an RCZ Racing Cup series. Yep, you read right. The elegant-looking little French coupe will become a race car. It’s not often you think of French road cars as […]