Jeroen Bleekemolen has won a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race at the Baltimore Grand Prix, even after losing his wheel and getting out to collect it after a minor incident. Now this is the kind of quick thinking you don’t normally see in motorsport. Jeroen Bleekemolen, a top notch Porsche […]
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Video: MINI Countryman WRC car review
EVO magazine in the UK has posted up a MINI Countryman WRC car review video onto its YouTube channel. The new MINI Country WRC car will compete in the rest of 2011 World Rally Championship and onwards. MINI hasn’t taken part in rally racing on an international scale since the […]
BMW M3 Interceptor by CLP Automotive with 600PS
German tuning company CLP Automotive has come up with, well, there’s no other word for it, a full race car in the form of this BMW M3 Interceptor. It’s based on the new BMW M3 GTS and features an obvious custom wide-body bodykit and race car livery. The CLP Automotive […]
Merdad McLaren MP4-12C MehRon GT revealed
UK-based tuning company Merdad has revealed the Merdad McLaren MP4-12C MehRon GT tuning pack. It’s regarded as the first-ever tuning pack for the recently released McLaren Mp4-12C supercar. Merdad hasn’t revealed all engine specifications or full details yet, but it has shown us what it has done with the McLaren […]
Video: Subaru Impreza WRX with BMW M5 V10 engine
We always love crazy conversions and wacky ideas here at PD, and this Subaru Impreza WRX V10 BMW M5-powered creation is a fine example. Yes, a 5.0-litre V10 rear-wheel drive Subaru Impreza WRX. A debut drifting video of it was recently posted up on YouTube. It’s doesn’t take a second […]
Video: TRP Racing Ford XR6 Turbo runs 8.48 – quickest XR6T in Australia
The Tony Rigoli Performance (TRP) ‘Coon Dog’ Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo has just run an astonishing 8.48 second quarter-mile at 165mph (265km/h) at Sydney Dragway. This makes it the fastest Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo in Australia, beating the previous 8.7-second time made by the GTECH Ford XR6T. Based on the […]
Video: Maserati Gran Turismo S insane traffic run at 230km/h in Qatar
An insane video has recently been posted up onto YouTube showing a Maserati Gran Turismo S being driven at high speed through Qatar, in the Middle East. In standard form, the Maserati Gran Turismo S comes with a 4.7-litre V8 engine singing out 323kW worth of power and 490Nm of […]
BMW 1 Series M Coupe APP performance package
More and more tuners are getting ahold of the awesome new BMW 1 Series M Coupe, with the latest coming from APP in Germany. This may be the best tuning package yet, in both the looks and engine tuning departments. The package consists of an increase in boost, a larger […]