Subaru has revealed its new competition car for the 2015 Rallycross season, bringing with it extra power, advancements in aerodynamics, and lots of ambition to win races. Called the VT15x, this is the third evolution of an STI-based rallycross car built by Vermont SportCar. Wheel-spinning grunt comes from a 433kW […]
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Rallycross series returning to Australia at new Broadford complex
Local motorsport and rally fans will be excited to hear Rallycross is coming to Australia, or we should say, coming back to Australia for the first time in decades. A special function to relaunch Rallycross is being organised for mid-May this year at a freshly-developed venue at Broadford Motor Cycle […]
G-Power tunes BMW M550d Touring, fastest diesel wagon in the world
G-Power has come up with a tune for BMW’s M550d Touring that has claimed the new speed record for the world’s fastest diesel-powered station wagon. During a speed test, the tuned M550d was able to hit a top speed of 271.4km/h. The BMW M550d in standard form uses a 3.0-litre […]
Alpina B5 & B6 Bi-Turbo 50th anniversary editions revealed
To celebrate 50 years as a bespoke car manufacturer Alpina has created the ‘Edition 50’, based on the B5 and B6 Bi-Turbo models. These are based on the current BMW 5 Series and 6 Series. Sitting under the bonnet is a revised version of the ’50i’ 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8. Performance […]
Video: EKanooRacing Porsche 911 Turbo runs world record quarter mile
Yesterday, we saw a Nissan GT-R break the world record road-legal quarter mile. Now, a record has been broken by its archenemy, the Porsche 911 Turbo. The 911 Turbo in question is a 997 model, built by Esmotor from Istanbul. Specific details and tuning that has been applied to the […]
Video: ETS Nissan GT-R posts world record 7.49sec quarter mile
The street registered Nissan GT-R quarter mile world record has been broken once again, with a new time of 7.49 seconds. It was set by an Extreme Turbo Systems (ETS) GT-R during the TX2K event in the US. Extreme Turbo Systems are one of the top guns in GT-R tuning, […]
Crash: 3000hp Lexus ISF by EKanooRacing takes off like a plane
In what can only be described as a freak accident, EKanooRacing and its heavily modified Lexus ISF drag car has inadvertently demonstrated the importance of wheelie bars and good front end aero. The twin-turbo V8 Lexus took off at the drag strip during round 4 of the Bahrain Drag Racing […]
AC Schnitzer BMW Z4 5.0d has 3.0L tri-turbo diesel conversion
Here’s a performance tune with a difference. AC Schnitzer has pulled off quite an interesting conversion for its latest BMW Z4 project, called the ACZ4 5.0d. The most interesting part of the package is the engine. Instead of featuring a 2.5-litre straight-six petrol, AC has installed the awesome 3.0-litre triple-turbo […]