Land Rover rally and race vehicle developer, Wildcat, has announced the new 2012 TDV6 Diesel Wildcat ready for racing. The hairy-chested off-roader has only ever been available with petrol V8 engines. Diesel engines are progressively becoming more and more popular due to their inherent high-torque nature, and great efficiency. And […]
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Video: GReddy 35RX Nissan GT-R at Fuji Speedway hitting 330km/h
Remember the awesome GReddy 35RX Nissan GT-R previewed late last month? A nice video showcase has just been put together showing the 1250hp beast at Fuji Speedway. The car made its official debut at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon last week. It features a full widebody BenSopra bodykit adding 100mm […]
Toyota hybrid LMP1 Le Mans racer revealed during testing
Toyota has been spotted testing its new Toyota hybrid LMP1 Le Mans race car out on the track. Images were tweeted recently by Toyota UK public relations boss Scott Browniee. In a sport that has been dominated by diesel power for at least the last six years, Toyota will enter […]
MINI ALL4 Racing X-raid wins 2012 Rally Dakar
A MINI ALL4 Racing has won the 2012 Rally Dakar with a time of 38 hours, 54 minutes, and 46 seconds. It was driven by Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret. After 14 torturous stages, all five MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles in the X-raid team finished in the top ten. […]
Ford Mustang RTR-C with carbon fibre everything, including wheels
Yesterday we showed you a mean Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 tune. From the blue corner we found this Autosport Dynamics Ford Mustang RTR-C, featuring new HRE carbon fibre wheels, and a full carbon fibre body conversion. Yes, carbon fibre wheels. Alloy wheel specialist HRE has come up with a new allow […]
TIKT Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Tripple X kit with 566kW
TIKT – a machining specialist in Germany – has come up with a tuning kit for the Corvette ZR1. It’s called the TIKT Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Tripple X, and it produces 758hp (588kW). In standard form the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s figures are ballistic enough. The 6.2-litre supercharged V8 develops a […]
Video: Insane AC Cobra crash at 130mph (209km/h) at Willow Springs
The man behind this replica AC Cobra crash, which occurred at 209km/h (130mph), is extremely lucky to be alive after losing control on the main straight at Willow Springs race track in the US. Talk about death defying. A crash in an open-top vehicle at over 200km/h rarely ends well. […]
Audi R18 TDI V6 wins Race Engine of the Year award
Audi’s 3.7-litre turbo-diesel V6 engine from its Audi R18 TDI V6 Le Mans-winning race car has been awarded ‘Race Engine of the Year’ by Race Engine Technology magazine. The engine powered Audi to victory for its 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans last year. Usually, we don’t report on a […]