After a number of slightly disappointing reviews from the world’s motoring press, McLaren has announced it will make tweaks to the McLaren MP4-12C production cars this week. The main tweaks will involve giving the 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 a decent voice box, with louder tones. McLaren has taken recent reviews to […]
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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 season. BMW is aiming to re-enter the DTM season in 2012 and this is what […]
Porsche 911 Turbo with Chevrolet LS1 V8 conversion
Here’s a strange conversion for you. It’s a Porsche 911 Turbo with a Chevrolet LS1 5.7-litre V8 mounted in the back. Never before have we seen such an interesting combination of Germany’s finest blended with American muscle. The project was found on LS1tech forums, and is being undertaken by a […]
2010 Ford Focus RS review
Hot hatches such as the 2010 Ford Focus RS waken the fire within every petrol head. It has rivals such as the Renault Megane Sport Cup 250 and Golf R shaking in their boots. Forget Danny Green, this is the real ‘green machine’. The RS badge has a long history […]
Video: Subaru Impreza WRX STI smashes Isle of Man record
Subaru, sponsoring this year’s Isle of Man TT event, has smashed the Isle of Man record for a motor vehicle in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI driven by British rally driver Mark Higgins. He posted an epic lap of 19 minutes and 37 seconds, beating the old record which has […]
Speed cameras remain off in VIC due to inaccurancy
Nine motorists were falsely accused of speeding and fined last year in Victoria due to a set of faulty average speed cameras. The cameras, positioned along the Hume highway, have been turned off since October last year and will remain off until further investigations. The Department of Justice investigated the […]
2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI sedan review
Just when you thought Subaru couldn’t go and do it again, the 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI takes temporary out of contemporary and cons us into thinking; is this the best performance car sedan on the market? First up, it’s worth noting that STI has been around for just shy […]
Video: Mercedes-Benz sets drift record in C63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz demonstration driver, Mauro Calo, has officially set a new world record for the longest ever recorded drift. The record was broken at a recent Mercedes-Benz World event in Surrey, UK. Lapping an open tarmac handling circuit, Calo drifted the 336kW/600Nm 6.2-litre C63 for almost eight laps, totalling 2,308 meters. […]