Toyota only recently launched the new Toyota 86. The company has now announced that an optional aero kit is available for the GTS model. The bodykit has been developed to increase aerodynamic efficiency on the new model, while also increasing downforce to press the wheels into the tarmac during cornering, […]
Audi wins 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans in form finish style
Audi has taken a third straight outright win at the famous 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans (or ’24 heures du Mans’ to locals) and did it style, filling all three spots on the podium. Reigning champion trio Marcel Fässler (Switzerland), André Lotterer (Germany) and Benoît Tréluyer (France) of the […]
Volvo S60 Polestar Performance Concept car revealed
Volvo and Polestar have revealed the Volvo S60 Polestar Performance Concept car. The one-off special could spawn a future production model, giving the Swedish carmaker a worthy rival to the BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG. It was previously speculated that this special model could feature a V8 engine, […]
Video: Anthony Davidson breaks back in spectacular crash at 2012 Le Mans
A scuffle between Toyota driver Anthony Davidson and Ferrari 458 driver Piergiuseppe Perrazini has resulted in a spectacular crash at the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours in France. Davidson has since been diagnosed with a broken back. After clipping the Ferrari, Davidson in the Toyota LMP1 hybrid spun 360 degrees, […]
TeamVodafone 1-2 finish in race two at Hidden Valley
TeamVodafone has stopped rival Ford Performance Racing’s hot form with a 1-2 finish from Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup respectively in race two at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin. After Whincup took out the first race yesterday, Lowndes got one back on his reigning champion teammate, passing him for the […]
Jamie Whincup wins race one at Hidden Valley
TeamVodafone Holden driver Jamie Whincup has regained the V8 Supercars championship lead after a win in race one at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin. Whincup brought it home ahead of the Ford Performance Racing duo of Will Davison and Mark Winterbottom who both had dominated qualifying. The reigning champ started […]
FPR fill V8 Supercars front row at Hidden Valley
Ford Performance Racing continue to be the pace setters in V8 Supercars with their three drivers filling the first three spots in qualifying for the first race of the SKYCITY Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway. Mark Winterbottom posted the best time of 1:08.5587 early in the qualifying session but […]
Mercedes-Benz ‘AMG Performance 50’ strategy previews 8 new models
As part of AMG’s 45th anniversary celebrations, Mercedes-Benz has revealed the ‘AMG Performance 50’ growth strategy for the brand’s 50th anniversary. This will see the introduction of eight new models in the near future, and Performance Centre expansions. There are currently 22 high-performance AMG-specific models in the company’s lineup. These […]