Bentley has confirmed it will compete in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event with the Bentayga super-luxury SUV. The company says it will use the flagship W12 model for the arduous hill climb event, which sees competitors climb a famous 20km road in Colorado Springs in all kinds […]
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Video: Ken Block does his thing up Pikes Peak
Ken Block is up to his usual antics again, drifting like a mad man in unusual locations. This time he’s taken his Ford Mustang up perhaps the most famous hill climb of them all; Pikes Peak. This was probably one he’s been wanting to do for quite a well. Pikes […]
Ford Focus gets Nissan GT-R engine conversion for Pikes Peak (video)
A very innovative Australian-built Ford Focus race car will be debuting at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, featuring a crazy Nissan GT-R engine conversion. With a body loosely resembling the production Focus, the mechanicals differ very heavily from the front-wheel drive sedan or hatch, as you can probably […]
Video: Ken Block previews ‘Climbkhana’ Pikes Peak mega drift
Ken Block is up to his usual antics, but this time he’s planning something a little different to the Gymkhana videos. He’s planning a full drift run up Pikes Peak in his mental Ford Mustang. So far only this teaser video has been released, showing the ‘Hoonicorn’ Mustang destroying a […]
Tesla Models breaks EV record at 2016 Pikes Peak
A Tesla Model S has taken on the 100th annual Pikes Peak hill climb event, setting a new record in the process. Blake Fuller, owner of Go Puck and Braille Battery, was behind the wheel of the Tesla and completed the 20km course in a time of 11 minutes and […]
Honda NSX-inspired EV Concept unveiled for Pikes Peak
Honda has unveiled the crazy NSX-inspired race car it will use to compete at the 2016 Pikes Peak Hill Climb event later this month. Although it is based on the new NSX, it doesn’t carry much over from the road car in terms of exterior design. The EV Concept’s body […]
New Honda NSX to take on 2016 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
The new Honda NSX is set to make its official race debut at the upcoming Pikes Peak Hill Climb event later this month. The 2017 Honda NSX, which lands in Australia later this year, will take to the tarmac in the highly anticipated event, after acting as the pace car […]
Video: Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution III setting Pikes Peak record
Mitsubishi has released footage of its record-breaking run at the 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event which took place on June 29. The team ran with the MiEV Evolution III fully electric race car, which received some updates from last year’s model including a power lift from 420kW to […]