Audi has taken out the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance event in Germany. This is the first time Audi has won the arduous race in the 20 years it has been running. The Audi Sport Team Phoenix R8 LMS Ultra driven by Marc Basseng, Christopher Haase, Frank Stippler, and Markus […]
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BMW wins Lausitz DTM, first victory in almost 20 years
BMW rejoined the DTM series this year, and during the second race of the 2012 season at Lausitzring over the weekend, BMW won for the first time in almost 20 years. The win celebrations were multiplied as it was also BMW’s 50th DTM win in history. BMW has six special […]
Nissan Juke-R confirmed for limited production run
Nissan has confirmed it will be putting the insane Nissan Juke-R into very limited production after at least three orders have been made. The original one-off concept car attracted plenty of attention earlier this year in Dubai during the making of a special film, and has since gone viral the […]
V8 Supercars returns to Eastern Creek Raceway in 2012
The Australian Racing Drivers’ Club (ARDC) has today announced the V8 Supercars series will return to Eastern Creek Raceway. The rebuilt Sydney circuit will host round nine of the 2012 Championship in late August. The last time V8 Supercars was held at Eastern Creek was back in 2004. After seeing […]
Audi agrees to buy Ducati for 860 million euros – UPDATE
Audi has apparently agreed to buy Italian sports motorbike maker Ducati for a sum of 860 million euros (approximately AU$1.085 billion). There were reports floating around speculating the idea, but now it seems Volkswagen Group has taken the plunge. It was previously thought Mercedes-Benz’s sport car subsidiary AMG was interested […]
Lamborghini SUV could hit production in 2017 – report
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has revealed to German newspaper Handelsblatt that a new Lamborghini SUV concept will be unveiled at the 2012 Beijing International Auto Exhibition, and that it could go on sale by 2017. The concept version to be revealed in a couple of weeks will be used to […]
2012 Willall Pilatus Mount Alma Mile Hillclimb
In the last weekend of March, the 2012 Willall Pilatus Mount Alma Mile Hillclimb was held in Innman Valley, South Australia. The annually held event is located approximately 80 kilometres south of Adelaide, and attracts a huge range of performance vehicles from around the country. The 2012 Willall Pilatus Mount […]
Jaguar F-Type confirmed as production version of the C-X16
Jaguar has confirmed at the 2012 New York International Auto Show that the production version of the C-X16 concept will be called the Jaguar F-Type. It’ll be Jag’s answer to cars like the Porsche Cayman and Boxster. The F-Type will be a strict two-seat convertible at first, expected to feature […]