It’s always sad to see any crashes, and this one, which happened at the Nürburgring in Germany is probably one of the most severe. Caught by one of several cameras installed along the popular racetrack, the vision showed the moment the driver of the ill-fated Renaultsport Clio R.S. 200 loses …
Read More »Driver overcooks corner and wrecks his Subaru WRX STI [video]
With great power comes great responsibility, they say. So here’s a good example. A spirited drive in a Subaru WRX STI has turned ugly, very ugly in a split moment of misjudgement. On a stretch of twisty back roads, the driver of this brand new WRX STI misread a corner …
Read More »Video: Porsche Cayenne tows Airbus A380 – sets world record
Airbus A380 needs towing? Give Porsche a call. In its latest PR exercise, the German carmaker has teamed up with Air France to tow the airliner’s A380 jumbo jet using its popular Cayenne SUV, in the process setting a world record. The A380 is one of the largest aircrafts in …
Read More »Unsuspecting car share passengers taken to track in Porsche Panamera Turbo
While car sharing is relatively rare in Australia, the practice is a reasonably common phenomenon in Europe, and taking this concept to the next level recently is Porsche. The company recruited Le Mans 24 Hours winner and Porsche Works Driver, Romain Dumas and threw him the keys to a Panamera …
Read More »From Steel to Wheels: The making of Nissan Navara
Nissan has released a video called “Steel to Wheels” that gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Nissan Navara at its Thai factory. The Navara is produced by the plant’s 1,400 local employees and accounts for 57.6% of Nissan’s exports from Thailand. It is shipped to 105 …
Read More »AMS Performance smashes World Record with 6-second Nissan GT-R [video]
AMS Performance has once again shattered the 1/4 mile record with this 6.93 second Nissan GT-R. Having previously set record for the first in the 9’s, first in the 8’s and first in the 7’s, the American tuner can now add yet another record to its list of quarter mile firsts. …
Read More »Boxersled! Subaru WRX STI vs an Olympic Bobsled Run [video]
With strings of World Rally Championships and multiple Isle of Man lap records under its belt, the Subaru WRX STI has seen it all. And the folks at Subaru must have been wondering what’s next to throw at the performance icon. They found it. It’s a 113-year-old bobsled track in …
Read More »Thief steals Holden Commodore SS-V Redline in Qld under broad day light
A man wearing shorts and thongs has strolled casually into a Holden dealership in Queensland and drove off in an unattended Holden Commodore SS-V Redline. Captured on CCTV camera, the young man can be seen walking casually in the dealership obviously looking for an unattended car with keys in the …
Read More »Williams unveils 2017 season FW40 Formula One car in first pics
William Martini Racing has unveiled its 2017 Formula One car – ahead of other manufacturers and its official debut on February 25. The new FW40 – a name chosen to mark the team’s 40th anniversary and as such, skipping the FW39 desgination – will continue to be powered by Mercedes …
Read More »Dodge Durango SRT lets loose with a four-wheel burnout [video]
This week, Dodge showed a one-finger salute to the SUV world with the Durango SRT. Forget about M and AMG as this monster of a “family” SUV not only packs three rows of seats, but also a mighty 6.4-litre HEMI V8 cranking out 354kW of power and 640Nm of torque. The …
Read More »Nissan GT-R round the clock repair at Bathurst 12h [timelapse video]
We marvel at the racing cars in motorsport and indulge in the on-track action. But there’s much more behind scenes, particularly inside a racing team’s garage. This video clip shows Nissan mechanics pulling an all nighter to repair a damaged chassis on the Nismo GT-R GT3 racing car. The team …
Read More »Range Rover Sport SVR 0-100km/h times tested on various surfaces
The Range Rover SVR is the fastest and most powerful Land Rover ever produced. Packing an all-aluminium 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine that has been developed to produce 405kW and 680Nm, the super SUV is claimed to dash from zero to 100km/h in just 4.7 seconds. On asphalt that is. So …
Read More »Ford shares video of first Ford GT to roll off the production line
Ford is celebrating a milestone with the first series production examples of the Ford GT rolling off the company’s production line in Canada. The first unit will go to the company’s Executive Chairman, Bill Ford, while the black GT with orange stripes here – driven off the production line by …
Read More »Porsche bids Audi sentimental farewell on WEC exit [video]
Porsche and Audi have long been rivals in motorsport, especially in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and 24 hour of Le Mans. The rivalry has come to an end as Audi announced back in October this year that it will terminate its FIA WEC commitment, including the 24 Hours of …
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