Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally

Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally »

More than living up to its name, Sno*Drift Rally is the only winter rally on ...
Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs]

Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs] »

Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team recently debuted the Fiesta RS World Rally Car. The ...
Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS] »

Based on the production Mini Countryman, the MINI WRC is a 1.6-liter turbocharged, all-wheel drive ...
Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger

Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger »

Borg Warner fashions the EFR turbine housing out of cast stainless steel, a material that ...
Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive

Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive »

As RSR tells it, nano technology is basically a dispersion of certain elements to a ...
Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept

Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept »

Powering the 918 RSR Concept is an “updated” 563hp, 10,300RPM V8 engine, based on the ...
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Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Based on the production Mini Countryman, the MINI WRC is a 1.6-liter turbocharged, all-wheel drive rally car. Prodrive is also responsible for the custom valving, specs, and setup of each Ohlins 3-way damper setup.

October 26th, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

First Look – 407hp Twin Turbo 2012 BMW 6-Series Convertible

First Look – 407hp Twin Turbo 2012 BMW 6-Series Convertible

The new BMW 6-Series Convertible has been released in picture form and is set to debut with a twin-turbocharged 407hp V8 engine or a BMW TwinPower Turbo inline-six 320hp engine.

May 21st, 2011 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »

Studie AG Widebody E92 BMW M3 Spotted

Studie AG Widebody E92 BMW M3 Spotted

Studie AG is one of Japan’s premiere BMW tuners, design houses, and motorsport preparations teams. Their network includes car setup, bolt-on parts, and FIA GT competition.

January 16th, 2011 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

New BMW 1 Series M Coupe A Bargain at $47,000?

New BMW 1 Series M Coupe A Bargain at $47,000?

BMW’s news release evens calls the 1 Series M Coupe a “BMW M3 chassis with Competition Package packed into a modified 1 Series body”.

January 10th, 2011 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 3

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 3

Supposedly reclaiming the spirit of the CR-X, Honda’s CR-Z made a big splash at the 2010 SEMA Show. Hidden next to an endurance racecar and a 700hp example, the CR-Z Hybrid R Concept show car gathered lots of attention.

January 6th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 2

2010 Year In Review – Motorsport Lens – Part 2

The Porsche racing team would win the 2010 Drivers’ Championship with their 911 GT3 RSR. Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long are scheduled to return with the team for 2011. Pictured at Petit Le Mans.

January 5th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Top 10 Biggest Motorsport Milestones Of 2010

Top 10 Biggest Motorsport Milestones Of 2010

From F1 to Audi to Pikes Peak to rally racing, we pick some of the most important motorsport moments, highlights, and events in 2010.

December 27th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

Best of 2010 – Top 10 Hottest New Cars

Best of 2010 – Top 10 Hottest New Cars

When compiling this list, we looked for the ten most important or talked-about new car announcements or debuts throughout the year. If you don’t see your Ferrari 599 hybrid on the list, sorry.

December 20th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, New Cars | Read More »

Twin Turbo BMW 1 Series M Coupe Coming

Twin Turbo BMW 1 Series M Coupe Coming

The twin-turbo inline-six engine has been given 340hp and can run from 0-62mph in 4.9-seconds. BMW has labeled the engine “M TwinPower Turbo”

December 9th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, New Cars | Read More »

BMW M5 Powered Burnout

BMW M5 Powered Burnout

Michael Essa wins the Gymkhana Grid burnout contest with an incredible run in his E60 V10 BMW M5 powered “350R” pro drift car.

December 8th, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

Ward’s 2011 Top 10 Best Engines List Announced

Ward’s 2011 Top 10 Best Engines List Announced

Out goes the Ferrari V12s, Viper V10s, 351W Ford V8s, and B-series Honda engines in the world. That’s how the Chevy Volt managed to make the list

December 8th, 2010 | Filed under New Cars | Read More »

BMW Announces ALMS, DTM, WTCC, and Formula In 2011

BMW Announces ALMS, DTM, WTCC, and Formula In 2011

Jens Marquardt will be taking over BMW Motorsport on January 1, 2011 and will oversee its BMW M3 GT2, WTCC, DTM, and formula car programs.

December 6th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Revisting the V8 BMW Z4 GT3

Revisting the V8 BMW Z4 GT3

BMW built it by putting the E92 M3’s 4-liter V8 engine under the hood, good for 480hp, and then stretching the coupe body in all the right places.

December 3rd, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »

Chevy Cruze 2010 WTCC Champions

Chevy Cruze 2010 WTCC Champions

At the 2010 Macau Grand Prix, Chevrolet tied up the 2010 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) with the manufacturers’ title. Chevy Cruze driver Yvan Muller also took the drivers’ title.

December 3rd, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

BMW Motorsport Director Retires Ahead of DTM Program

BMW Motorsport Director Retires Ahead of DTM Program

As BMW Motorsport Director, Theissen had his hands in every racing program that BMW participated in, from Formula One to GT cars.

November 24th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

Top Cars Of The 2010 SEMA Show – Part 2

Top Cars Of The 2010 SEMA Show – Part 2

Looking back at the 2010 SEMA Show, we pick more of our favorite cars on display within the Las Vegas Convention Center.

November 15th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

Top Cars Of The 2010 SEMA Show – Part 1

Top Cars Of The 2010 SEMA Show – Part 1

From 145hp to 2,000hp and beyond, the 2010 SEMA Show had a variety of different cars. Some were show cars, some street legal, and some all-out racecars.

November 9th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

700hp Falken Supercharged E92 BMW M3 – SEMA 2010

700hp Falken Supercharged E92 BMW M3 – SEMA 2010

Ed Ng takes a quick look at the 700hp Gintani supercharged E92 BMW M3 in the Falken Tire booth. On display at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

November 3rd, 2010 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

Global Tuner Grand Prix Hits Laguna Seca

Global Tuner Grand Prix Hits Laguna Seca

Consisting of time trials, an open GTGP Challenge race, Pirelli Drivers Cup USA Porsche race, and historic stock cars, the GTGP weekend was a mix of both time attack and wheel-to-wheel road racing.

October 25th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »

DTM Coming To USA In 2013

DTM Coming To USA In 2013

Starting in 2013 and beyond, racecars conforming to DTM rules will be able to run in Grand-Am sprint races and the occasional NASCAR road course weekend.

October 17th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »