More than 300 km/h (app. 190 mph), Launch Control vs. smoky burnout, a wet handling course – the BMW engineers are optimizing the new BMW M5 for extreme conditions. This video documents the testing of the new BMW M5 at the test-track in Miramas, France.
You have to be really on the ball to stop Sebastian Vettel from taking a win when he starts the race on pole, and whilst it worked out for Lewis Hamilton in China, today there was nothing getting in the German’s way. He took his…
After a packed start to the 2011 season, Formula One has taken three weeks off to recover, but returns to action this weekend in Turkey. We’ve got three races under our belts, and still the teams and drivers are getting used to the new regulations…
Beautiful as it is, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is widely regarded as a miserable handler. That could be chalked up to the 1990s-era Maserati platform on which it was built. But that’s not about to stop the boffins over at Novitec. The German tuning…
Common logic says that where two wheels are good, four wheels are better. That’s especially true when the skies open up and the track turns wet. BMW Motorrad wanted to put that logic to the test, so the company recently lined up two of the…
With all the dust storms we’ve been having here lately, I figured it’s the perfect time to make a how-to on cleaning your aftermarket air filter. So here it is folks, Q8Mods.com’s first how-to! Note: This process is for reusable aftermarket filters only. Most stock…
The 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 certainly has the stats of a kick-ass track car. Who can argue with a naturally aspirated, 4.0-liter flat-six with 500 horsepower, an 8,250 rpm redline and a Nürburgring time of 7:27? Just as exciting is the fact that…
Here it is. The 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0. The ultimate naturally aspirated 911. As the name would suggest, this latest limited-edition 911 packs a 4.0-liter flat-six derived from the 911 GT3 RSR racer, complete with forged pistons, titanium connecting rods and a crankshaft…
Introducing a new vehicle every year is perfectly normal for a Formula 1 team like McLaren, which brings a new grand prix racer to the grid for every championship. Less so for an automaker that offers only one model range, but according to reports, McLaren…
New York auto show unveiled another version of Toyota and Subaru’s joint partnership rear-wheel-drive sports car. We saw Toyota’s FT-86 II concept in Geneva earlier this year, along with the chassis for Subaru’s version of the car. Now here in New York, Scion has taken…