Regular readers will know Australian deliveries of the BMW 1 Series M Coupé have been taking place over the past week or two. One has even ended up in our hometown of Canberra. AUSmotive was lucky enough to be offered a brief drive thanks to owners John and Dianne. First impressions? It’s a great looking [...]
Audi has today confirmed the extremely rare R8 GT will be on show at the Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne this July. Only 333 examples of the 412kW supercar have been made and all are sold, including the five models which have been allocated to Australia. The 5.2 litre V10 powered machine can reach [...]
The Australian opening dates for the Ayrton Senna movie-length documentary have been subject to change and confusion. The film has already had a short run in Adelaide, and Sydney gets its chance this weekend, too. According to Asif Kapadia, writer/director, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation will host a premiere of Senna on Wednesday 20 July. [...]
Just hours after images of the new M5 were leaked, BMW has released a full suite of pics and specifications. A short press release along with a total of 40 pics can be seen after the break. Also available is the detailed 23 page press kit, including technical specs and measurements. Briefly, the new F10 [...]
German website Auto Zeitung seems to be the ones who have jumped the gun by publishing official images of the new F10-based BMW M5. Here’s a selection of smaller sized pics for you. Once BMW releases the full sized versions we’ll be back with a 2000px wallpaper-friendly gallery. [Source: Auto Zeitung via BimmerFile]
Following Audi’s tenth Le Mans victory, one described by team boss Dr Wolfgang Ullrich as “most difficult Le Mans race we’ve ever contested”, here is a list of quotes from all the drivers and team bosses. Of particular note are the words from Allan McNish and Mike Rockenfeller, who both crashed out of the race [...]
Autoblog has followed yesterday’s review of the MINI JCW Coupé from MotoringFile. The Autoblog piece brings us this short video which shows the moveable rear wing in action. Sadly, we only see the wing while the car is stationary. Also included via the source link below are some new images showing the rear boot space. [...]
BMW has just released a new video promoting its internship programs. Contained inside that clip is this clay model of a two-sided MINI. The left side appears pretty much as we expect a MINI to look, but the right side shows an aggressive new headlight treatment and overtly pumped wheelguard. Whether this is just more [...]
With Season 17 of Top Gear set to premiere on UK screens on 26 June BBC2 are now promoting the new series. Here’s a short 30 second preview and based on that we can’t wait to see the McLaren MP4-12C given the Top Gear treatment. We also wonder if the Monaco gendarmes noticed Bernie’s seatbelt [...]
We’ve already brought you up to speed on the likely plans BMW has to call the next 1 Series coupé/convertible the 2 Series; including new M2 badging. Now it seems the 3 Series two-doors are in for the same plus one treatment with word filtering around the internets they will be called the 4 Series. [...]
As promised here is the very wet photo gallery from the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix. The amount of water shown in some of the pics is amazing; it really must have been treacherous. Despite his final lap cock-up Sebastian Vettel’s tally of 161 points gives him a today 60 point lead in the drivers’ title [...]
US-based specialist MINI website MotoringFile was recently invited to Austria to test out a prototype version of the new MINI John Cooper Works Coupé. Here’s a snippet of what they had to say: “It was my second stint on the track when it happened. A gentle lift of the throttle sent tail out and the [...]
The Ferrari FF isn’t scheduled for market release in Australia until early next year. However, in a bid to assist sales the FF is currently touring select locations. Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne were the chosen destinations for the first ever all-wheel drive Fezza. A short while ago local pricing was announced, too, and at a [...]
What an epic race the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix turned out to be! It included a red flag postponement for two hours and five minutes due to incessant rain and a final lap lead change handing victory to a guy who, just after half-race distance, was in last place. That’s right, Jenson Button (McLaren) could [...]
Audi Sport Team Joest has seen its #2 car, driven by Benoît Tréluyer, Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, claim victory in a drama filled race at Le Mans. The #2 car started from pole and won by just 13.854 seconds from the #9 Peugeot 908. The #8 Peugeot, two laps down, claimed the final podium step. [...]