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  • Rainer Zietlow completes latest adventure in record time


    Rainer Zietlow and his team have captured yet another record after completing their non-stop journey from Melbourne to St. Petersburg.

    Piloting a 165 kW (221 hp) 3-litre V6 TDI Clean Diesel Volkswagen Touareg, fitted with a roll-cage, additional fuel tank and GPS system allowing fans to keep track of his progress, Zietlow completed the ‘Russtralia’ route from the earth’s southernmost city to its northernmost counterpart in Russia, covering a total of almost 23,000 kilometres in just 17 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes.

    “The car has brought its full performance despite the lower diesel quality in Asian countries,” said the jubilant off-road driver, who also confirmed that he is already planning his next adventure.
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  • 900 hp Heffner Gallardo driven


    In this new episode of DRIVE, The Smoking Tire’s Matt Farah heads over to Sarasota to visit Heffner Performance, the first tuning company to bolt a pair of turbochargers onto Lamborghini’s glorious V10 engine. While there, Matt chats with Jason Heffner about some of the insane machines that have passed through his doors, and also samples the delights of a 900 hp Gallardo LP560-4. All in a day’s work.
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  • Lamborghini Gallardo PD-L800 by Prior Design


    Kamp-Lintfort styling specialist Prior Design has revealed its new PD-L800 widebody program for the first generation Lamborghini Gallardo.

    Constructed from Dura-Flex FRP (Fibre Reinforced Plastic), the aero package includes later style bumpers and diffuser, widened vented front fenders, side skirts, rear wheel arch extensions, a GT rear wing and that questionable roof scoop.

    Pricing for the kit has been set at €12,900.
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  • Porsche GT3 Cup car rebuild


    This new episode of DRIVE, hosted by Leo Parente, provides a fascinating insight into what it takes to keep a racecar on the track. The film captures the immediate aftermath following Bryce Miller’s accident whilst practising for a Porsche IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge round, and how the Effort Racing team managed to rebuild it in time for the following morning’s qualifying session.
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  • Senner Tuning Audi S5 Coupe


    Ingelheim am Rhein’s Senner Tuning has updated its range of options for the current Audi S5 Coupe model.

    Visually, the aero package consists of a body-coloured boot lid spoiler along with a carbon fibre front lip, subtle side skirts, rear diffuser and mirror casings. The Work VARA T1S, which measure 9 and 10.5 x 20 inches and come wrapped in 245/30 and 295/25 Vredesteins, have Flash Red centres to match the majority of the carbon body pieces, while an adjustable KW Variant 3 inox-line kit replaces the factory suspension set-up.

    Moving inside, the cabin has been fitted with a full carbon fibre trim set, which also covers the Audi R8 steering wheel, and door handles and lighting borrowed from the RS 5.

    Senner’s performance upgrade for the car’s 3.0 TFSI engine involves remapping of the ECU software, performance air filters and a stainless steel exhaust system with four 100 mm tailpipes, resulting in a hike from 245 kW (333 hp) and 440 Nm (325 lb/ft) of torque to 277 kW (377 hp) and 500 Nm (369 lb/ft). The new top speed is 270 km/h (167 mph), while the delay that can experienced in fly-by-wire accelerators has been dealt with thanks to the fitment of a power converter.

    Ready-tuned Audi S5s can be purchased directly from Senner, with prices starting from €92,900.

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  • MINI John Cooper Works GP’s design explained


    Here’s a new video with the Head of MINI Design, Anders Warming, going into detail about the company’s new MINI John Cooper Works GP model. We like the carbon fibre rear wing and that purposeful diffuser, but we’re not so keen on the baboon’s bottom red mirrors.
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