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2 months ago Say "hello" to our new moderators - "S" and "Megan" (April Fools)

Seeing the ever growing backlog of unapproved laptimes and performance data, I decided it was time to expand our moderator staff.

So please welcome "S" and "Megan" - two fundamentally different guys (sharing no physical resemblance what-so-ever) with a lot of good characteristics in common.

S's main responsibility will be to moderate new vehicle page entries, making sure all data is correct. He will pay particular attention to site rules 3.1 3.3 and 3.4 - no concept cars and no modified stuff.

Megan will specialize in comment moderation. His responsiblity will ... read more

Comments (31) By "FastestLaps"

2 months ago F1 - great season in the making

Those who follow formula 1 faithfully, will remember that 2010 was a great season. Despite clear dominance of Red Bull in constructors competition, drivers championship was wide open - no one knew who the champion before the last lap of last race in Abu Dhabi

Last year, however, wasn't that great. Domination of Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel in particular, was so overwhelming that all the discussion and intrigue was not about who will become the champion,... read more

Comments (16) By "FastestLaps"

4 months ago 385 horse BMW lifts Diesel to new heights

After long speculation, BMW have finally released info on its alledged "M5 diesel".

BMW are, in fact, releasing a whole new line-up of so called "M Performance Automobiles" - regular BMW models with even more confusing names and lots of "M" badges, justified by suspension parts that are, alledgedly, enhanced by M division.

First four inhabitants of M Performance range - read more

Comments (39) By "FastestLaps"

4 months ago Top Gear Returns

The new series (series 18) of Top Gear returns to the BBC this Sunday the 29th Jan!

Plenty of new car action to look forward to, looking at the preview:

http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2012/01/16/trailer-top-gear-tv-series-18is-back/

Comments (6) By "Wads"

7 months ago Horsepower per liter - it is serious business!

At some point or another, you have likely encountered someone chiming on about an NA engines horsepower per liter - it is inevitable whenever an engine produces 100 hp/l or more. But what is the significance of this interesting little figure?

To sum it up, there really is none. hp/l has as little significance to performance as the storage capacity of your cars boot.

hp/l is not even necessarily directly associated with engine weight. Less disp... read more

Comments (128) By "Apathy"

Quick Vote

"Best performer of 2011" is...

BMW M5
McLaren MP4-12C
911 GT3 RS 4.0
Lamborghini Aventador
That old clunker of mine
Something else

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