V8 Supercars

Ford's Mustang is almost ready to start terrorizing the competition in the Australia Supercars touring car series. Ford on Tuesday unveiled the new Mustang race car destined to compete in the 2019 Australia Supercars Championship, where it will replace the Falcon sedan-based racer that has starred...

Ford pulled out of Australia's Supercars race series at the end of 2015 as the automaker's local division prepared to end production of its Falcon sedan, which served as the basis of Ford's entry in the thrilling touring car series. Soon, though, the Blue Oval will make its return. Supercars...

Holden has a new Commodore coming in 2018, though the car is really a rebadged Opel Insignia Grand Sport (a Buick Regal Sportback to us Yanks) that will be sourced from Germany, as opposed to made locally. Nevertheless, the front-wheel-drive, V-8-lacking fastback sedan will continue to serve as the...

The powerful rear-wheel-drive machines of the Australia Supercars Championship are already prone to drifting, but imagine taking one and modifying it for the specific goal of going sideways. That’s exactly what top team Red Bull Racing Australia did with its multiple race-winning Holden...

Former IndyCar and Formula E driver Simona de Silvestro has signed up to race in the touring car series known as the Australia Supercars Championship. The 28-year-old Swiss driver has entered a 3-year agreement starting in 2017, making her the first full-time female driver in the sport...

With Lexus joining in the incredible automotive brawl that is Australian V8 Supercars racing, it’s only fitting that it should also offer the RC F coupe as the safety car. There will be Lexuses filling other roles for the series, too, including GS 350 F Sport as the Course car, and an IS 350...

There was a time when Holden and Ford dominated the Australian touring car series known as V8 Supercars, with their respective Commodore- and Falcon-based race cars going head to head each round and legions of fans turning up to support their favorite teams and drivers. Unfortunately, the...

Leading NASCAR team owner and businessman Roger Penske has confirmed plans to enter Australia’s awesome V8 Supercars touring car series, starting from the 2015 season. Penske has secured a controlling 51 percent stake in existing V8 Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing (DJR), and will compete...

A rainy race track usually isn't a very fun place. Sure, some people excel at racing in the rain but others would rather see a shining sun in the sky and full slicks at each corner. This wasn't the case recently when the Australian V8 Supercars crew showed up at Sydney Motorsport Park for a test...

Racing drivers Scott McLaughlin and Robert Dahlgren recently headed to northern Sweden to spend some time in the new 2015 Volvo S60 Polestar. The duo race a unique version of the car in Australia’s V8 Supercars touring car series, and Dahlgren thought that it would be a great deal of fun to...

The latest contender for the awesomeness that is Australia’s V8 Supercars touring car series has been revealed, the new S60 racer from Volvo and its motorsport and performance partner Polestar. Volvo confirmed its intentions to enter the sport only last June and since then it’s managed...

Formula One may be downsizing to turbocharged V-6 engines this year, but it’s good to see there are still some motorsport categories where a good ol’ V-8 remains the engine of choice. One of the most exciting V-8 racing series is Australia’s V8 Supercars, which traditionally has...

Volvo plans to enter the competitive world of V8 Supercars, Australia’s premier touring car series, in 2014 using a racing version of its S60 sedan. There are currently four other makes competing, one of which isn’t backed by any manufacturer. Come next year, however, the Volvo brand...

It's not really a race. Instead, Red Bull Racing Australia decided to run one of its acrobatic planes against a V8 Supercar. Why? Because it's fun, and it looks pretty awesome on video. The V8 Supercar is piloted by Jamie Whincup, who has run his racecars to four V8 Supercar championships. With...

Following initial reports a week ago, Volvo has now formally announced its participation in the exciting touring car series that is V8 Supercars. Raced primarily in Australia but with a handful of races held overseas, including one in the U.S., V8 Supercars pits family sedans turned race cars in...

Australia’s unique touring car series, V8 Supercars, will be hosting its first race in the U.S. this week, the Austin 400. The race will take place at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, which becomes only the sixth venue outside Australia to host a V8 Supercars race. For years, V8...

The fourth and final race car that will be competing in the Australian touring car series known as V8 Supercars has been revealed this morning. The car is based on the latest Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG and is built by Erebus Motorsport in Australia with components sourced from AMG. The cars are the...

Though the Australian V8 Supercar Series and our own NASCAR series are radically different forms of racing, the two series share more than a few common elements. Both base racing cars on popular production sedans, both rely on highly-tuned V-8 engines for power and both use a front-engine...

Just one day after General Motors’ Australian subsidiary, Holden, unveiled its handsomely-styled VF Commodore, teams campaigning the car in the 2013 V8 Supercars touring car series unveiled their various versions. Featured here is the car from Holden’s official factory team, the Holden...

Less than a year after announcing his retirement from MotoGP, a sport in which he was crowned world champion twice, Casey Stoner has confirmed he will enter the popular Australian touring car series V8 Supercars in 2013. Stoner will initially be competing in the Dunlop V8 Series, a feeder series...