After a considerable period of absence and quite some time since they originally promised us this, BMW is going to return to the DTM series. With that in mind, we now have a preview of what their new racer will look like. Predictably, this Bavarian track monster is based on the E92 BMW M3 Coupe,
After the British at Mini surprised us with their contender for this years 24 Hours of Nurburgring, in the shape of the 2012 Mini Coupe racer, the ones at Aston Martin also have something to say. Their award winning Aston Martin V12 Zagato is going to be participating in the 24 hour German race and
It seems like Audi’s brand new R18 racers aren’t just eye-candy enough to star in their own photo shoot but also properly fast. At qualifying part of the infamous Spa 1000 km endurance race Audi’s new team of racers snapped the first three positions on the grid.
Bavaria build some of the best road cars out there, but they don’t exactly mess about when it comes to their racing program either. This is confirmed by BMW’s efforts on updating their Z4 GT3 racer for the arduous 2011 season.
Due to the updates within the 2011 BTCC regulations every single of the teams running in this competition have had to make significant changes to their cars. Toyota’s efforts at the competition are handled by the privateer teams Dynojet Racing and Hughes Motorsport/Speedworks.
The Mazda MX5-GT is a lighter, faster, track-oriented Miata for those of you who just can’t get enough fun in this popular roadster. If I step off the patronizing plate for a few minutes I’m going to acknowledge that this version of the Mazda MX-5 is a lot more serios than most of us would
The motorsport competition unveil process is really heating up right now and after Honda unveiling their new LMP1 racer, Ferrari’s turn came about. Ferrari’s 458 GTC is revealed under the umbrella of Risi Competizione and its equally impressive.
Let’s get one thing clear from the outset, while Honda Performance does have something to do with this new racer, it’s not exactly their achievement. This is a Highcroft Racing ARX-01e racer that is powered by a Honda Performance engine.
The British racetrack sensation of 2011 is really doing well through its test track sessions and it seems that in becoming a GT3 competitor McLaren’s new car is much more interesting. Perhaps because of all that McLaren racing heritage or something but the MP4-12C GT3 really has a name that’s more fitting on the track
BMW’s leadership may have decided not to take part in the World Touring Car Championship any more but that hasn’t put off private teams from running their products in this competition. One of the most interesting teams to run in the 2011 WTCC is going to run a BMW 320 tc and they aim high.
The well known social network is seriously getting around. It seems Facebook has gotten to be so important to automotive manufacturers that Porsche decided to do a special version of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid. The special 911 GT3 R Hybrid is created in celebration of the company’s Facebook page getting more than one million
At a time when most Japanese manufacturers are winding down their motorsports programs, Nissan decided to spruce up their own and make a return to endurance racing, particularly at Le Mans. While nothing focusing on the famous French 24 hour race has been said, Nissan is telling us they are going to enter the LMP2
Overall, I’d say the 2011 Chicago Motor Show is turning out to be more of a surprise than I originally thought and the cherry on top of it is Kia’s latest release at the event. Don’t think I’ve lost my mind and that I plan to rave on about how the Koreans are taking over
I know it’s hard to actually use movie appropriate language in order to speak of a car, especially when it’s going to be seen at a specific place but the Porsche 918 racer helps my case. Should it really be at the Detroit Motor Show, as we’ve been hearing some rumors, it’ll definitely be a
Racing isn’t the sort of business where one model lasts long these days. This is why Aston Martin have decided to revamp their GT4 racer. The 2011 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 replaces a racing model that’s just one year old but performance never sleeps.
The French over at Peugeot are definitely aiming to win at Le Mans whatever it means. After frankly trailing at the back of Audi’s endurance racing diesels’ at Le Mans they are seriously hungry for wins. I can’t blame them, they’ve taken quite a bit of beating from the Audi R8 TDI, the Audi R10
As befits a new car launch, Mercedes is putting on a show. The car going to be launched soon is the 2011 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG and the show of put in store is more of a history lesson. The latest S class AMG will be running around in the livery used by the 300SEL 6.8
You may remember that about a month ago I wrote something about a new release from Panoz and showed you a teaser. Well you can now forget teasers and such because the car has officially been launched today and I have to say, Le Mans week is getting off to a great start.
The Aston Martin Rapide isn’t that much news material since there’s been quite a lot about it said and done. Not all of it however, the British manufacturer has just announced the racing version of its top of the line sports saloon. The race-spec Aston Martin Rapide won’t make its debut anywhere, oh no, it’ll
