March 28, 2024
Nissan

Nismo introduces Nissan Leaf RC

I would’ve imagined that given the original expenses of development and the low volume sales of the Leaf, Nissan might go under the radar for a while. They did just the opposite, not only did they engage in reprogramming troublesome Leaf units, they also funded Nismo’s latest project concerning it.

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Aston Martin

Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 enters the scene

Aston Martin’s production cars may be some of the most desirable around but the racers aren’t exactly up on the same podium. For a few years now, the British company used the Aston Martin DBRS9 as a representative in the motor sports scene and that’s just the thing. It’s time Aston Martin had it replaced.

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Mazda

A racing version of the Mazda MX5-GT

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

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Ferrari

Risi Competizione unveils their Ferrari 458 GTC

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.

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McLaren

McLaren will supply NASCAR in 2012

In what’s something rather unexpected from McLaren, the high performance British company has turned its attention towards Nascar. They’ve done so that much that starting Nascar’s 2012 season, the brits at McLaren will be seen on the supplier lists.

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Lotus Renault

Bruno Senna will race for the Lotus-Renault F1 Team

Formula 1 is getting tougher and tougher to understand these days but this bit of news does feature quite a reasonable translation possibility. Lotus-Renault is the team that’s actually helped along by the actual British manufacturer at Lotus and not just another team with legal rights of a name.

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McLaren

McLaren will definitely be racing the MP4-12C

After quite a long time since we’ve first heard of the McLaren MP4-12C the company from Woking tells us they plan to go racing. Gee, what a surprise that a company that started in motorsport would take up racing its latest model. Anyway, the rumors can now be put to bed as McLaren themselves have

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Porsche

Porsche’s 911 GT3 RSR is born again

Porsche have been making the 911 since forever basically, but in racing environments it hasn’t shown it’s age. The 911 GT3 RSR variant that was based on the 997 was however limping a bit so the Germans decided to update it if it was to compete in next years’ GT Championship.

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Lotus

Lotus F1 story finally clears up

After a bit of unclear air and some tense situations on the legal front, everything seems to be all right. The British at Lotus will be going into F1 as a factory team for the 2011 season.

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Audi

Rumor from Le Mans, Audi switching to R18

The Le Mans series is one of the best efforts in motorsport any automotive company can undertake. Because of the endurance situations engineering is stressed to the maximum but because of the racing environment performance is equally as important.

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Tesla

Tesla turns a Roadster into an ArtCar

Nibbing on a bit of BMW tradition with the ArtCar the Americans at Tesla decided they could get equal success with the same concept. So here we are with the Tesla Roadster ArtCar and I can’t really figure out what’s it about.

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BMW

BMW leaves WTCC

When you’re a company that sells its cars as ultimate driving machines you definitely can’t live without a serious motorsport program. The Bavarians at BMW care substantially about their racing programs so it seems that recently they’ve been putting quite a lot of time into it.

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Aston Martin

2011 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 racer revealed

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.

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Chevrolet

Could Chevrolet be returning to IndyCar in 2012?

Not sure. That’s what a few recent reports have been suggesting though. It would certainly be interesting if Chevrolet were to make a comeback and perhaps liven things up in IndyCar. The infamous open wheel series seems to have lost quite a lot of glamor and the organizers are struggling to bring it back.

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Peugeot

Peugeot’s next 90X Le Mans runner

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

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Chevrolet Muscle Cars

Camaro redone by Chevrolet for a SEMA presence

Upon doing up a couple of crazy Corvettes Chevrolet decided to also give the Camaro a good stand ready in Las Vegas at the infamous SEMA show. There’s just one day left till the gates open but that hasn’t put Chevrolet off from trying to ease your wait. And if you were waiting to see

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Ferrari

Ferrari P4/5 Competizione revealed as render

The one off job of creating the Ferrari P4/5 out of an Enzo was brilliantly done by Pininfarina as a request of James Glickenhaus. It was done back in 2005 and it as something nice to look at that also offered blistering performance, but since then things have changed.

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Ford

5 special edition Ford Focus RS

The already tasty Ford Focus RS just got a bit of extra spice added to the recipe as Ford of France has just released five 5 special edition Focus RS Le Mans editions. These variants of the Ford Focus RS are called Le Mans edition because they pay tribute to the Blue Oval’s heritage at

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Acura Honda

Honda introduces new engine for 2011 LMP2 race cars

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest announced revised technical regulations that will go into effect for the 2011 season and the current LMP1 and LMP2 classes will be combined into a single class based on the current P2 regulations but with smaller racing engines. The new rules also imply the creation of a new P2 class

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Audi

2010 Audi R15 Plus

With the 24 Hours of Le Mans approaching fast most of the competitors for this year’s event are ready. One of the most important players to the event is the Audi Motorsport team and this year they will be racing what they are calling the 2010 Audi R15 Plus.

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