Honda has just announced that in conjunction with Mugen and J.A.S. Motorsport, the brand will be entering in to the World Touring Car Championship with a custom Civic. Honda R&D will be making a custom motor, manufactured and maintained by Mugen. Development will be handled by J.A.S., and will base the model on the new [...]
More information has been released by Toyota Racing on its plans for the upcoming FIA World Endurance Championship. With plans to make a race debut at the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on May 5, the team will follow up with two TS030 Hybrid entries into the Le Mans 24 Hours. Driving the TS030’s will be [...]
Ford yesterday took the wraps off of the new 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup Car at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour. The model was worked on by Ford designers and is based on the new 2013 Fusion production model. The 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup will debut at Daytona 500 in February 2013 [...]
Two weeks before the wrecking ball was scheduled to take down Hyundai Motor America’s headquarters in Fountain Valley, California, the Korean automaker thought “Wouldn’t it be cool to do something outrageous inside the building before all the walls finally came down?” Then came along Dustin Loranger, one of Hyundai’s Service Technicians, why suggested putting Rhys [...]
Ford may be an American company, but when it comes to a factory fresh, rough and ready Focuses for the average consumer, the offerings are lacking. You are not going to find a Golf R fighter on this side of the pond, but Ford have just announced pricing on a race-ready Focus: the ST-R, unveiled [...]
What if Ken Block were to take is new H.F.H.V Ford Fiesta rally race car to the streets of LA? Well, that’s exactly what he did recently to test out the new SYNC system on his race prepped Fiesta. Block’s Ford Fiesta RS WRC HFHV, which stands for Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle, had its normal [...]
We are not sure exactly what, why or how, but there is a rumor that the Toyota Prius will be making its racing debut in an upcoming series. The 2012 Prius has a 1.8-liter four-banger powerful enough to manage a combined output of 134hp, giving it a top speed of 112mph and a 0-60mph time [...]
Following the public debut of the road-going Subaru BRZ, the company has dropped a video of its new Subaru BRZ GT300, which will compete in the GT300 Class and will replace the STI Legacy B4. The model will represent the company at the 2012 Super GT Championship in Japan. Check out the video after the [...]
Aston Martin started testing its new V12 Vantage GT3 at the Brands Hatch in Kent earlier week. The testing, majority of which was conducted by factory driver Darren Turner , covered almost 621 miles kilometres in just two days. “The car ran like clockwork throughout and we’ve managed really good mileage already,” Turner said. “The feeling of the V12 [...]
Ford will continue its tradition of using high-profile racing events to show off its new vehicels, only this year with a new twist. The Dearborn company will feature the 2013 Police Interceptor Utility (Explorer) and Sedan (Taurus) during the Ford Championship Weekend races. The Police Interceptors will be released in 2012, and will appear for the first time [...]
