While the all new 2012 Ford Focus ST is making its production debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Dearborn automaker is also showing us the new Ford Focus ST-R – a special mototsport counterpart to the road-going model. “Despite its close resemblance to the Focus ST road car, the Focus ST-R is purpose-built [...]
Porsche has just released a new video with Porsche Designer Manager of Sports Cars, Anthony Hatter, detailing the design process and current status of Porsche’s upcoming hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder. While the Porsche 918 RSR was just a conceptual study, Hatter explains that many of its exterior design elements were taken from past Porsche [...]
At the two upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, a yellow flag will generate some dough to fight breast cancer. GM announced that Chevrolet will donate $200 to the American Cancer Society for each caution lap that specially pink Chevrolet Camaro SS Pace Car runs in the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway [...]
Hot on the heels of the new 2012 911 Carrera, Porsche has released details on the new 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 R for its racing customers. What changes did the Porsche 911 GT3 R receive for the 2012 model year? An increase of 20-hp for a total of 500-hp, paddle-shifters on the steering wheel, upgraded [...]
Nissan’s GT-R is very much a performance icon in the automotive industry. And to further emphasize that, Nissan has just unveiled its latest motorsport rendition of its flagship: the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT-3. The car was designed conjunctively by Nissan’s Nismo racing division and JR Motorsports Team to compete in the Blancpain Endurance series. The [...]
Nurburgring lap times are very important in this day and age for supercars and it seems like they will be just as important for electric-vehicles. Toyota announced today that it set a new lap record for an electric-vehicles at the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany with the company’s TMG EV P001. Driven by Jochen Krumbach, the TMG [...]
Toyota has just recently unveiled the all-new 2012 Camry just yesterday and along with the worldwide debut, Toyota announced that Daytona International Speedway will be drafting the new Camry as the official pace car for the infamous race in 2012. “We’re thrilled to be able to feature the new Camry in Daytona at the season’s [...]
Aston Martin has just confirmed the specifications of the 2012 Vantage GT3 Race Car, which is a successor of the very successful DBRS9. The new Aston Martin Vantage GT3 will be eligible for a range race series around the world including the FIA GT3 Championship, ADAC Masters, Nürburgring VLN, Blancpain Endurance Series, British GT, Belcar and [...]
Audi’s R8 LMS model has won its 100th race, marked by a win at the 24- hour race at pa-Francorchamps. Hitosuyama Racing is responsible for the win, in the GT3 Asia Series. After its 2008 Essen Motor Show debut, the Audi GT3 sportscar lead to the Audi AG, which was created for customer teams. Taking [...]
Gemballa is a common name that pops up in the world of motorsports and coachbuilding. I’m sure most of you have heard Gemballa and Porsche in the same sentence. Now though, Gemballa will be working with two McLaren MP4-12Cs. A new racing team was gathered for Gemballa and for the 2012 motorsports season, two McLaren [...]
