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Tag Archive | "Sportscar"
A McLAREN MERCEDES FOR YOU AT HOME
The latest collaboration between Mercedes and their F1 Partners at McLaren has just been released, but for those of you down under don't get too excited, You can't have one. Named the SLR Roadster 722 S, the new car pays tribute to the historic victory at the Mille Miglia long-distance race in 1955 by British motor-racing legend Stirling Moss and his co-driver Dennis Jenkinson, in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR with the starting number 722. Powering the SLR Roadster 722 S is a supercharged 5.5-litre V8 engine hand-built by the Mercedes-AMG engine shop. With an output of 478 kW and 820 Nm of torque, power is put to the road by a five-speed automatic transmission developed by Mercedes-Benz. It is specially configured for a very high torque, and allows the driver to choose between two sets of shift characteristics. As a result the roadster powers from zero to 100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds, with 200 km/h in 10.6 seconds.
Continue reading...PEUGEOT PUMPS UP HYBRID POWER
Monday, September 15, 2008
Peugeot Sport presented a 908 HDi FAP equipped with hybrid power at the final round of the 2008 Le Mans Series at Silverstone, this weekend. The company unveiled a 908 HDi FAP equipped with a hybrid power plant, featuring a kinetic energy recovery system. The 908HY was presented in a new, specific silver-grey livery and will provide a foretaste of what Peugeot’s next endurance racing challenger could resemble, although its use will depend on the regulations that will govern LMP 1 cars from 2009.
Continue reading...AUDI TO JOIN GT3, COULD WE SEE IT DOWN UNDER?
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The move by the Australian GT Championship to align themselves with FIA GT specs could pay off in the appearance of one of the world's newest and most spectacular sportcars the new Audi R8 GT3.For the first time, Audi Sport will offer a racing sports car specifically developed for customer use in the form of the powerful 500 hp plus GT3 version of the Audi R8 which will be available from late 2009. The logistics and factory space required for the AUDI AG customer programme will be created over the next few months in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm and Györ.
Continue reading...PEUGEOT ON TOP IN FIRST NURBURGRING PRACTICE
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Peugeot have set the fastest time in practice for Sunday's Nurburgring 1000 the latest round of the Le Mans Endurance series. Fastest time went to Stephane Sarrazin whose best lap of 1:40.726 was more than half a second quicker than teammate's Nicolas Minassian just ahead of Allan McNish in the first of the Audi R10s.
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