For the first time in its history, Peugeot yesterday attempted to set a record on the Nordschleife track. St?phane Caillet, driver and tuner-technician at PSA-DRD, was at the wheel of the EX1 concept car, which covered the circuit’s 20.832 kilometres, beating the electric speed record for a lap. With its 73 bends and 300 metres [...]
* Output of 154 kW/210 hp – maximum torque raised to 280 Nm * Mechanical, multi-plate limited slip differential on the front axle * Newly-developed Bilstein performance chassis * Special, high-performance brakes by Brembo Russelsheim. The Corsa OPC is now even more powerful. The limited OPC ‘N?rburgring Edition’ is based on the recently upgraded Corsa [...]
– Purpose-Built Prototype Wraps Production Nissan LEAF Components and Technology in a Dramatic Ready-To-Go-Racing Carbon Fiber Body – The name on the back panel, just under the massive adjustable rear wing, says Nissan LEAF™. The powertrain is an 100% zero emission advanced Lithium-ion battery design, just like that found on the world’s first affordable mass [...]
April 13, 2011 , Center Line, Mich. – A new Dodge Avenger rally car was unveiled today at Chrysler Group LLC’s Mopar Complex in Center Line, Mich., heralding the first collaboration in the brand’s newly announced relationship with Magneti Marelli. The public will get their first glimpse of the vehicle up close at the New [...]
Oxford/Munich, 11th April 2011. The return of MINI to one of the biggest stages in motorsport is approaching ever closer. On Monday, the MINI WRC Team was officially presented to the public at the Team Launch, which took place at the MINI Plant in Oxford (GB). This season, the team will contest six rounds of [...]
Melbourne, March 24 – The Kaspersky Internet Security Special Ferrari edition was launched today at the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro hospitality area in the paddock at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit. This is a solution aimed at Ferrari fans and other computer users all over the world who love speed and innovation. It comes courtesy of Kaspersky [...]
Affalterbach Affalterbach – Ready for the starting event of the Formula 1 World Championship in Melbourne, Australia (25-27 March 2011), Mercedes-AMG is once again providing the Official F1™ Safety Car and the Official F1™ Medical Car. The task of the SLS AMG and the new C 63 AMG Estate is to ensure maximum safety in [...]
- Model for broad use in the rally category R2 – Developed by a motor sports specialist in cooperation with ?koda – Another element of the motor sports activities of the company Prague, March 8th, 2011 – With the Fabia R2, ?koda is introducing a new rally car in the market, which is to be [...]
An exciting new challenge awaits the Renault Group’s brand Dacia in the form of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. True to character, Dacia, which has forged a solid reputation for delivering vehicles that boast an unrivalled performance and equipment package for their price, has decided to tackle the world’s most exacting hill climb in [...]
DUNTON, 17 January 2011 – Ford’s all-new Fiesta RS World Rally Car will make its debut in Finland’s Arctic Lapland Rally (28 – 29 January) next week. Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen and team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila will drive a leg each in the two-day snow [...]
