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Jay Leno Gets Excited About Nissan’s GT-R LM Nismo
The most intriguing LM P1 car to enter the Le Mans 24 Hours on June 13 is without a doubt the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo.
It’s a front-engined, front-wheel drive hybrid race car that aims to compete with mid-engined, rear-wheel drive cars like the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Toyota TS040 Hybrid and Porsche 919 Hybrid.
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Audi Dominates 24 Hours Of Le Man Taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd And 5th Spots With Diesel-hybrid R18 E-tron
For the second consecutive year and 11th time in the last 13 years, Audi nabbed the chequered flag at the famed Le Mans 24 hours endurance race with drivers Marcel Fässler (CH), André Lotterer (D) and Benoît Tréluyer (F) behind the wheel...
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Audi’s 2012 R18 Le Mans Challenger Comes In Awd Hybrid And Rwd Flavors
Ten-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race Audi revealed its new contender for this year’s event in the Audi Training Center at the Munich Airport. Named the R18 e-tron quattro, the four-wheel drive LMP1 racer combines a diesel engine, which...
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Nissan Working On New Hybrid System For Front-wheel Drive Models
Earlier this month, we reported on Nissan’s plans to drop the Altima Hybrid from its lineup at the end of the 2011 model year because of poor sales in the States as well as the fact that it uses a hybrid system borrowed from its chief Japanese...
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Honda Cr-z Hybrid Racer Ready For Demonstration Runs At Le Mans
The latest news from Honda’s motorsport front is that the Japanese company will campaign a CR-Z hybrid racecar at the second annual Le Mans Vers Le Futur (literally translates to ‘Le Mans to the Future’), which is a support event...
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Porsche To Debut New 911 Gt3 R Hybrid With Twin-electric Motors In Geneva
A new Porsche 911 GT3 R racer with a novel hybrid drive will have its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on March 2. As with any other Porsche race car, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid will serve as a moving laboratory for the company to explore the use of...
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