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Toyota Commissions Proace-Based PRO40 Campervan for Le Mans
For motorsport fans, the upcoming weekend is probably the most important of the year, as the 82nd Le Mans 24 Hours race is scheduled to start on Saturday. Toyota will attack the weekend with two special vehicles: the 1,000hp TS040 Hybrid on the track, and the PRO40 in the official camp site. Read more »
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Porsche Is The New King Of The Le Mans 24 Hours [w/video]
After a long and beautiful battle with Audi, Porsche has taken overall and LMP1 class victories at Le Mans in only its second participation with the 919 Hybrid race car. The German carmaker’s 17th overall Le Mans victory was taken in style, with...
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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...
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Toyota To Take On Porsche And Audi With New 1,000ps Ts040 Hybrid Racer [w/videos]
Revealed today at the Paul Ricard circuit in the South of France is Toyota's new FIA World Endurance Championship and Le Mans challenger, the TS040 Hybrid that replaces the TS030 Hybrid with which the Japanese team competed in the 2012 and 2013 motorsport...
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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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Jaguar Returning To The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, Will Compete With An Xkr Gt2
Marking its 75th anniversary of Le Mans competition, Jaguar confirmed today that it is returning to the famed 24 hour endurance race this year with the factory sponsored XKR GT2 run by JaguarRSR, an independent racing team from the U.S. The British automaker...
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