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VIDEO: Volkswagen's 440-horse Golf24 Endurance Racer on the Track
Last week, Volkswagen unveiled the Golf24 endurance racer with which it will compete in this year’s Nürburgring 24-hour race. This is the first time since 2007 that the Germans enter a Golf-based competition model in the event. Unlike its 300HP, front-wheel drive predecessor, the new model gets all-wheel drive and a 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbo engine cranking out 440 ponies and 540 Nm (398 lb-ft) of peak torque. Hit the jump to see the Golf24 in action at the Vallelunga racetrack in Italy. Read more »
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Lexus Entering Pikes Peak With All-new Rc F Gt Concept
While Honda is aiming for an overall win at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with its ARX-04b LMP2 endurance racer, Lexus will compete in the Time Attack class with the all-new RC F GT Concept. Read more »...
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Peugeot 908 Hybrid4 Racer Undergoes Its Maiden Track Test
At the Geneva Motor Show last March, Peugeot unveiled a new version of its 908 LMP1-class endurance racer called Hybrid4 and as its name suggests, it uses a hybrid powertrain. Peugeot did not enter its new diesel-electric endurance racer in the last...
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Vw Fields A Trio Of 450-hp Golfs For The Nurburgring 24h Race
Volkswagen will participate with three 450-hp Golf24 cars in one of the most grueling endurance races in the world, the famed 24 hours of Nurburgring that will take place this weekend at the renowned German circuit. Read more »...
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Audi Delivers First Rwd R8 Lms 500hp+ To Customer
The first example of Audi's track-only R8 LMS with chassis number '101' has been delivered to its lucky owner in Italy. Overall, twelve units of the 500hp+GT3 sports car will be delivered during the forthcoming weeks to six customer teams...
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Toyota Supra Hv-r Becomes The First Hybrid Car To Win A Motor Race
Toyota made history last weekend by winning the Tokaichi 24-Hour endurance race with the Supra HV-R hybrid race car. According to the Japanese car maker, it’s the first time ever that a Hybrid race car has won a competition. Based on the Supra...
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