All-electric crossovers will likely dominate the new car market in the coming decades, so it’s fitting that a new racing championship just for them has been announced. Dubbed SuperCharge, the series is being managed by ex-Jaguar Formula 1 team commercial director Rob Armstrong and co-founder Max Welti, formerly of the Sauber F1 team, Lamborghini’s motorsport […]
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Australia’s popular Supercars Championship will receive a new contender in 2022 in the form of the Chevrolet Camaro. With the Holden Commodore now dead, there was speculation that General Motors could leave the racing series altogether. That won’t be the case , though, and the Camaro will directly compete against the Ford Mustang that has […]
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Following the February 2020 preview, KTM has unveiled the latest evolution of its X-Bow track car, called the GTX. Featuring a fully enclosed carbon fiber bodywork, the X-Bow GTX is described by the Austrian manufacturer as its “most spectacular, beautiful and technologically advanced vehicle.” Designed for track days as well as professional use in racing, […]
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Last week, Honda announced it would quit Formula 1 as an engine supplier at the end of the 2021 season. While that decision came as a surprise to many, Honda’s fresh move to extend its deal with IndyCar is something most open-wheel racing fans were taking as granted. The Japanese automaker and Chevrolet announced they […]
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Hyundai Motorsport has unveiled the newest addition to its range of TCR-specification race cars: the Elantra N TCR. Joining the i30 N TCR and Veloster N TCR, the Elantra N TCR will be offered to customer teams around the world. Why does Hyundai need three different TCR race cars, you ask? Well, it’s all about […]
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Motorsport is the reason carbon fiber has made an entry into car manufacturing and the world of racing continues to innovate and promote new materials. Take Porsche, for example, which has developed body parts made of renewable raw materials. The parts will be put to use on a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR race […]
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Peugeot has (again) announced its return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2022 with the Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) project developed together with partner Total. The French automaker will compete in the top tier LMH category, joining confirmed entries from Toyota, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, and ByKolles. Alpine also announced recently an entry into […]
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Cupra announced it’s entering the new Extreme E racing series, making them the first carmaker to officially participate in the new electric off-road championship. Cupra has paired up with ABT Sportsline for its new racing endeavor, with brand ambassador (as well as Rally Cross and DTM champion) Mattias Ekström to become the team’s male driver. […]
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Six-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is going to enter the new electric Extreme E off-road race series with his own team, called X44. Hamilton’s personal race team is named after his own racing number and will enter the inaugural season of the Extreme E Championship in early 2021. However, the F1 champion will not get […]
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Netflix will produce an eight-part biopic series about the life and career of Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna. The series, which will come from Brazilian film producer Fabiano Gullane, has the approval of the Senna family and will detail Ayrton’s motorsport life from his arrival in England for his first season of Formula Ford 1600 […]
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