Renault’s performance arm, Renault Sport, is likely to move away from manual transmissions in the coming years as it seeks to further exploit its links with modern motorsport and expand its global reach. At the international launch ...
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The Mini Countryman JCW ALL4 Dakar Winner 2013 special edition has been launched to celebrate the car’s back-to-back successes in the gruelling motorsport event. The limited edition Countryman John Cooper Works model commemorates ...
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The Audi RS5 DTM racecar due to compete in the European touring car series in 2013 has been revealed at the Geneva motor show. Based on the road-going Audi RS5, the new DTM racer is an evolution of the 2012 car that has spent the winter ...
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Nissan has named Nismo as its official high-performance division, promising a full range of hotted-up production cars including a Nissan GT-R Nismo. Nissan Motor Company CEO Carlos Ghosn confirmed the Nismo renaissance today at the ...
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The Nissan GT-R Nismo has been confirmed for production in 2014, with the new model set to spearhead a range of high-performance vehicles from the Japanese manufacturer’s newly announced sports car division. Based on the 404kW/628Nm ...
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The medical car for this year’s V8 Supercars Championship – a new Porsche Cayenne GTS – will double as a rolling tribute to the motorsport success of the iconic Porsche 911, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2013. ...
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PUMA reported results for the fourth quarter and full year. 2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights •PUMA's consolidated sales climb by 11.7% in Euro terms to € 804.7 million. •Gross profit margin declines to 44.6% due to ...
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Nissan Motorsport has unveiled the race colours for its 2013 Nissan Altima V8 Supercars and its four-man driver line-up that will take to the grid at the opening round of the championship in Adelaide in March. Nissan Motorsport racing ...
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The Opel Corsa OPC has landed, the smallest car in Opel’s local performance line-up starting at $28,990. The entry point into the Opel Performance Centre (OPC) range, the new Opel Corsa OPC is the pocket-rocket stepping stone to the ...
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The first-ever Mercedes-Benz V8 Supercars have been revealed, as Erebus Motorsport gets ready for its first assault on the Australian racing series. Based on the newly updated Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG – and built in just 109 days ...
Nissan Motorsport has released a video of the team’s path to this year’s V8 Supercars Championship. Following the Nissan team’s unveiling of its four-car, four-driver line-up, with Todd Kelly, Rick Kelly, Michael Caruso ...
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The Holden VF Commodore that will go racing in the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship has been unveiled, following the VF Commodore reveal by only a day and beating the debut of the Holden Commodore SS production car, on which the racecar is ...
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Two-time MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner will take on nine-time Formula One Grand Prix winner Mark Webber and four-time V8 Supercar Champion Jamie Whincup in a race around Sydney Motorsport Park as part of next month’s Top Gear ...
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British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin has unveiled the Vantage SP10, the special edition of the V8 Vantage S in Europe. The vehicle is powered by the 4.7L V8 engine mated to a manual six-speed transmission that generates ...
The first Toyota 86 GT4 is being readied for an upcoming European testing regime, powered by a turbocharged version of its 2.0-litre Boxer engine. The pre-season “balance of performance” sessions devised by GT4 series ...
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