After many months of speculation, Volkswagen finally revealed its Polo R WRC.
Planned to begin competing in 2013, Polo has a 1.6-liter TSI engine that develops a power of 296 hp In addition, the car is equipped with a system of four-wheel drive, sports suspension and aerodynamic body kit.
On this occasion, the head of the department of Volkswagen Motorsport Kris Nissen said: “We expect this new challenge, working on the project with the same passion with which we won the Dakar Rally in the last three years.”
When strangers car brands start to reveal their supercars in events such as Top Marques Monaco, people definitely notice them.
And when those carmakers show cars with questionable design that confuses more than one person, then the pictures began to spread yourself. Tirrito Cars Italy this year as part of Top Marques Monaco with the evolution of last year’s model – Ayrton S. The new model is called Ayrton R and will be produced in limited series of hand-assembled units.
At this stage there are not many details about the car, but the most important aspect is revealed-Ayrton R will be powered by the same engine from the BMW M5, which was used in the previous version. It means power of 627 hp, which would result in acceleration to 100 km / h in just 3 seconds and a top speed of nearly 330 km / h.
The price for Ayrton R is not yet clear, but expect something in the order of 500,000 dollars.
It turns out that Audi’s work on a project named A9.
According to a report in Germany’s Auto Bild future A9 will be dvuvrato luxury coupe and in practice will be a flagship brand. A9 question will be based on the A8 and will feature contemporary design, high quality interior and impressive length of over 5 meters. Model is expected to hit the market in 2014 and subsequently will receive a convertible version. The starting price will be around 80,000 euros.
Initially it was said that A9 will be based on platform Lamborghini Estoque, this meant that it was a four-compartment, to be sent against the Aston Martin Rapide, Porsche Panamera, Mercedes CLS and the future BMW 8-Series.
Any body have, A9 will have aluminum lightweight chassis, you borrowed a lot of components A8 and probably will be produced at Audi’s factory in Neckarsulm.
A9 may, however, and comes with a new engine for Audi – 4-liter V8 (planned for next RS6). Moreover, probably can be ordered with V6 and V8 engines, and possibly 6.3-liter W12 of VW.
After the Lamborghini Gallardo a 400 km / h, here is the video of the Ford GT tuned by Heffner Performance to reach 430 km / h top speed. Exactly, the American supercar scored on the 266 mph speedometer, equivalent to 429.5 km / h. The Ford GT in question develops an output of 900 hp, thanks to the dual turbine. The video shows that we offer the GT Heffner reaching the stratospheric speed on a runway in Miami, Florida.
BMW offers the full range of BMW Performance accessories in this new official video. 1 Series, 3 Series, X5 and X6 can be customized with body kits and accessories for the interior trim kit and brakes, exhaust systems and units modified to emphasize the sporty nature of these models. Obviously the original accessories of the house is a tuning official then guaranteed by the parent, a trend that other manufacturers are following with special versions and dedicated brand.
Akrapovic got their hands on the Renault Clio RS and has released an official video that anticipates the appearance of the car prepared by the Slovenian tuner. The Clio RS can be equipped with exhaust and downpipe, which lowers the mass of the car in the order of 4 kg, while the higher power ranges from 5 to 7 hp. Akrapovic unloading costs ? 1,500, while the price of the downpipe amounted to ? 500. Although the name Akrapovic is strongly linked to the world of cycling, the Slovenian tuner offers a range of accessories for Audi, BMW, Corvette, Ford, Mercedes, Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Volkswagen and, indeed, Renault. After the jump, the first image of the Renault Clio RS Akrapovic.
Akrapovic got their hands on the Renault Clio RS and has released an official video that anticipates the appearance of the car prepared by the Slovenian tuner. The Clio RS can be equipped with exhaust and downpipe, which lowers the mass of the car in the order of 4 kg, while the higher power ranges from 5 to 7 hp. Akrapovic unloading costs ? 1,500, while the price of the downpipe amounted to ? 500. Although the name Akrapovic is strongly linked to the world of cycling, the Slovenian tuner offers a range of accessories for Audi, BMW, Corvette, Ford, Mercedes, Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Volkswagen and, indeed, Renault. After the jump, the first image of the Renault Clio RS Akrapovic.
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The name is rather ambiguous. Such as aesthetics, halfway between coupe and SUV. A few months after the initial reconstruction of the common English trainer Merdad (sigh …) introduced the Porsche Cayenne 902, three-and five-door version of the German SUV. The packet processing involves not only the aesthetics, but is also designed to change the 4.8 twin-turbo V8 engine (500 hp), which gains from 50 to 250 hp. The time to cover the cue 0-100 km / h is reduced to 4.4 seconds.
Recently we told you about a very interesting challenge, which want to recruit from the Ford, namely their Mustang with a V6 engine to go the 1000 Tour with a full tank of fuel on the track Bristol Motor Spiyduey, one of the legendary tracks in NASCAR.
This from Ford wanted to demonstrate that they provide a vehicle that is both fast and efficient. And the facts are that failed after the new Mustang V6 passed 1457 Tour (about 1250 km) in the aforementioned US route.
Surpassing all expectations, Mustang has achieved an average fuel consumption of 4.85 l/100 km. To achieve this impressive result, the team (which included David Regal in NASCAR and four engineers) used a series of techniques to optimize the efficiency as a limited use of air conditioning and limiting the speed to a relatively low limit.
After 17 hours, 40 minutes Mustang finally left without fuel. . . literally. Finally the car has achieved an average speed of 70.7 km / h.
On the occasion of great achievement Perikak Dave, chief engineer of the Mustang, said: “Let’s see how a Mustang achieved an average fuel consumption of 4.85 l/100 km, while moving to Bristol is something impressive. The new V6 engine with advanced six-speed transmission is the key element to achieve savings and better dynamics Mustang. “
Ultimately, Weber rehabilitate and finished second, but forward the first place standings in the British rival. Robert Kubica very strong car with Renault finished third.
In all 44 laps pilots had to take account of weather conditions such as rain, which was poured in one part of the track took some of his victims. There were two exits of car security, but only once Hamilton seemed to have any difficulties.
Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button had a day which surely want to forget. Button moved second in most of the race, having used all his experience to keep Vettel, Kubica and Webber behind (although damaged front wing). The competition for this World Cup, however, ended when Vettel made a mistake and hit the driver of the McLaren.
And Fernando Alonso had much luck. Spanish Ferrari driver managed to continue in the race, although it was heavily hit by Rubens Barrichello in its first lap. The Brazilian veteran, however, had to withdraw in a race № 300 in his career. Meanwhile, Ferrari have decided to risk the strategy and managed to dislodge two-time world champion forward until it crashed into a barrier because of rain. His teammate Felipe Massa was not frequently mentioned, but the contrast was quiet race and finished fourth.
Adrian Sutil showed strong pace with his Force India and finished fifth. Behind him ran Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP.
Ranking in the Belgian Grand Prix:
1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) 1.29:04.268 pm
2. Mark Webber (Red Bull Renault) 1.571 sec.
3. Robert Kubica (Renault) 3.493 sec.
4. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 8.264 seconds.
5. Adrian Sutil (Force India Mercedes) 9.094 sec.
6. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) 12.359 sec.
7. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP) 15.548 sec.
8. Kamut Kobayashi (Sauber Ferrari) 16.678 sec.
9. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) 23.851 sec.
10. Jaime Algersuari (Toro Rosso Ferrari) 29.457 sec.
11. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India Mercedes) 34.831 sec.
12. Pedro de la Rosa (Sauber Ferrari) 36.019 sec.
13. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso Ferrari) 39.895 sec.
14. Niko Hyulkenberg (Williams Cosworth) 1 vol.
15. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Renault) 1 vol.
16. Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus Cosworth) 1 vol.
17. Lucas di Grassi (Virgin Cosworth) 1 vol.
18. Timo Glock (Varzhin Cosworth) 1 vol.
19. Jarno Trulli (Lotus Cosworth) 1 vol.
20. Sakon Yamamoto (Spain Cosworth Racing) 2 vol.
Photo: McLaren
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