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Mercedes-AMG Celebrates 55th Anniversary With Extremely Limited-Edition GT3 Racecar
Mercedes-AMG Celebrates 55th Anniversary With Extremely Limited-Edition GT3 Racecar

23 Aug 2022, 23:04 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The automaker added an extra 100 hp (101.3 ps/73 kW) to the car’s motor capabilities compared to the FIA-homologated version

 
2023 Acura ARX-06 LMDh Prototype Racer Unleashed With Hybrid V6 Powertrain
2023 Acura ARX-06 LMDh Prototype Racer Unleashed With Hybrid V6 Powertrain

17 Aug 2022, 16:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship will drop the Daytona Prototype International (DPi) class in favor of Grand Touring Prototype racers

 
This 1927 Bugatti Type 37 Racing Car Is Estimated to Fetch $1.5 Million at Auction
This 1927 Bugatti Type 37 Racing Car Is Estimated to Fetch $1.5 Million at Auction

16 Aug 2022, 19:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A very different animal from what Bugatti is making nowadays, the Type 37 offered by Mecum Auctions is a bonafide racing car

 
Ferrari Debuts 296 GT3 Racecar, Has 20% More Downforce Than 488 GT3
Ferrari Debuts 296 GT3 Racecar, Has 20% More Downforce Than 488 GT3

29 Jul 2022, 16:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not a hybrid like its road-going counterpart, the 296 GT3 promises to dominate the GT3 class from the 2023 season onwards

 
BMW Details the M Hybrid V8 LMDh Prototype's P66/3 Engine
BMW Details the M Hybrid V8 LMDh Prototype's P66/3 Engine

14 Jul 2022, 21:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Based on the P66/1 used by the M4 DTM in 2017 and 2018, the P66/3 is a 4.0L twin-turbo V8 that makes 640 horsepower and 650 Nm of torque

 
Toyota GR Cup Racing Series Will Take the GR86 to the Track in 2023
Toyota GR Cup Racing Series Will Take the GR86 to the Track in 2023

1 Jun 2022, 14:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Next year, a handful of Toyota GR86 Cup racing cars will duke it out at seven circuits across the United States of America in 14 events

 
The Only 1970 Ford Torino King Cobra With Production Torino VIN Might Steal Your Wallet
The Only 1970 Ford Torino King Cobra With Production Torino VIN Might Steal Your Wallet

18 May 2022, 20:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An incredible occasion for any muscle car enthusiast, the only 1970 Ford Torino King Cobra with a production Torino VIN is going under the hammer

 
Meet the Fox-Body Mustang’s Long-Forgotten, Race-Bred Sibling, the Wild GTP
Meet the Fox-Body Mustang’s Long-Forgotten, Race-Bred Sibling, the Wild GTP

15 May 2022, 08:52 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Even if it never reached its potential, the Mustang GTP was an outrageous, front engine, rear-wheel-drive monster that deserves to be remembered

 
Fastest Autonomous Racecar in the World Gets an Engine Upgrade, Sets New Land Speed Record
Fastest Autonomous Racecar in the World Gets an Engine Upgrade, Sets New Land Speed Record

2 May 2022, 08:19 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Dallara AV-21 is touted as the world's fastest autonomous racecar and it just set a new land speed world record at the Kennedy Space Center

 
Driving a $1.7 Million Supercar on a Wet Track Makes Reviewer Nervous
Driving a $1.7 Million Supercar on a Wet Track Makes Reviewer Nervous

25 Apr 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Imagine getting the chance to drive an extremely rare supercar with racecar genes on a wet racetrack. It is valued at almost $2 million and has a reputation

 
Ferrari 296 GT3 Racecar Produces Amazing V6 Noises, No Hybrid Assistance Featured
Ferrari 296 GT3 Racecar Produces Amazing V6 Noises, No Hybrid Assistance Featured

14 Apr 2022, 18:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ferrari will retire the 488 GT3 at the end of this racing season, only to replace it in 2023 with the V6-powered 296 GT3

 
Meet MIMI EVO, the World's First Electric Racing Car Built on a MINI Cooper SE
Meet MIMI EVO, the World's First Electric Racing Car Built on a MINI Cooper SE

28 Mar 2022, 15:08 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Three years ago, someone had the idea of transforming a MINI Cooper SE into an electric racing car. Twenty races later, it was dramatically improved

 
2022 Toyota GR Supra GT4 50 Edition Costs Way More Than Road-Going Model
2022 Toyota GR Supra GT4 50 Edition Costs Way More Than Road-Going Model

22 Mar 2022, 23:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you want a very special racecar built to GT4 regulations, then look no further than Toyota's new GR Supra GT4 50 Edition

 
Poverty-Spec 2022 Subaru BRZ "Cup Car Basic" Flaunts Black Steelies
Poverty-Spec 2022 Subaru BRZ "Cup Car Basic" Flaunts Black Steelies

8 Feb 2022, 21:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Over in Japan, the peeps at Subaru and Toyota are much obliged to sell your turn-key racecar variants of the BRZ and GR86

 
Hyundai's i20 N Racecar Has Enough Rear Wing to Fly, Should Stick to the Road
Hyundai's i20 N Racecar Has Enough Rear Wing to Fly, Should Stick to the Road

11 Jan 2022, 16:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Hyundai has unveiled its all-new i20 Rally 1 car, which is set to race in the top tier of the WRC. It has a massive and complex rear wing, but that is not all

 
The Fascinating Story of the Tyrrell P34, Formula 1’s Iconic Six-Wheeler
The Fascinating Story of the Tyrrell P34, Formula 1’s Iconic Six-Wheeler

26 Oct 2021, 15:25 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the most radical designs in the history of Formula 1, the Tyrrell P34 was a six-wheeled race car that not only raced but managed to be successful in 1976

 
1990s DTM Takes a Decidedly American Twist With Chevy Impala SS Aero Warrior
1990s DTM Takes a Decidedly American Twist With Chevy Impala SS Aero Warrior

22 Sep 2021, 10:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Pixel master Abimelec Arellano (aka “abimelecdesign” on social media) has decided to play with some of his all-time favorites - the Impala SS and Europe's DTM

 
Classic Ford Bronco Converts to a Race Truck Life, Doesn't Look Happy About It
Classic Ford Bronco Converts to a Race Truck Life, Doesn't Look Happy About It

9 Sep 2021, 10:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Pixel master Kalim Oozeear, the virtual artist behind the “kalim_gh” account on social media tries to redo the vintage Bronco for a circuit or drag strip life

 
New Lotus Racing Car Revealed: Emira GT4 Flaunts 400 HP
New Lotus Racing Car Revealed: Emira GT4 Flaunts 400 HP

8 Sep 2021, 09:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lotus may be eyeing an electric future for its road cars, but the Hethel-based automaker hasn't forgotten GT4-spec privateers

 
Ford GT Drag Races 862-HP Subaru STI, Doesn't Stand a Chance
Ford GT Drag Races 862-HP Subaru STI, Doesn't Stand a Chance

17 Jun 2021, 07:57 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Supercars are extremely fast compared to normal, road-going vehicles, but let's not forget race cars are built with one goal in mind.