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Counting down to FIA Formula E action with Renault

April 29, 2014 | Author: MotorBlog.com | st

Filed Under: Green, MotorNews, MotorSports

Counting down to FIA Formula E action with Renault

With less than five months to go before the FIA Formula E Championship kicks off in Beijing, China, on September 13, the competition’s key players – including Renault, an official technical partner of FEH and Spark Racing Technology – have already started the countdown to the beginning of the new series.

This week saw two development Spark-Renault SRT-01 Es spend three days being tested at a circuit in Issoire, near Clermont-Ferrand, France, in the hands of Emmanuel Collard, with a view to finalising the specification of the Michelin tyres that will feature during the championship’s inaugural season. Read more

Honda Brings Gamer’s Custom 2014 Civic Si Coupe to Life at Chicago Auto Show

January 30, 2014 | Author: Francis Gabay

Filed Under: MOTOR SHOWS, MotorSports

Honda Brings Gamer’s Custom 2014 Civic Si Coupe to Life at Chicago Auto Show

Honda is bringing to life a custom 2014 Civic Si Coupe, based on the winning entry from the Forza Motorsport Civic Si Design Contest, a tie-up with the hottest racing franchise on Xbox One – Forza Motorsport. The winning entry, which will be unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show 2014 on February 7, was created by Forza Motorsport gamer Tiffany Labedz and was chosen as the top design by more than 17,000 members of the Forza Motorsport community. This one-of-a-kind Civic is the first vehicle to feature a design from the Forza Motorsport community. Attendees of the Chicago Auto Show will also get the chance to be the first to race the 2014 Civic Si Coupe in Forza Motorsport 5 on Xbox One demo stations in the Honda booth.

Nissan’s 2014 ZEOD RC electrified Race Car Engine for Le Mans Weighs Only 88 Lbs

January 28, 2014 | Author: Francis Gabay

Filed Under: Japanese Cars, MotorNews, MotorSports

Automaker Nissan, together with its motorsport partner NISMO revealed the engine codenamed ‘DIG-T R’ which will be featured on its 2013 ZEOD RC electrified race car Garage 56 experimental entry that competes in this year’s 24 Hours of Lemans next week. Turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder with 400 horsepower output, the engine only weighs an astounding 88 pounds, which means any adult could be capable of carrying it, just like NISMO head Shoichi Miyatani pictured above.

+ Link: Nissan.com | NISMO

Mercedes AMG Reveals W05 Formula One 2014 Race Car

January 28, 2014 | Author: Francis Gabay

Filed Under: Featured, MotorNews, MotorSports

Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team today unveiled the F1 W05, its new car for the 2014 Formula One season, at the Circuito de Jerez in southern Spain. Designed from the ground up as an integrated project between the Mercedes-Benz teams based at Brackley and Brixworth, this car marks a milestone as Mercedes Benz celebrates 120 years in Motorsport and the 80th birthday of its Silver Arrowa. Ahead of the first morning of official winter testing, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton took the wraps off the first all-new Silver Arrow to hit the track since 1954. Read more

2015 Subaru WRX STI Debuts at NAIAS 2014

January 14, 2014 | Author: Francis Gabay

Filed Under: Detroit, MotorNews, MotorSports

Subaru‘s iconic performance flagship model, the 2015 WRX STI, powered by the 305-horsepower 2.5-liter turbocharged BOXER engine, makes it first public appearance at the North American International Auto Show. The company will offer a WRX STI Launch Edition, limited to 1,000 units and exclusively featuring WR Blue paint and gold BBS® forged alloy wheels and unique interior trim.

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2015 TLX Prototype Gets Unveiled at 2014 North American International Auto Show

January 14, 2014 | Author: Francis Gabay

Filed Under: Concept Cars, Detroit, MotorNews, MotorSports

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Acura today unveils the 2015 Acura TLX Prototype at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show which aims to deliver sports-sedan performance and agility in a more refined, sophisticated and technologically enhanced package. Read more

Infiniti Marks 25th Year of First Announcement at the 1989 NAIAS

January 14, 2014 | Author: Francis Gabay

Filed Under: Detroit, Japanese Cars, MotorSports

Infiniti Marks 25th Year of First Announcement at the 1989 NAIAS

Twenty-five years ago, Infiniti pulled the covers off its very first vehicle – the groundbreaking Infiniti Q45 performance luxury sedan at the 1989 North American International Auto Show. That year a Japanese automaker created a stir at the heart of the American domestic car industry, signaling its intent to challenge the traditional European luxury brands with a flagship sedan capable of going head-to-head in terms of performance and engineering. Read more

Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Concept Gets Teased at NAIAS 2014

January 14, 2014 | Author: Francis Gabay

Filed Under: Detroit, Featured, MOTOR SHOWS, MotorSports

A concept car aiming to fuse the spirit of Formula One with Infiniti’s arresting design aesthetic of the Q50 – the premium sports sedan Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge gets teased at the 2014 NAIAS Detroit Motor Show. Read more

F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel Takes Hot Laps at Infiniti HQ 15-mph Oval #Video

November 18, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | st

Filed Under: MotorNews, MotorSports

F1 Champ Sebastian Vettel Takes Hot Laps at Infiniti HQ 15-mph Oval #Video

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Quadruple Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel just made another world record. He is the first person to ever perform hot laps in Infiniti’s new Q50 in front of the company’s North American headquarters. Vettel took some of the company’s employees for thrill rides.

MotorSports | New Honda NSX Prototype raises eye-brows in Ohio

August 5, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | am

Filed Under: MotorNews, MotorSports

Honda NSX Prototype Excites Race Fans at Mid-Ohio Demonstration Lap

The Honda NSX prototype lapped the 2.4-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio today, just prior to the running of the Honda Indy 200, showcasing the steady progress being made toward the planned 2015 launch of Honda’s next-generation, mid-engine supercar.

Ted Klaus, Chief engineer of Honda R&D Americas, Inc. said: “With leadership from our R&D and manufacturing teams here in Ohio, we are developing a next generation sports car that will be equally at home on the street and on the race track, so it is natural for us to showcase the prototype vehicle here at Mid-Ohio. It is exciting for us to see the prototype running on track, reflecting the great progress we’re making toward the 2015 global launch of the NSX, as we engineer a new sports-car experience for customers around the world.” Read more