Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept
Powering the 918 RSR Concept is an “updated” 563hp, 10,300RPM V8 engine, based on the unit from the RS Spyder. Lifting technology from the GT3 R Hybrid
Powering the 918 RSR Concept is an “updated” 563hp, 10,300RPM V8 engine, based on the unit from the RS Spyder. Lifting technology from the GT3 R Hybrid
Supposedly reclaiming the spirit of the CR-X, Honda’s CR-Z made a big splash at the 2010 SEMA Show. Hidden next to an endurance racecar and a 700hp example, the CR-Z Hybrid R Concept show car gathered lots of attention.
There was big news in F1, ALMS, and rally racing and lots of new car releases that show that manufacturers still care about performance. New Mustangs and Italian compacts are great, but they can be even better once they’re raced.
From F1 to Audi to Pikes Peak to rally racing, we pick some of the most important motorsport moments, highlights, and events in 2010.
BMW built it by putting the E92 M3’s 4-liter V8 engine under the hood, good for 480hp, and then stretching the coupe body in all the right places.
Beyond the usual rich guys with Ferraris and Porsche 911 GT3s, entrants included the Super Lap Battle, Redline, ALMS, Grand-Am, Driver’s Cup, and World Challenge series.
Looking back at the 2010 SEMA Show, we pick more of our favorite cars on display within the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Racecars shine through the night, often with their headlights alone leading the way. Combine that with nighttime photography and fireworks, now you’ve got a race.
As the final stop on the ALMS calender, Petit Le Mans is a 10-hour or 1,000-mile endurance race at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA. Run as the season ender for the first time since 2003, Petit Le Mans has this year become a significant game changer.
Two teams that were sure to get some practice time, regardless of the conditions, were both fielding Porsches. Flying Lizard, in the hunt for the GT championship, put their 911 GT3 RSR out on track with the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid.
We check out the new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racecar. Nick Lester, technical director of Porsche Motorsport North America, takes us into the new 911 GT3 Cup car.
German race fans cried tears of sadness at the 2010 running of the 24 Hours of Spa as BMW failed to take the overall win and an Italian team came out on top using a Porsche chassis.
Here at OR, we’re suckers for rear-wheel drive rally cars. Especially naturally aspirated ones with wailing exhaust notes and the type of lurid, tail-out slides that would make any fan risk life and hand for a photo.
The 911 GT3s in this video are doing things that you’d never see a housewife in Newport Beach attempt – slides and all. Turn up your speakers.
The fastest rear-wheel drive car in the event, the Lotus is one of only a handful of Exige GT3 racecars, purpose built for the FIA GT3 class. This car is using a turbocharged Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine and ran a best of 1:32.273.
Walk through the pits of any professional racing series, from the American Le Mans Series to Formula One, and you’ll see more must-have performance parts than the storeroom of your local Pep Boys. T
This YouTube clip shows a grid girl standing in front of a 997 Porsche GT3 at Hockenheim. That is, until she completely goes down, right on to the hood.
At the front of the pack, the LMP field was having many problems. At the 3-hour mark, only two cars remained. And by the checkered flag, the Patron Highcroft Racing HPD ARX-01c was the only to have a trouble-free race.
The final standings in GT showed Porsche, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Corvette, Porsche, BMW and then Ferrari. Porsche now leads the manufacturers’ championship points with 65, while Ferrari has 55 and BMW 50.
To the team here at The Octane Report, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) race is the highlight of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (LBGP) weekend.