Le Mans

Motoyama Joins Nissan’s ZEOD RC Electric Le Mans Team

AutoVolt / 16 April, 2014

Three-time Japanese Super GT champion Satoshi Motoyama will join Nissan GT Academy winners Lucas Ordóñez and Wolfgang Reip on the driver line-up for the revolutionary electric Nissan ZEOD RC at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. Motoyama will make his fourth Le Mans start aboard the Nissan racer which combines a 300 horsepower electric powertrain with a 400 horsepower/40 kilogram/1.5 liter turbocharged petrol engine. The Japanese ace completed his first […]

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Audi Unveils the New R18 e-tron Quattro

AutoVolt / 31 March, 2014

Audi began the 2014 WEC season with a spectacular appearance. The new Audi R18 e-tron quattro did not do its initial kilometres at Le Mans on the legendary race track in Western France but in public traffic. Audi factory driver Tom Kristensen, with nine victories under his belt the record holder of the Le Mans 24 Hours,

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Toyota Racing Enter New Era With the TS040 Hybrid

AutoVolt / 28 March, 2014

Toyota Racing has taken the wraps off the new TS040 Hybrid, the car which will take the team into the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship and a new era of hybrid powered motorsport. The new car, will make its competition debut at the season-opening Six Hours of Silverstone race on 20 April. Toyota will be

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Toyota at 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed - Toyota TS010, TS030 (hybrid), TS020

More Goodwood FoS News as Toyota Le Mans Racers Join the Party

Jonathan Musk / 21 March, 2014

In the past, the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) has been a pilgrimage for petrol heads. Mostly consisting of cars which were made to guzzle fuel at incredible rates in a bid to claim the title of world’s fastest, Goodwood has not exactly been the ideal haven for the more environmentally conscious minded person, and

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Audi R18 e-tron quattro Now Homologated for LMP1

AutoVolt / 6 March, 2014

Before the Audi R18 e-tron quattro is allowed to contest its first race, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) has to approve it. The required homologation documents had to be submitted by February 15. When the Audi Sport squad headed by Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich tackles the construction of a new race car, a challenging task

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Michelin Total Performance Award Aims to Encourage Sustainable Motoring

AutoVolt / 26 February, 2014

As announced in June, 2013, the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours will see Michelin introduce the Michelin Total Performance Award, a new competition which seeks to speed up innovation in favour of not only performance on the racetrack but also sustainable mobility. In addition to benefiting from the backing of endurance racing’s governing organisations, this award coincides

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On long straights at Le Mans, Audi drivers might be lifting early to save fuel

Audi Efficiency Crucial to Win 2014 WEC & Le Mans

AutoVolt / 24 February, 2014

Motorsport is changing: When the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro is pitted against its competitors in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) the Audi factory drivers have to deliver an additional quality. Not only will they need to master the races in a flawless, fast, reliable and intelligent manner as before, but in a highly

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Nissan Reveal their Geneva Motor Show Line-up, Complete with Two EVs

AutoVolt / 21 February, 2014

Nissan have announced their line-up of vehicles for the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show and included in the range will be the new and exciting electric BladeGlider concept. Inspired by Nissan’s innovative ZEOD RC Zero Emission on Demand race car – set to take part in the 2014 Le Mans 24hr race under the event’s ‘Garage

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Audi Provide a Rare Insight into Race Logistics for WEC

AutoVolt / 14 February, 2014

For many, world championships involving teams and cars racing at many of the world’s greatest circuits begins and ends with the starting lights to the chequered flag. For the logistics teams that make these round the world jounrey’s possible, on the other hand, the race is more like when they get to take a break.

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Porsche Prepares for the 2014 WEC and Le Mans 24 Hours

AutoVolt / 14 February, 2014

The Le Mans organizer, Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) in Paris, announced the list of competitors selected to participate in the 82nd edition of the classic long-distance race on June 14 and 15, 2014. Porsche has registered its new works team for the two 919 Hybrid cars as “Porsche Team” in the top category of

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