Exclusive: Sareni United’s Chevrolet Camaro GT turns pony car into thoroughbred

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

Filed under: Motorsports , Chevrolet Hans Reiter, the chap you might know from Reiter Engineering and its winning Lamborghini racecars, started a company called Sareni United for one purpose: to build a Chevrolet Camaro GT3 race car. The resulting silver shockwave is powered by a 7.9-liter Katech V8 rated at up to 650 horsepower and 627 pound-feet, and the racer’s lead engineer says it has lap times “similar to the Lamborghini Gallardo ” but that there is still a lot of work to do. More importantly, the plan wasn’t to simply make a race-worthy Camaro, the brief was to make one one that was cost efficient enough to lure new entrants into the racing game. Planned overhauls for the engine and gearbox are at 5,000 kilometers and other parts at 10,000 km

Official: Audi celebrates 100th win of the R8 LMS

Posted on August 23, 2011 by admin

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Audi , Racing Having dominated rallying in the 1980s and Le Mans prototype racing since the turn of the millennium, Audi has grown accustomed to the checkered flag. But that’s always been with manufacturer-backed works teams. So when Ingolstadt launched the R8 LMS in 2008, it charted new territory.

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McLaren to produce street-legal MP4-12C GT3? [w/video]

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , MISC McLaren MP4-12C GT3 – Click above for high-res image gallery There’s a grand tradition of turning a supercar into a race car, then turning it back into a road car again. Call it “life imitating art imitating life,” or call it what you want, but we call it awesome. Ferrari , for example, did just that with the 360 Modena, which became the 360 Challenge racer and then the 360 Challenge Stradale road car.

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Report: McLaren Automotive to introduce a new product every year

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

Filed under: Hybrid , Performance , MISC McLaren MP4-12C with its precursors – Click above for high-res image gallery Introducing a new vehicle every year is perfectly normal for a Formula 1 team like McLaren , which brings a new grand prix racer to the grid for every championship. Less so for an automaker that offers only one model range, but according to reports, McLaren Automotive plans to bring a new product to market each year moving forward. Following up on past offerings like the legendary McLaren F1 and the SLR jointly developed with Mercedes-Benz , the new MP4-12C is the first offering from the new McLaren Automotive. But it won’t be the last.

McLaren confirms MP4-12C GT3 racing program

Posted on December 19, 2010 by admin

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , MISC , Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 rendering – Click above for high-res image Some automakers also race. Some racing teams also make cars. Ferrari is one example of the latter, but it’s not alone. With the launch of the MP4-12C, longtime on-track rival McLaren is getting serious about its automotive division

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Video: How to build a BMW Z4 GT3 in 600 hours

Posted on September 9, 2010 by admin

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Videos , BMW Time-lapse video of a BMW Z4 GT3 coming to life – Click above to watch the video after the jump The BMW Z4 GT3 is a fixed-roof, race-ready version of the standard Z4 . Instead of a straight six, the Z4 GT3 is powered by a 480-horsepower 4.0-liter V8 coupled to a six-speed sequential gearbox. Designed and engineered for the track, this Z4 definitely means business – just look at it . You can purchase your own version for around $400,000, and after paying that price, you can have your new track assassin shipped to you…

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