“Solar” cars of various designs again drove onto the roads of South Africa. It hosts Africa’s largest international solar electric car race. The route runs from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Among the participants is an African team of schoolchildren. This project helped them learn engineering and mathematics better. Claci Botha, SolarFlair team captain: “We launched […]
Xiaomi is directing its focus and that of its research and development teams to the automotive segment, namely electric and autonomous vehicles. Xiaomi’s investment is not limited to its group, financially supporting other companies in the segment. The Chinese China Car Custom is one of those cases that has just presented an electric sports car. […]
Lamborghini has revealed the first details of a racing prototype that will allow the brand to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the US IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. In 2024, the new LMDh race car with a hybrid power plant, built under the Hypercar (for FIA WEC) and GTP (for IMSA) regulations, […]
Over the past 5 years, a lot has been done to promote girls in motorsport: the FIA Girls on Track programs, Ferrari special tests and competitions, the Alpin Rac (H) er system, the fund of former F-1 driver David Coulthard and even a whole female Serie W championship (now – support races in F-1). All […]
McLaren introduces the second Artura-based racing version. A brand cup racer that is stronger and faster than the GT4 racer without “Balance of Performance” restrictions. In the McLaren Artura, a turbocharged six-cylinder engine and an electric motor lead to massive performance. The plug-in hybrid sports car for the road delivers a total of 680 hp. […]
The Peugeot 9×8 will make its first race this week, just under a year from the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is its ultimate goal. We had not seen a Peugeot in endurance competition since 2011, and the lionesses were then powered by a V12 diesel engine. Times have changed a lot since […]
Important step into the future of Formula E: The all-electric Gen3 racing car from Porsche experienced its eagerly awaited rollout on Wednesday in Weissach. On the test track in the Porsche development center, works driver Pascal Wehrlein completed the first laps in the vehicle, which will be used by the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E […]
Macauley Jones will be hard to miss on the track as the Supercars Championship heads to Darwin with a distinctive orange hue combined with attractive Native American artwork. For the Darwin Triple Crown at the Hidden Valley track, all teams will use Native livery, and driver Brad Jones Jones will also be supported by Kubota. […]
Publisher Nacon and the developers from the French studio KT Racing officially introduced a new joint project – rally simulator WRC Generations for PC and current consoles. Since 2022 the official World Rally Championship switches to a new hybrid era, which should not only affect the results of races, but also throw racers new challenges. […]
Thierry Neuville has warned there is still plenty to do to bring Hyundai Motorsport’s i20 N Rally1 up to speed despite the car’s maiden FIA World Rally Championship podium in Sweden. The Alzenau-based team endured a hugely disappointing opening to the WRC’s hybrid-powered era at Rallye Monte-Carlo in January before bouncing back with Neuville’s second […]
