Here’s another great film from Zak Kerbelis and Clash Production, featuring the awesome Porsche 962. This particular machine is the No. 14 Löwenbräu Holbert Racing car that won the 1986 24 Hours of Daytona before repeating the feat a year later, making it one of just two multiple winners in the race’s history. Created as a replacement for the 956, Porsche built 91 962s between 1984 and 1991, with 16 being used by the factory team and the remaining 75 sold to its customers.
Month: April 2012
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Lowenbrau Porsche 962
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speedART SP91-R 425
Following on from January’s sneaky preview, Rutesheim-based Porsche tweaker speedART has given us the low-down on its SP91-R 425 program for the new 991 Carrera S model.The SP91-R aero package consists of a front chin spoiler, side skirts, a one-piece rear wing that fasten to the factory item and a diffuser section for the rear bumper. The new lightweight modular LSC-FORGED wheels are sized 9 and 11 x 21-inches and feature a centre star design in a silver, matt black or gunmetal finish. Various suspension upgrades are available for the 991 depending on the owner’s requirements; from a lowering spring kit to a fully adjustable coilover set-up – suitable for circuit use. The company’s immensely practical airlift system can also be fitted.
speedART can provide an ECU modification, air filter and full stainless steel exhaust system including high-flow cats, manifolds and a sound switch resulting in a hike of 19 kW (25 hp) and 35 Nm (26 lb/ft). The brakes are modified accordingly, with 380 mm discs gripped by six- and four-piston calipers.
Moving inside, the cabin has been reupholstered in a mixture of leather and alcantara finished with diamond pattern stitching – even reaching the steering wheel. Judging by the interior, this car was obviously photographed just before it was handed back to its colour blind owner.
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Friday eargasm
Today’s indulgence is from the channel of 20-year-old supercar fan Jorrik Aben. His latest video is from a recent visit to the fabled Nürburgring and features a few machines of note, including a pair of 368 kW (500 hp) Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0s leaving an Audi R8 GT to play catch-up as they pass Jorrik. -
Porsche 991 GT3 rendered
The guys at Wild Speed have excelled themselves with a great set of speculative renderings depicting a GT3 version of the new Porsche 911 model.Expected to be propelled by a 3.8-litre flat-six, producing at least 336 kW (450 hp), both manual and (optional) PDK transmission will be available. Given that Porsche’s 991 Carrera S can travel around the Nurburgring as fast as the more powerful 997 GT3, it doesn’t Professor Stephen Hawking to figure out that the next generation car will be efficacious. We’d be very happy if the real thing turns out like this, although those vents and that diffuser in the rear bumper look a little extreme for a GT3.
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Head 2 Head: Volkswagen Golf R and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
Automobile magazine’s Jason Cammisa hits the road and the track armed with Volkswagen’s Golf R and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR for Motor Trend’s latest Head 2 Head episode. Powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine, which develops 199 kW (266 hp) and 350 Nm (260 lb/ft) in Euro spec, the DSG-equipped R can hit 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds (manual: 5.7 s) and is way easier on the eye than that EVO… -
Volkswagen up! named “World Car of the Year”
Volkswagen’s baby up! model has just been awarded the prestigious “World Car of the Year” title.The announcement was made at this year’s New York International Auto Show, where a panel of 66 motoring journalists from 25 countries voted it the overall winner – ahead of the new BMW 3 Series and Porsche’s 991.
“This award shows once again that in the up!, our designers and engineers have created a vehicle that has been thought through in minute detail. A vehicle that sets standards in its class for efficient use of space, safety, motoring fun and environmental compatibility,” said Volkswagen AG’s Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn.
Currently available with a 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine in 60 hp (45 kW) or 75 hp (56 kW) guise, the eco up!, a natural gas-powered model and a sporty 81 kW (109 hp) GT variant are on the way.