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  • Porsche 911 GT America revealed

    Porsche 911 GT America
    Porsche has announced details of its North American-only 911 GT America racecar for the brand new United SportsCar Racing series.

    Based on the current 911 GT3 Cup car but with a larger 4.0-litre flat-six engine developing 350 kW (470 hp), the 911 GT America shares the same electronic throttle and pneumatic flappy paddle-controlled six-speed dog-type transmission.

    Externally there’s a revised front spoiler, engine cover, carbon-fibre undertray and USCR-spec rear wing, while the endurance package includes quick-release couplings for all brake calipers, a fast-fill refueling system and oil level display. Moving inside, there’s the newly-developed race seat, multi-functional steering wheel, new colour Cosworth dash display and a welded-in roll cage. There’s also a rescue hatch in the roof allowing medical staff to extract the driver following an accident.

    Deliveries start in October, with the car being offered to those teams committed to running the entire 2014 USCR season. President of Porsche Motorsport North America Jens Walther confirmed that the factory in Stuttgart has worked quickly to complete this endurance racecar in accordance to 2014 USCR GT Daytona rules, thus allowing teams time to test over winter before the season debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

    “We are hopeful that our current American Le Mans Series GTC customers, along with our Rolex GRAND-AM competitors and new teams, will want to take advantage of this early availability,” said Walther.
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  • Liberty Walk Lamborghini Aventador by SR Auto Design

    Liberty Walk Lamborghini Aventador
    As the official Canadian dealer for Japanese stylinghouse Liberty Walk, Vancouver-based SR Auto Group has revealed details of its new Lamborghini Aventador project.

    The muscular body package comprises of a replacement front bumper with aggressive three-piece splitter, larger side skirts, rear diffuser trims and a raised GT wing. Apart from the front bumper all parts are constructed from carbon fibre reinforced plastic.

    Completing the transformation, SR added a set of PUR 4our alloy wheels finished in black and lumiere grey.
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  • Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse pricing

    Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse
    More details, including pricing, have emerged regarding Lamborghini’s new Gallardo Squadra Corse model.

    Even though European customers can choose from Giallo Midas (yellow), Monocerus Bianco (white), Grigio Thalasso (grey) and Rosso Mars (red) exterior colours, America will only be offered yellow.

    Out of the 50 being built, a mere 15 examples will be heading to the States, with a further three slated for Canada. Interested parties will need to have at least $259,100 (€193,546) in their piggy banks – plus the $2,100 gas guzzler tax imposed on new cars that do not meet required fuel economy levels. Deliveries begin in September following the car’s Franfurt reveal.

    The Squadra Corse takes its name from Lamborghini’s racing department and is the closest thing you can get to a road legal Super Trofeo racecar. Power comes from a 5.2-litre V10 which sends 419 kW (570 hp) and 540 Nm of torque to all four wheels via a 6-speed robotized sequential system operated by flappy paddles. Tipping the scales at 1340 kg, it hits 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds, 200 km/h in 10.4 seconds and a reaches a 320 km/h (199 mph) top speed before the carbon ceramic brakes are jumped on.
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  • White Phoenix Audi R8 by Prior Design and Famous Parts

    White Phoenix Audi R8
    Ratingen-based aftermarket specialist Famous Parts has joined forces with Prior Design to create an Audi R8 program called White Phoenix.

    The conversion begins with Prior Design’s GT850 wide body package, which adds 6 cm to the front and 8 cm at the rear and includes a front fascia with integrated spoiler, wider ventilated fenders, skirts, sideblades, rear quarter panels, a roof scoop and vented rear bumper with diffuser.

    Colossal wheels were required to fill the new arches, so FP opted for a set of Rotiform’s BLQs, which feature matte black centres with body-coloured rims. Measuring 10 and 13.5 x 20-inches they wear 255/30 and 345/25 Continental Sport contact tyres.

    Sitting on tweaked Magnetic Ride adaptive dampers, other mechanical changes include optimized ECU software, modified pipework and a stainless steel Capristo system with a remote controlled flap allowing a four-fold sound selection.

    This specific car was carried out for a customer, but all pieces are available to order through Famous Parts.
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  • Mercedes-Benz B-Class by Carlsson

    Carlsson Mercedes-Benz B-Class
    Mercedes-Benz tuning specialist Carlsson will be revealing its latest program to suit the current B-Class at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

    For the body Carlsson offers an aero package comprising of a front spoiler, fender gills, sculpted side skirts, a larger roof spoiler and rear bumper apron with integrated diffuser and twin apertures to accommodate new quadruple tailpipes. A sport spring set lowers the B-class by 35 mm, while wheel and tyre packages, using alloys ranging from 18 to 20-inch diameter, include Carlsson’s 1/10 items pictured here.

    Inside, Carlsson can supply anything from aluminum door pins and pedal covers or floor mats to a completely bespoke interior using such materials as leather, wood and carbon fibre.

    The company also offers performance upgrades to suit all four-cylinder petrol-engined cars with its C-Tronic CB Plug & Drive module. Once plugged into the car’s ECU output from the B 250 jumps from 157 kW (211 hp) to 189 kW (253 hp), while the B 200 goes from 116 kW (156 hp) to 139 kW (187 hp), and the entry-level B 180 achieves 109 kW (146 hp), up from 91 kW (122 hp).
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  • Top Gear looks at the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

    Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
    Following on from Richard Hammond’s full review, Top Gear has released this behind the scenes video of the presenters getting up close and personal with Lamborghini’s sublime Sesto Elemento.

    Carrying a price tag of $2.2 million, this stripped-down carbon fibre track weapon tips the scales at just 999 kilograms and uses the 419 kW (570 hp) V10 engine and all-wheel-drive layout from the company’s 1,340 kg Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera. With a power-to-weight ratio of just 1.75 kilograms per hp, 100 km/h appears in just 2.5 seconds with top speed surpassing the 300 km/h mark.
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