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Once Unthinkable. New Supercars from Nissan, Toyota
The GR Supra GT4 EVO will make its competitive debut in January 2023 at the 24 Hours of Daytona, the first round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season. A ready-to-race GR Supra GT4 EVO will be priced at €186,000 (~$184,771) excluding taxes, customs and logistics fees. Toyota Gazoo Racing engineers have and will continue to provide track support to customer teams and drivers against entries from Aston Martin, BMW, Mercedes AMG, Porsche and Ferrari, among others. Continue reading
Ford Shows 2023 Mustang GT Racer before Bathurst 1000
This GT is a precursor of the next generation of Ford performance race cars, including an anticipated return to LeMans during 2024 in an IMSA GT category. The street and track-capable performance MDH – Mustang Dark Horse – is Ford’s next racer. Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Supercars Championship, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, Bathurst 1000, Blanchard Racing Team, Dick Johnson Racing, Ford Performance motorsports, Grove Racing, Ken Zino, Mark Rushbrook, Tickford Racing, Walkinshaw Andretti United
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Promise? Final Special Edition 2022 Ford GT LM
Since Ford is investing $50 billion in electric vehicles through 2026, it needs to wring every profitable nickel out of selling what it has now. Enter the 2022 Ford GT LM Edition available with red or blue design trim that include tinted red or blue carbon fiber exterior “treatment and a driver’s seat in the corresponding color.” Twenty will be made. Deliveries begin this fall with production ending later this year. The Ford GT already started at $500,000+. I’d double down on that with $1,000,000 a starting bid. Continue reading
IMSA 2023 – Acura ARX-06 GTP Racer Revealed
The latest in a line of Acura endurance racing prototypes, the ARX-06 features Acura-specific bodywork and aerodynamics based around an all-new widely used ORECA LMDh chassis** with an electrified hybrid power unit – a twin-turbocharged 2.4-liter V6 internal combustion engine designed, developed and manufactured by Honda Performance Development [HPD], the racing arm for Acura Motorsports in North America. Continue reading
First Look – 2023 Dodge Hornet and Hornet R/T PHEV
There are three versions of the Dodge brand’s new entry in the compact utility vehicles (CUV) segment. The line consists of Hornet R/T; the Hornet GT, claimed to be the quickest, most powerful CUV under $30,000; and the Hornet GT GLH Concept, which uses optional Direct Connection performance parts upgrades. Continue reading
Up-sizing and Pricing: Chevy ZR2 Bison Now on Silverado
Deliveries will start in 2023 with a MSRP of $78,490 after destination. This is $8,295 more than the 2022 Silverado ZR2. Is it worth the money for modest changes in specifications and no increase in output? Well, performance trucks are a hot segment – we will see what the market will reveal. Continue reading
Aston Martin DBR22 Concept Shown in California
Q by Aston Martin this year marks a decade of building exclusive cars for the “world’s most discerning” – or is that richest – customers? There exist one-off commissions such as Aston Martin Victor, and low volume specials such as Vulcan – limited to 24 examples worldwide, and Vantage V600 – just 14, are examples of these collaborations. Continue reading
Hot, Fast Company: Penske Automotive Increases Dividend 6%
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG) – an international transportation services company, a significant force among premier auto and commercial truck retailers, and a successful racing organization – today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the dividend by $0.03 per share. Continue reading
Automobili Pininfarina: Battista Hyper GT Starts Production
Production of the Battista*, said to be the world’s first pure-electric hyper GT, has begun in a dedicated new Atelier space in Cambiano, Italy, Automobili Pininfarina** said today. Located in the Piemonte region of Italy, this is a milestone in … Continue reading
Alpine Sales up 70% at 1710 for Q1 and Q2
“Alpine turned in a remarkable sales performance in the first semester despite the challenging economic context. Over the last 18 months, the brand has set in motion a vigorous dynamic by restructuring, commercial development and the introduction of new models.” Continue reading
Le Mans 2022 – Toyota, Porsche, Jota, Aston Martin Win
Toyota Gazoo Racing brought its winning record at LeMans to an extraordinary total of five this year in the top Hypercar class. The number of kilometers traversed by the winning #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid was 5,177.17 at an average of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine Elf, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, le mans, Toyota gazoo, wec
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Nürburgring: 911 GT3 Manthey Performance Kit – $10,174/s
A 911 GT3 with the Manthey Performance Kit, powered by a 375 kW (510 PS) engine, posted a lap time of 6:55.737 on the Nürburgring’s North Loop, the Nordschleife. This makes it exactly 4.19 seconds faster than the 911 GT3 without the kit, Porsche said today. The modifications focused on aerodynamics and chassis components. The new Performance Kit was developed between the Porsche engineers in Weissach and the Nordschleife specialists from Manthey in Meuspath. Continue reading
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Tagged 911 GT3, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Manthey Performance, nürburgring
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First Look – Ferrari 296 GTS V6 Hybrid
It’s roughly a ~$400,000 version of an open wheel formula racer with a spider wrapping with a 2.9 second zero-to-100km/h elapsed time. Continue reading
Endangered Species – Subaru BRZ Sports Car $29,615+
For 2023, the BRZ is offered in two trim levels, Premium and Limited. BRZ will be the lightest rear-wheel drive 2+2 sports car in U.S. market, by our calculation at 2815 pounds curb weight for the Premium manual; for 2881 pounds for the automatic Limited. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, Toyota GR86
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Hyper Marketing as Mercedes-AMG ONE Sets Nordschleife Record
Mercedes-AMG is the first car manufacturer to have run the Nürburgring Nordschleife with such a hypercar and set official records there just by finishing. It does allow for hyper marketing though, so to speak. The Mercedes-AMG ONE is therefore not only the absolute fastest road-legal vehicle on the Nordschleife, but also first – for the moment in AutoInformed’s understanding until, say, McLaren, Aston Martin and Ferrari show up – in the Nürburgring “super sports car” category. Continue reading →