Posts Tagged ‘Le Mans’
Audi Going Hybrid for 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours
Friday, February 3, 2012 14:19 by Arman Barari No CommentsWhen Toyota announced their hybrid Le Mans car we thought it meant an amazing battle between the T030 and Audi R18 diesel monster. But Audi ruined it! Read More… They just announced they too will field hybrid cars at 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours. They will have the old TDI car on the grid as [...]
Toyota TS030 Hybrid: More Videos
Friday, January 27, 2012 15:18 by Arman Barari No CommentsNormally we wouldn’t care much about the Toyota T030, because it’s not a production car and, let’s be honest, endurance racing is kinda boring. But since we first heard this bad boy we honestly can’t get enough of it! So here’s a couple of new videos featuring that hybrid system’s amazing soundtrack. In the pits [...]
Toyota T030 Hybrid Le Mans Racer: Video
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 19:05 by Arman Barari No CommentsEarlier today we showed you the all-new Toyota T030 Hybrid Le Mans in its full glory. Now check out this short video of the car, as it’s coming out of the pit at Paul Ricard circuit. Given the fact this is a hybrid, you’d expect it to be rather quite, would you not. But wait [...]
2012 Toyota Le Mans Racer Officially Unveiled
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:33 by Arman Barari No CommentsToyota released official pictures and details of its all-new Le Mans racing car, the TS030 HYBRID. Read More… That’s right, it’s a hybrid race car, and it’s set to steal the show from the diesel-powered Audi’s at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. Normal petrol-powered LMP1 race cars are, apparently, obsolete. The Cologne-based Toyota Motorsport [...]
Peugeot Pulls Out of Le Mans
Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:55 by Arman Barari No CommentsPeugeot officially announced they have ditched all 2012 endurance programme, including Le Mans 24 Hours. Read More… The reason? Challenging economic environment in Europe, according to Peugeot. The French car maker is going to have a busy year in terms of new vehicle launches – including the 208, 3008 HYbrid4, 508 RXH, 508 HYbrid4 and [...]
Porsche Boasts Le Mans History – Videos
Thursday, December 22, 2011 14:33 by Arman Barari No CommentsPorsche as you know will make a big comeback to Le Mans 24 hours and other endurance series with a new LMP1 car in 2014. They are so excited about this they went rummaging through their archive and found some old videos. In build-up to the main event every now and again they release some [...]
MG Returns To Motorsport
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 16:54 by Arman Barari No CommentsMG is finally back on track with its Chinese owner SAIC. With car business going smoothly, MG is now returning to international motorsport. Read More… Granted, they are not making great cars, but they’ve managed to found good markets in some parts of the world, mainly Asia and south America, and now want to blow [...]









