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Lotus is building two track-focused versions of the Exige - the Exige V6 Cup Track Day and Exige V6 Cup Competition. Both cars are based on the Exige S. Both cars use a 3.5-liter supercharged V6 with 345hp and 400Nm of torque. It accelerates t...

Volkswagen is contemplating supplying Sauber with Formula 1 engines beginning in 2015. Formula 1 changes to 1.6-liter V6 turbos in 2014.  The speculation is that VW wants to take a step into Formula 1, possibly with a full team. However, ...

Toyota Motorsports GmbH is now producing a version of its Nürburgring 24 Hours class winning GT86 for entry-level, customer racers. The TMG GT86 CS-V3 is an evolution of the car that it raced in the Nürburgring VLN series this season.&nb...

  Red Bull Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey believes that engine development will begin to play a larger role in Formula 1. The sport is changing engine designs from the current 2.4-liter V8s to turbocharged 1.6-liter V6s in 2014. The...

Nissan's GT Academy is in its fourth year. It allows gamers to qualify through a series of online competitions in the PlayStation3 Gran Turismo 5 video game. Players compete against other people from their region, and Nissan selects the 36 bes...

The Asian Le Mans Series has had some teething problems, but it appears that the 2013 season will be the series' real beginning. The ACO has just announced that cars competing in the Super GT GT300 class will be qualified to race in the GTC cl...

Last weekend, BMW staged a series of races during the Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix celebrating 40 years of M cars. The cars were featured in two half-hour all BMW races on Saturday and Sunday. The event brought 60,000 spectators to the tra...

Red Bull Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey blames the blown diffuser ban in Formula 1 this year for the team's poor performance. He says the team had put significant time and money into the blown diffuser concept since 2010. It allowed the ...

Scuderia Ferrari Team Boss Stefano Domenicali says that Felipe Massa has not completely squandered his chance to drive for the team next season. If his performance improves, he will be able to stay with the team.  "[Massa] needs to m...

There are certain names linked to the automotive industry that even people who do not care about cars know. These names include Henry Ford, the three generations of Ferdinand Porsche and Enzo Ferrari. On August 14 1988 Enzo Ferrari died at the age...