Toyota Reveals TS050 For 2016 WEC, Adds Kobayashi To Driver Lineup

Toyota has revealed its new hybrid Le Mans prototype that will compete in the 2016 World Endurance Championship, the highest echelon for endurance racing and whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car is the TS050 Hybrid, which like it its TS040 predecessor will compete in the premier LMP1 Hybrid class alongside similar prototypes from…

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Ford GT Drivers Named For 2016 World Endurance Championship: Video

Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar in race car trim will be competing this year in both the United SportsCar Championship and the World Endurance Championship, under the team banner Ford Chip Ganassi Racing. Like the road car, the race car is almost all carbon fiber and comes powered by a 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine. We’ve…

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Ford GT Drivers Named For 2016 World Endurance Championship: Video

2017 Lamborghini Huracán Superleggera Spy Shots

Lamborghini has just taken the wraps off a rear-wheel-drive version of the Huracán, but a new, more hardcore version of the car may be just around the corner. We previously posted spy shots of a Huracán test mule with an exhaust system similar to the one on the Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo race car, and now a mysterious…

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2018 Ford Fiesta Spy Shots

The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is working on a new generation of its Fiesta subcompact, as evidenced by this early test mule spotted testing in Europe recently. Engineers are using a modified version of the current Fiesta’s body to hide the new mechanicals, with the first prototypes dressed in the new body likely due in the next 6-12…

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2016 Ford GT Racer, 2016 BMW 7-Series, Mid-Engine Honda Sports Car: This Week’s Top Photos

The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] this week finally confirmed its return to Le Mans, and along with the confirmation we got our first look at the new race car the Blue Oval will be campaigning. Naturally, the new race car is based on the GT supercar that will be launching on the market next year. It will run in the GTE Pro class for production-based…

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2016 Ford GT Racer, 2016 BMW 7-Series, Mid-Engine Honda Sports Car: This Week’s Top Photos

First Look At 2015 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Le Mans Prototype

Audi’s R18 line of Le Mans prototype racers have been with us since the 2011 motorsport season, gaining gradual updates with each new season of the World Endurance Champion to ensure the oil-burning endurance racers remain the cream of the crop. Last year, the R18 saw its biggest threat when both Porsche and Toyota had top-level endurance…

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First Look At 2015 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Le Mans Prototype