Motorsport: Hyundai And Lexus Linked To V8 Supercars

The V8 ranks have swollen this year as the traditional race rivals Ford and Holden have been joined by Nissan and Erebus - which fields AMG Mercedes-Benz cars - with Volvo set for a start in 2014. Thats according to boss James Warburton who confirmed the championship will be changing its name early after securing a new title sponsor.

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Motorsport: hyundai and lexus linked to v8 supercars. The Darwin Triple Crown had been set to go ahead this weekend. Hyundai and Lexus have emerged as the front-runners among up to five new brands that could contest Australias premier motorsport category in 2017 when new Gen II regulations will open up the V8 Supercars title chase to coupes as well as sedans and four- six- and even 12-cylinder engines as well as V8s. In preparation for the brave new world of Australian touring car racing in just two.

Australias V8 Supercars motorsport series will feature the Lexus RC F sports coupe as the official Safety Car in the 2015 season as part of a new partnership between the Japanese premium marque and V8 Supercars. The engine has made its debut at the Sydney 500 event which takes place this weekend. 20042009 Jaguar Super V8 In Detail submitted by anonymous type Series Production Car production years 2004 2009 built at England production 10000 price 95000 engine V8 position Front aspiration Super Charged block material Aluminum valvetrain DOHC fuel feed Injection displacement 4196 cc 25606 in³ bore 86 mm 34000001 in stroke 90300003 mm 35999999 in power 29079999 kw.

Bathurst winner and Australian V8 Supercars legend Jason Bargwanna steps out of the snug racing seat sweating and exhilarated. Volvo has unveiled the new V8 engine that will power the Volvo S60 V8 Supercars in next years season. Organisers for the championship have called a press conference for noon tomorrow at Sydney Motorsport Park the venue for the first official tests for the cars competing in the 2015 championship.

Supercars has moved with admirable speed though to set up a full eseries to fill the. A Lexus GS 350 F Sport and an IS 350 F Sport will also be on track as the championships official course and medical cars as part of the new agreement. The series will simply be known as Supercars from July 1 six months before new Gen2 rules are introduced next year.

The V8 powered machine will do battle around the world and could make an appearance in the Bathurst 12 Hour under current regulations or as part of the V8 Supercars circus if a current ban on. V8 powered rear-drive cars with. Lexus announced plans to compete globally in the GT3 category with a racing version of the RC F after Hanley revealed his interest in V8 Supercars.

The rear-wheel-drive RC F which is equipped with a 50-litre V8 that produces 351kW of power and 530Nm of torque will feature at each of the 15 V8 Supercars Championship races in. Acceleration from 0 to 100 kmh only takes 26 seconds and now the Ferrari doesnt run out of breath until it reaches 340 kmh. Lexus has announced it wont enter V8 Supercars with it RC-F under the Gen2 changes for 2017 but it will continue to provide support vehicles.

ANOTHER brand is poised to join the V8 Supercars grid and one day potentially swap paint with Ford Holden Nissan Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Lexus. That will now take. Nissan has unveiled its new V8 engine that will be used to power the Nissan V8 Supercar in the 2013 season.

This increase in performance is thanks to the Novitec engineers development of a custom. Supercars and the Northern Territory Government have agreed to push back the historic Hidden Valley double-header. The VK56DE engine is derived from the same unit that will power the upcoming 2013.

The new rules would allow Holden to race any sedan body regardless of the road cars mechanicals just as Nissan has done with its V6 front-drive Altima which. LEXUS will decide on its involvement in V8 Supercars for the 2017 season by the end of this year. Well make a call over the next 12 months said.

The RC F which is equipped with a 50-litre V8 that produces 470bhp of power and 530Nm of torque will feature at each of the 15 V8 Supercars Championship events in 2015 alongside the GS 350 F Sport and IS 350 F Sport. The V8 tag is going but the engines are here stay. BMW admits it has been approached but is less than lukewarm.

Thats as close to the real thing as you can get he said. Holden repeated its commitment to V8 Supercars after speculation about the future of the companys role with the road-going Commodore likely shifts to front-wheel-drive in 2017. Bargwanna had just completed 10 laps of the legendary Mount Panorama circuit in a rare high-tech race car simulator.

Hanley instated a team to research if an involvement motorsport would work for Lexus in Australia and also establish something of a presence in the V8 Supercars program as the official Safety Car. If a factory standard Ferrari F8 Tributo just isnt exclusive enough for you just give Novitec a call and have them transform your Prancing Horse into an 802 hp super car. And the luxury brand ranks its chances of being on the heavily revised 2017 grid complete with turbocharged engines four-cylinders and V6s as 50-50 according to Lexus Australia chief Sean Hanley who spoke exclusively to Wheels.

Which will allow coupes like the RC F under new.

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