Motorsport: V8 Supercars Developing V6 Turbo

V8 Supercars has confirmed that it is developing its own V6 engine and that it may complete a demonstration run during this years Bathurst 1000 weekend. But just as quickly as it arrived the GM Twin Turbo V6 was shelved.

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The categorys engine consultant Craig Hasted is using the General Motors 36-litre V6 production engine that powers the Holden Commodore as the basis for the program and is developing two twin-turbo racing engines.

Motorsport: v8 supercars developing v6 turbo. The Holden twin-turbo V6 being developed for Supercars Gen2 rules by Triple Eight and GM Racing is a version of the motor used in the Cadillac ATS GT3 racer. Holden Motorsport Triple Eight Race Engineering and Supercars put out a joint statement on Friday morning confirming that it will put a hold on the development of the V6 twin-turbo Supercars. For decades we didnt have any real performance Alfa Romeo models and then the Giulia Quadrifoglio arrived and blew us away.

We cover V8 Supercars WEC F1 Rally MotoGP Endurance and all other racing series and driving categories. Holden has put the development of the twin-turbo V6 engine that it planned to introduce into its Supercars programme later this year on hold indefinitely. Supercarss prototype V6 twin-turbo engine is about to begin dyno testing the series has confirmed via its website.

On the week V8 Supercars released a 90 page document that has opened the. Originally scheduled to debut with the ZB Commodore in 2018 Holden declared midway through last year it would enter the V6 as a wildcard in selected races this year before a wider rollout in 19. Supercars has made no secret of its plan to develop a prototype V6 engine but Stuart said the development and build had been slowed by a number of factors.

Reports emerged today that the sports. The marque announced this morning that it has halted development of the V6 which had been scheduled to debut as a wildcard later this year and is sticking with its V8s. Holden marketing boss Mark Harland has outlined the key reasons for the companys decision to park its V6 turbo Supercars engine project.

V6 twin-turbo engine in the mix There is however still scope for the GT-Rs twin-turbo V6 engine to be introduced to the Kelly Racing-run Nissan V8 Supercars programme post-2016. But this doesnt matter since the whole combo is fantastic and very quick. Factory Holden squad Triple Eight is set to introduce a twin-turbo V6 engine to the category as a Wildcard entry later this year ahead of a wider roll-out which will be made available to Holden teams in 2019.

V8 Supercars has confirmed that it is developing its own V6 engine and that it may complete a demonstration run during this years Bathurst 1000 weekend. McLaren executive director Zak Brown says the introduction of twin-turbo V6 engines to the Australian Supercars series is a mistake. View the latest racing results.

V8 Supercars has confirmed it is developing a V6 twin-turbo racing engine as a learning exercise in the lead-up to the 2017 introduction of the Gen2 technical regulations. The official Supercars website today ran a story confirming that the seriess. Holden has postponed development of its V6 turbo Supercars engine declaring it will stick with its current V8 for the foreseeable future.

The V6 development engine is a modified version of the unit fitted to the Cadillac ATS-VR GT3 car which starts life as a road-car block. An early prototype of the engine in Supercars trim made its public debut at the Bathurst 1000 last year in the form of Triple Eights Sandman ride car with Greg Murphy at the wheel. They including the likelihood that Gen2 racers would not be appearing before 2018 and the technical departments need to work with race teams on their more immediate homologation needs.

Considering dumping their famous 50 litre Supercar race engine for a twin turbo V6 pulled from an American built Cadillac. After working closely with all Holden teams we have decided to put a hold on the development of the V6 Supercars engine said then Executive Director of Holden Marketing Mark Harland in an early 2018 press statement. Its 29-liter twin-turbo V6 with 509 hp is in fact just Ferraris V8 but with two cylinders cut off.

The official Supercars website today ran a story confirming that the seriess own 35-litre twin-turbo V6 engine first mooted last May is almost ready to hit the dyno. The ZB Commodore then made its debut in Supercars this year racing with a continuation of last years 50-litre V8 engine. The V6 engine has been undergoing a.

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