Mercedes-benz To Join V8 Supercars

The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will join the Supercars Championship grid in 2022 under the categorys new Gen3 rule package. Together they will partner with the well-respected Garry Rogers Motorsport team to formVolvo Polestar Racing the first formalised factory team from a luxury car brand.

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Mercedes-benz to join v8 supercars. Wealthy Sydney-based team owner Betty Klimenko has confirmed that after three years of fielding Mercedes-Benz E 63s in the V8 Supercar Championship her Erebus Motorsport team is switching to Holden Commodore VFs this year. Mercedes-Benz U-turn on V8 Supercars Having twice declared it is not interested in joining Ford and Holden on the grid Mercedes-Benz has announced it will join V8 Supercars in 2013. As the first luxury car brand to join the V8 Supercars Championship with a factory team VolvoCar Australia has joined forces with Volvo Car Groups global motorsport partner Polestar togo racing.

The Erebus Motorsport- SBR entry into V8 Supercars is an extension of that relationship. After several weeks of speculation there is widespread. There is no Mercedes-Benz or AMG money inherent in this new entry the entire project is funded by Erebus Motorsport.

Mercedes-Benz to join V8 Supercars. It is known that Erebus has examined getting involved in V8 Supercars. IF MERCEDES-Benz isnt the much-vaunted fourth manufacturer set to join V8 Supercars next year then much of the pit lane has got it wrong.

V8 Supercars heavyweights Stone Brothers Racing SBR will end a long partnership with Ford in order to help usher Mercedes-Benz into the category next yearAfter almost 12 months of talks SBR on Wed. Supercars and Chevrolet parent company General Motors have confirmed the American muscle car will take on its traditional rival the Ford Mustang in a new era for the sport. We are not directly involved and we have no plans to undertake any sales or marketing activities in conjunction with this effort.

Share this by Email. Mercedes-Benz is out of V8 Supercar racing not that it was ever really in it as a manufacturer. The much anticipated event saw over 280people pack the arena to witness history in the making.

Originally a Falcon built to Car of the Future regulations by Stone Brothers Racing it was tested by the team in 2012 prior to SBRs sale to Erebus for the following season. Having twice declared it is not interested in joining Ford and Holden on the grid Mercedes-Benz has announced it will join V8 Supercars in 2013. There was also a fourth Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Erebus V8 Supercar though it started its life as a Falcon V8 Supercar.

V8 Supercars is today expected to announce Mercedes-Benz entry into the 2013 championship joining Ford Holden and Nissan on the grid. September 19 2012 1200am. Mercedes-Benz will become the fourth manufacturer to feature in the V8 Supercars next year - joining fellow newcomers Nissan - after SBR joined forces with Erebus Motorsport to create a new super.

Erebus Motorsport has unveiled theworlds first Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG V8 Supercars at a purple carpet launch atAll Phones Arena in Sydney this evening. The announcement ends weeks of speculation linking Mercedes-Benz with a V8 Supercars debut. The unit is said to be capable of developing 447kW which is only 37kW shy of current V8.

Mercedes Nissan Join V8 Supercars. They join Nissan as new faces next year alongside traditional rivals Holden and Ford in the V8. Under the new regulations Mercedes-Benz would be able to use such engines as its DTM 40-litre DOHC V8.

Share this on Twitter. That dichotomy however is about to come to an end as both Nissan and Mercedes-Benz have announced plans to compete in the series as well with new V8 racers. Share this on Facebook.

The announcement due at 100pm today is exp CarReview. News video highlights calendar results and live timing from the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship formerly the V8 Supercars Championship. They join Nissan as new faces next year alongside traditional rivals Holden and Ford in the V8.

Well-funded race team in the Australian GT category Erebus Racing currently uses the SLS Mercedes-Benz and leads that 2012 championship with Peter Hackett driving. The announcement ends weeks of speculation linking Mercedes-Benz with a V8 Supercars debut.

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