GT3
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The Weissach package from Porsche turns a good sports car into focused track machine, usually by reducing the weight or improving the aero, or both. Typically, this is a package only offered on the most hardcore Porsche products. We're talking the 918 Spyder, 911 GT2 RS and the 911 GT3 RS. Perhaps down the road however, Porsche could extend the Weissach goodies into other lower-tier models in the family. "I think saving weight makes sense in all cars nowadays," Andreas Preuninger, who heads the development of Porsche's GT models, explained to Digital Trends in an interview published Tuesday...
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McLaren to launch one-make racing series in 2018, new 720S GT3 race car in 2019McLaren wants to take the owners of its cars racing and on Tuesday announced plans for a new GT one-make race series coming in 2018. Alongside the race series announcement, McLaren also revealed that a new 720S GT3 race car is under development and will arrive for track duty in 2019. The one-make...
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Latest BMW Art Car sparkles with augmented reality
BMW's history of dedicated Art Cars—a practice started in 1975—has reached a new level of creativity with the latest iteration. Cao Fei, the creator of the #18 BMW M6 GT3 Art Car, imagined what you see here: a BMW Art Car with augmented reality. The M6 GT3 Art Car itself is a...
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2012 Nissan GT-R GT3 Race Car Makes Debut
Nissan has unveiled a new racing version of its GT-R supercar designed to meet the FIA-GT3 regulations. The stunning race car was developed by JR Motorsports together with Nissan’s own motorsports division, Nismo, and it’s already had its first competitive outing. The GT-R GT3 was...
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Audi R8 LMS Racing Simulator Races In To Gamescom 2011
If you think the racing sim setup you have in your living room is impressive, think again. Audi's racing simulator on show at videogame show Gamescom 2011 in Cologne, Germany makes a mockery of your steering wheel and pedals combo. That's because Audi has created an entire R8 LMS GT3 race car...
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2011 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Race Car In The Works
We’ve already seen race bred versions of the Aston Martin Vantage designed for the GT2 and GT4 competitions but now Aston Martin and its racing division, Aston Martin Racing (AMR), is developing a new GT3 car. Based on the V12 Vantage production car already in showrooms, the new Vantage GT3...
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Three weeks ago we brought you some of the first images on the Internet of a GT3 racing prototype of the 2012 McLaren MP4-12C. Today, McLaren confirmed the program, revealing a computer rendering and its plans for the race car. Partnered with CRS Racing, McLaren will deliver the first MP4-12C-based GT3 race cars in time for the 2012 season. The first MP4-12C GT3 racers to hit track will be factory McLaren/CRS efforts though: a handful of European GT races during the 2011 season will be used as part of the car's development. "Racing is in our blood--it was natural to develop a GT3 car...
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2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Priced From $430,190
Mercedes-Benz, or more correctly, AMG, has developed a new racing version of the SLS AMG gullwing sports car built along the lines of the FIA sanctioned GT3 series. The new race is now available to order by privateer teams but first deliveries won’t start until February of next year. Anyone...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
First Look At Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Race Car
Mercedes-Benz, or more correctly, AMG, is developing a new racing version of the SLS AMG gullwing sports car that will be built along the lines if the FIA sanctioned GT3 series. The new race car won’t be ready until the 2011 season but we can already get a taste of what to expect thanks to...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
BMW Z4 GT3 Customer Race Car With M3 V-8 Coming In 2010
First deliveries will start in the second quarter of 2010 and pricing is estimated to be around $425,765.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Porsche's $1,700 Starter Battery Option For Boxster Spyder, 911 GT3
Perhaps only Porsche, with its long legacy of pricey options, could consider charging $1,700 for a starter battery. To be fair, this isn't just any old 12-Volt lead-acid starter battery. It's a lightweight, lithium-ion pack with a similar form factor and the same mounts as a standard battery. It's...
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Reiter Engineering updates the Gallardo GT3 for 2010
Late last year we brought you Reiter Engineering's Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Strada. Based around the Reiter Engineering factory-backed GT3 entry, the Strada is a street legal version of that car. Now Reiter has updated the GT3 to 2010 FIA specifications and with it has opened up the possibility for...
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Magneto rheological (MR) fluid has some pretty amazing properties. It can change from a low-viscosity liquid to a very stiff, nearly solid substance in milliseconds with the mere application of a magnetic field. Now that technology is heading from shock absorbers to engine mounts, and the first car to get the new mounts is the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3. Why go so far into high technology for a relatively simply engine mount? Because controlling the noise and vibration of the powertrain can improve stability and traction, especially during 'transient torque events' - times when coming off or...
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Porsche-Nissan 'Ring battle goes another round: 2010 GT3 down to 7:40 unofficial
Laying claim to the title of the fastest run around the Nurburgring's Nordschleife is one of the most coveted titles among the performance elite carmakers. The latest development from Germany has Porsche claiming a 7 minute 40 second unofficial time during an open test day at the hands of the...
Nelson Ireson -
Ferrari F430 Scuderia ready for GT3 competition
This year's FIA GT3 European Championship will have a new competitor in the form of the Ferrari F430 Scuderia GT3. The car will be a successor to the standard Ferrari F430 GT3, which managed to win the GT3 championship in 2007. While this in itself is nothing special, what’s interesting is...
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Porsche unveils facelifted 911 GT3
Following the release of the facelifted Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera 4 models late last year and the new Targa, come the first details and images for the updated 911 GT3. Porsche has continued its tradition of only implementing minimal changes to the styling of its race-bred GT3, opting to focus...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Race car inspired Gallardo GT3 Strada by Reiter Engineering
German racing and engineering firm Reiter Engineering has unveiled a road-going variant of its Lamborghini Gallardo racing car called the GT3 Strada. Reiter Engineering is the factory-backed entry for the Lamborghini team in the FIA GT Championships, and is well known for its development of...
Alex Kaufmann
