Prodrive
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Synthetic fuel is one solution for reducing emissions that not only looks promising but also appears to be growing in popularity.
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Prodrive's BRX Hunter Dakar Rally racer to spawn road versionProdrive is developing a 500-hp, mid-engine, rally raid-style vehicle for the road.
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BRX Hunter: New Dakar Rally contender powered by Ford, designed by Callum, built by Prodrive
Prodrive has put its years of experience in rallying into developing a bespoke contender for the Dakar Rally.
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Prodrive to restore iconic race and rally cars
Classic cars have seen their values rise substantially over the past decade, but it's not only owners of road cars who have benefited. Many race and rally cars are proving to be shrewd investments for their owners, especially those driven in famous events or by famous drivers. A Ferrari Formula One...
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Prodrive chief wants to build an amphibious car
Prodrive, the Britain-based company known for building race cars and most recently supporting Subaru's record-setting run up the Transfăgărășan highway, has aquatic plans in its future. The company's boss, David Richards, wants to build an amphibious car. Richards said...
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Watch Prodrive build an Aston Martin Vantage GTE racer in 60 seconds
When it comes to racing, Aston Martin’s weapon of choice is the compact and lightweight Vantage sports car. However, the Vantage that takes to some of the world’s top racing tracks in events like the World Endurance Championship and United Sportscar Championship is very different to the...
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British motorsport and engineering firm Prodrive has come out with a new technology that allows it to produce sumptuous carbon fiber panels that can be ordered in virtually any hue. Colored carbon fiber is nothing new and has featured on a number of vehicles in the past, particularly those from Bugatti. Prodrive’s new technology, however, which has been in development for more than six months, produces the colored carbon fiber to the highest quality and durability required for a variety of applications. No details about the technology have been revealed, though Prodrive says it results...
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Is Prodrive Looking To Buy Cosworth?
Recently we brought you news that current owners of Cosworth, American racing names Gerry Forsythe and Kevin Kalkhoven, had put the legendary British tuner and engine manufacturer up for sale. Since then, reports out of the UK claim motorsport firm Prodrive is considering submitting a bid for...
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MINI Ends Its Involvement In WRC Competition
Citing “a very difficult commercial environment,” BMW Senior Vice President MINI Business Coordination and Brand Management, Dr. Kay Segler, has announced that MINI will end its factory involvement in the FIA World Rally Championship at the end of the 2012 season. The announcement comes...
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Ford Australia Moves FPV Tuning Division In House
The official tuner for Ford in Australia, Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), will be moved completely in house now that major shareholder Prodrive has decided to sell its stake to the automaker. FPV was operating under a joint venture agreement between Prodrive, which owned a 51 percent stake, and...
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MINI Is Back For The 2012 World Rally Championship
After missing a paperwork deadline for entry into the 2012 WRC, MINI is expected to announce its return to the series later this week.
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Prodrive Working On Road-Going MINI Countryman WRC: Report
MINI’s new World Rally Championship racer, based on the Countryman crossover and developed by British motorsports and engineering firm Prodrive, recently made its official world debut and has since been throwing up dirt at a number WRC events in Europe. Next year the rally car, officially...
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Since the first hintings of the return of the MINI name to the world stage of rallying last July, right up through to the testing stages and constant teasing, we have longed to know what form MINI’s efforts for the World Rally Championship (WRC) would take, and now we finally know. The new MINI WRC team was presented to the public over the weekend at an official launch ceremony at the brand’s vehicle plant in Oxford, UK. As previously reported, the team will only compete at six selected rounds in the 13-event 2011 FIA WRC season in order to prepare for a full push next year. The...
