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Porsche has outdone itself this time. The German automaker presented a new track-only creation based on the 911 GT2 RS at the Rennsport Reunion VI at Laguna Seca today called the 935. The vehicle is a modern-day recreation of the legendary 935 Moby Dick – a massively turbocharged take on the...

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO became the most expensive car ever to have the gavel dropped on it at an RM Sotheby’s auction during Monterey Car Week. How much did the the cavallo rosso sell for? A jaw-dropping $48.4 million. For context, that's more than a 30-bed teaching hospital would cost to...

Toyota has confirmed plans to build a hybrid hypercar based on the 1,000 hp GR Super Sport Concept. The Japanese automaker confirmed it is working on the next-generation hybrid hypercar in France today ahead of the 86th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Lessons learned throughout its six-year...

It’s almost hard to believe given its motorsporting excellence but until 1970, Porsche hadn’t won an overall victory at Le Mans. Then came the 917. Making somewhere in the neighborhood of 600 hp at the wheels thanks to a 4.9-liter flat 12 and tipping the scales at just 600 kg (~1,325 lbs), the...

The all-new Aston Martin Vantage broke  cover  today, but the British automaker was just getting started with the new product debuts. Also being shown by Aston today is the all-new, 2018 Vantage GTE racecar. It will be the automaker’s new challenger for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s GTE...

The brain trust at Porsche is starting to wonder if its motorsports budget might be better spent racing against Ferrari, McLaren, and Mercedes in Formula 1 rather than winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans against broken down Toyotas. Porsche has always had a tumultuous relationship with the single...

Lamborghini is potentially evaluating a full factory return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans within the next few years. However, CEO Stefano Domenicali stresses the company isn't in a hurry to jump from its current GT3 customer program into a full-blown factory-backed GTE team, where it would compete...

Panoz and its parent company, Green4U Technologies, unveiled a new all-electric race car concept with an eye on a future Le Mans entry. The folk favorite race team claims the new Green4U Panoz Racing GT-EV will deliver similar levels of performance and range to conventionally powered or hybrid...

The German automaker has confirmed development of the M8 and M8 GTE race car are underway. After teasing a short video of the BMW M8 yesterday, the company has shared photos of the heavily camouflaged prototype. BMW didn’t beat around the bush and this won’t be a watered-down M Sport model, but...

Porsche has unleashed its all-new race car at the 2016 L.A. Auto Show . The newly developed GT racer takes advantage of the breadth of new Le Mans 24 Hours GT regulations, said Porsche. Along with the 911 RSR’s systematic lightweight design, the German automaker has placed the flat-six engine...

Ford  is heading back to Le Mans this weekend after 50 years absent this year with the new GT and its entire team is busy preparing.  To make sure that its drivers are ready for any racetrack, a full race-car simulator was built at the Ford Technical Center in Concord, N.C. back in 2014, and is...

In 1980, Porsche needed a racer for the annual prestigious race at Le Mans. To meet Group 4 racing regulations, they needed to homologate one of their models. The result of the homologation was the 924 Carrera GT, a developed 924 Turbo that was distinct from the original 924, thanks to a wider...

Hi, 24 Hours of Le Mans 2015 impressions: Porsche 918 Spyder at the camping site: Porsche Cayman GT4: Lego 911 GT3 RSR (991): Porsche 919 hybrid #17 - porsche curve: Anarge curve at night: Audi TT clubsport turbo: More at my channal: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrGumoLunatic Toldi

Le mans has always blown me away in terms of the tech that's in the cars. Plus the racing seems to be the best, with passing happening so often that I don't even want to go pee or risk missing something huge! Now in this current season we have Hybrid race cars! Cars like the Audi R18 e-tron...

Great new commercial with the Audi R15 Le Mans racecar and it's soundtrack. Check it out! Audi: TDI Power|SpeedHunterz.com