Nurburgring

The VW Scirocco has caused quite a bit of excitement among car enthusiasts who have refused to give up on Volkswagen after all these years. The new 2009 Scirocco has been met with a huge reception in the European markets, and as a promotional piece and standing on its own. The high performance VW Scirocco GT24 was developed as an attempt at one of the most demanding endurance races in the world,

Senior Volkswagen personnel were present at Rally Germany last weekend as reported by rallye-magazin.de. Michel Bernard and Uwe Balds, two senior figures from the VW Motorsport department, were present. Uwe Balds is responsible for press activities at VW Motorsport. This visit adds further speculation that VW will commit to a WRC programme, incorporating the new regs, [...]

It may have already had its worldwide unveiling at the British Motor Show, but that does not mean the work of engineers is over. Caught once again by our resident Spy photographer, here is the Lotus Evora in it's full glory, shed of all the annoying camoflage its great to actually see what the model looks like on the road.A far cry from its pure performance orientated models currently found in the

Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupes, Supercars, Acuraclick above to high-res gallery of Acura NSX spy shotsThe spy shots we showed you earlier of an Acura NSX prototype on the street were taken in Germany near the famed Nurburgring test track. Of course, any prototype driving around the 'Ring will eventually be driving on the 'Ring, and so it was today for Acura's future supercar. KGP photographers sn

Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupes, Videos, Supercars, AcuraClick above to view video after the jumpBy now we've all seen the myriad number of spy shots showing Acura's prototype for the 2010 NSX running around the Nurburgring in Germany. We've also heard the news that Honda CEO Fukui-san wants his NSX to beat any lap times at the 'Ring set by the Nissan GT-R and Lexus LF-A. Thanks to our friends at

Incluso hoy en día Nurburgring tiene un encanto especial, pero en su época dorada cuando los Fórmula 1 disputaban en el infierno verde el Gran Premio de Alemania tenía que ser algo realmente espectacular.No podemos volver a los años sesenta, pero gracias al vídeo nueve minutos que he encontrado del G.P. de Alemania del 67 podremos rememorar aquellos gloriosos años en los que en coches que h

I highly advice watching all 3minutes and 19 seconds and an extra pair of boxers is advised-The engine sound is just amazing. Even though it’s pretty early stages of development the car has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

LeftLaneNews has the latest spy photos of the facelifted Range Rover Sport. Spy photographers caught Land Rover engineers lapping the Nurburgring in Germany possibly with the new 5.0L petrol V8. If you look closely at these photos you'll notice the front bumper is bolted on, which has us wondering if this bumper is merely a disguise. Could there be a radical new bumper design underneath? Stay tune

Noriyuki Haga won both races today in the World Superbike Championship at the Nurburgring, unbelivable for a rider who is not fully fit after recently having surgery on his broken right collarbone. Haga won race 1 on the Honda followed by Troy Bayliss on the Ducati after swapping the lead a couple of times until Bayliss [...]

Noriyuki Haga put himself firmly in the World Superbike championship picture with a superb double win at the Nurburgring. A thrilling battle in the rain between the Japanese rider and his Yamaha team-mate Troy Corser was brought to a premature end by the red flags. Corser was leading the second race as the flags came [...]

WSS : 2008 Nurburgring - BE1 Racing - Sunday reportF1SA, UK - Jun 15, 2008For the first time in the season Triumph Italia BE1 Racing’s riders were not able to finish into the points. That has happened in the sixth round of the WSS ...

WSS Race results - Nurburgringcrash.net, UK - Jun 15, 2008Mark Aitchison AUS Triumph Italia BE1 Racing 675 16 laps completed 23. Massimo Roccoli ITA Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni YZF - R6 15 laps completed 24. ...

This weekend the World Superbikes are at the Nuburgring in Germany, the second new circuit of the calendar within two weeks and the first time that a round of the Superbike World Championship has been held there since 1999. Max Neukirchner on the Suzuki will make his first appearance in World Superbikes on home soil.   [...]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sqdA9K43M Mazdaspeed 3 (MPS) 2007 Brakes & Tires Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/disc Driveline: Front Wheel Drive Tires F-R: 215/45 R18 Engine Displacement cu in (cc): 138 (2260) Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 263(196) / 5500 Redline at RPM: 6700 Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 280(380) / 3000 Type: Turbocharged Inline-4 Exterior Dimensions & Wei

Filed under: PlayStation Store, PlayStation Network, News For those of you racing fans who’ve been looking around the world of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue for your favorite tracks and walking away depressed, it seems a new dowloadable expansion may coming (it isn’t said to be an expansion, but releasing another full demo/game seems silly). The expansion [...]

If you're a GT racing fan, watch the Nurburgring 24 hour race for free. You can view a live stream video feed on: -streaming.html. The cars rolled out of the pits this morning at 5:41AM PT. You've got to love technology.(via autoblog)

Cadillac CTS-V 2009 Brakes & Tires Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc Driveline: Rear Wheel Drive Tires F-R: 255/40 R19 - 285/35 R19 Engine Displacement cu in (cc): 376 (6162) Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 550(410) / 6200 Redline at RPM: n.a. Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 550(745) / 6200 Type: Supercharged V8 Exterior Dimensions & Weight Length × Width × Height in: 19

[click on image to enlarge] A car enthusiast worth his weight knows what this means: One Lap on Nurburgring - 07:59:32 For those of you that don’t, that means the car you see above, the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V, helmed by John Heinricy, did the infamous Nurburgring auto engineer’s hell in less than eight minutes. The 2009 Cadillac CTS-V [...]

Test Drive News From NURBURG, Germany that, Cadillac announced today that the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V high-performance sedan sets a new Nurburgring sedan lap record, running a 7:59.32 lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in the hands of GM Performance Division's John Heinricy.This is thought to be the fastest-ever lap time for a production sedan on this demanding 73-corner, 12.9-mile racetrack.The red

May.1,2008, Nissan today announced that its 2009 GT-R supercar achieved a lap time at the infamous Nurburgring in Germany of seven minutes and 29 seconds.Recorded on April 16 and 17, the GT-R used was a base specification car and fitted with the standard Japanese market tires. Driven by GT-R chief test driver Tochio Suzuki, this latest lap time beats the previous fastest time for the GT-R by nine seconds.The previous best lap time for GT-R of 7:38, also driven by Suzuki, was one of the fastest laps achieved by a production car despite conditions being slightly damp on two corners.“At last year’s testing, we were frustrated by the conditions at the Nurburgring, always believing that the GT-R could go under seven minutes 30 seconds,” said Kazutoshi Mizuno, Chief Vehicle Engineer for GT

Source: Autoblog.comWhen the 193-MPH Nissan GT-R set a lap time of 7:38 last year at the 'Ring, besting cars like the Porsche GT3, Lamborghini Murcielago, and Mercedes SLR, the Nissan team was disappointed. There were two damp corners on the track, and everyone was quite sure that the car, piloted by official test driver Tochio Suzuki, could go faster.Now it has. With a completely dry track, the base model Godzilla-san wearing stock Japanese-market tires shaved 9 seconds off its previous best time, posting a lap time of 7:29. On that same lap, it leapfrogged the Porsche GT2, Koenigsegg, and SLR 722 GT. Now it's flashing its headlights at the Carrera GT and Pagani Zonda F Clubsport, both about one second up the road. So if the standard model on stock tires does 7:29, and the more powerful,

Alfa Romeo has been turning out some impossibly beautiful cars. Unfortunately, most of the line-up is lacking the grunt to back up its killer looks, with the 8C Competizione floating beyond reproach atop the range and a huge gap down to the standard production models. Alfa is apparently looking to bridge that gap, however, with [...]

Alfa Romeo has been turning out some impossibly beautiful cars. Unfortunately, most of the line-up is lacking the grunt to back up its killer looks, with the 8C Competizione floating beyond reproach atop the range and a huge gap down to the standard production models. Alfa is apparently looking to bridge that gap, however, with the 159 GTA.In the video after the jump, you'll see footage of a 159 decked out with enormous AMG Black Series-style vents and four squat tailpipes from which you can clearly hear a monstrous engine resonate. The test mule, spotted near the Nurburgring in Germany, looks like a further development of the one spied last summer. Although curiously, rather than wearing camouflage, it's all decked out in big Alfa Romeo decals as if to scream "look at me" in true Italian

Based on the reports by Auto Express and Japanese car magazine Holiday Auto, Lexus insiders have revealed that the upcoming 552 bhp Lexus LF-A sports car has lapped the Nurburgring in 7minutes and 24 seconds surpassing the current record time set by the Pagani Zonda F at 7 minutes and 27 seconds and even beating the record time set by the all-new Porsche 911 GT2 (7:32 AutoBild, 7:25 AutoExpress).The German Nurburgring has been considered as the benchmark for measuring the performance of sports car like Porsche but recent achievements posted by Japanese automakers like Nissan and Lexus seems to threaten European sports car manufacturers. Right now the GT-R and LF-A sports cars are going head-to-head with European sports car. Last September, the Nissan GT-R lapped the Nurburgring in 7 minut

Ring MasterNissan's new GT-R was at long last officially unveiled to a massed scrum of the world's media at the Tokyo Motor Show this week. Accompanying the launch, the company had this fantastic video clip, which proves beyond doubt the new machine's capabilities. Porsche be afraid. Be very afraid.Click here for a host of new shots and Nissan's official press release about the car. And stay tuned for more Tokyo coverage!

Perfecto manejo de Fernando Alonso a lo largo de todo el caótico GP de Europa afectado por fuertes lluvias al comienzo y al final del GP. Felipe Massa perdió la victoria del GP cuando Alonso lo superó dramáticamente faltando 4 vueltas para el final bajo condiciones de pista mojada. El campeonato arde, Lewis Hamilton no pudo sumar y perdió 10 puntos de ventaja con Alonso y 8 con Massa. Raikkonen tuvo que abandonar cuando iba tercero por lo que esto ha complicado la esperanza de Kimi para ganar el campeonato quedando a 18 puntos de Hamilton faltando un máximo de 70 puntos. Impensable pero meritorio tercer lugar para Mark Webber con su Red Bull. En cuarta posición y a 2 décimas del australiano finalizó Alex Wurz quien sabe aprovechar las oportunidades que se originan en los grandes premios complicados. Las previsiones de lluvia para el comienzo del GP se confirmaron justo en la mitad de la primer vuelta. Raikkonen picaba en punta seguido por Alonso y Massa. En la segunda curva

Pos Piloto Escudería Tiempo 1 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:31.450 2 F. Alonso McLaren 1:31.741 3 F. Massa Ferrari 1:31.778 4 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:31.840 5 R. Kubica BMW 1:32.123 6 M. Webber Red Bull 1:32.476 7 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:32.478 8 J. Trulli Toyota 1:32.501 9 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:32.570 10 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:33.833 11 N. Rosberg Williams 1:31.978 12 A. Wurz Williams 1:31.996 13 G. Fisichella Renault 1:32.010 14 R. Barrichello Honda 1:32.221 15 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:32.451 16 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:32.838 17 J. Button Honda 1:32.983 18 S. Speed Toro Rosso 1:33.038 19 V. Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:33.148 20 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:33.151 21 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:34.500 22 M. Winkelhock Spyker F1 1:36.940

Pos Piloto Escudería Tiempo Vueltas 1 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:33.339 28 2 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:33.478 28 3 F. Massa Ferrari 1:33.590 27 4 F. Alonso McLaren 1:33.637 30 5 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:33.668 18 6 J. Trulli Toyota 1:33.746 22 7 N. Rosberg Williams 1:33.845 24 8 J. Button Honda 1:33.880 36 9 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:34.146 22 10 R. Kubica BMW 1:34.221 19 11 M. Webber Red Bull 1:34.235 29 12 A. Wurz Williams 1:34.264 21 13 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:34.357 26 14 R. Barrichello Honda 1:34.411 26 15 G. Fisichella Renault 1:34.431 28 16 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:34.446 25 17 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:34.504 19 18 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:34.554 26 19 S. Speed Toro Rosso 1:35.320 26 20 V. Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:35.653 24 21 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:36.527 25 22 M. Winkelhock Spyker F1 1:37.319 19

Honda believes it should be capable of challenging for points again at this weekend’s European Grand Prix. After a dismal start to the year, Honda has shown signs of progress recently, with Jenson Button taking the final point in France. But the team appeared to take a step back again at Silverstone - where poor qualifying pace limited Rubens Barrichello and Button to ninth and tenth on race day. Barrichello hopes he can go one better at the Nurburgring and break his points duck for 2007. “I more…

AC Schnitzer ha messo le mani sulla Mini Cooper S proponendo la sua personale versione di una delle auto più ammirate. Esteticamente è stato introdotto lo spoiler antriore e posteriore verniciato, alettone al lunotto, bandelle sottoporta, sarico sportivo con doppio terminale cromato e sospensioni testate al Nurburgring dotati di nuove molle e ammortizzatori più performanti. (more…) mini cooper s, Mini cooper s schnitzer

Una Bentley Continental GT è stata scovata da InsideLine durante alcuni test al Nurburgring. Probabilmente si tratta di un restyling della potente Bentley e i test dovrebbero essere di quest’inverno. Tante le novità. (more…) bentley, bentley continental GT, restyling bentley

Dal Nurburgring arrivano alcune foto-spia di una Porsche Cayenne davvero molto particolore con una curiosa applicazione nella parte inferiore dello scudo paraurti anteriore, serie di apparecchiature di misurazione che fanno capolino da dietro la plancia in abitacolo, carrozzeria molto posticcia (parafanghi laterali con rivetti in stile 993 GT2, mancanza dello scudetto ufficiale, scarico posteriore “temporaneo”). (more…) porsche, porsche cayenne, porsche nurburgring

At an exclusive Aston Martin track day for V8 Vantage N24 customers held at the Nordschleife on 24 April, Aston Martin announced exciting plans for this year's ADAC 24-hour Nürburgring endurance race, to be held over 9 -10 June.Following last year's success with a near production standard V8 Vantage, the Aston Martin team will be returning to the gruelling German circuit with an added presence, forming one half of an epic week of endurance racing for the marque.Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ulrich Bez, said: "Aston Martin has always been associated with endurance racing and June will be a very exciting month starting with the Nürburgring 24-hour race followed by Le Mans a week later."Our motorsport strategy has always been to get many Aston Martins competing in races all over the world and this week in June will see that plan further realised."Aston Martin will enter two N24 cars at the Nürburgring, which will be joined by a customer N24 team and a specially developed D

Dopo le anticipazioni di qualche giorno fa sulla nuova Bmw Serie 7, vi proponiamo questo video di Edmunds che mostra l’ammiraglia tedesca che corre al limite tra i cordoli del Nurburgring. Auto Shop Italia 2009 BMW 7 Series Drifting Spy Video by Edmunds Inside Line 00:10 bmw, bmw serie 7 video

Auto Express ha scovato l’Aston Martin DBS (quella usata nel film 007) mentre svolgeva alcuni test sul circuito del Nurburgring. Sotto il suo cofano danzano 12 pistoni su un totale di 6 litri di cilindrata. Ma la potenza massima è ben superiore ai 450 cavalli della DB9. (more…) Aston Martin, aston martin DBS 007, nurburgring

Dopo l’incredibile carriera in Formula 1, il sette volte campione del mondo, Michael Schumacher, comincia a raccogliere i primi riconoscimenti. Il circuito “corto” del Nurburgring, il tracciato utilizzato dal campionato del mondo di F1, possiede, ora, una curva a lui dedicata. La Curva Schumacher si trova tra la Shell Curve e la Dunlop curve ed è una veloce curva a sinistra. (more…) formula 1, nuburgring, Schumacher

For those attending the 36th ADAC Zurich 24 Hour Race 2008 in May, Toyota has a treat for you. Motor Authority is reporting that a prototype racing version of the as yet to finalized LF-A uber-Lexus will be running round the 'Ring. This impresses us because any 24 Hour race is murder on a vehicle. But one at the Nurburgring? That borders on suicidal. Which we like. The final production specs haven't been released/announced yet, but just to jog your memory we're talking about a 4.8-liter V10 kicking out more than 500 horsepower that powers the hot Lexus to more than 200 mph. This prototype racer raises the bar with bigger wheels and brakes, a Superbird-inspired rear wing, tenny-tiny racing style side mirrors; and at least a dozen new inlets, scallops and scoops. Plus, the insid

Pistonheads (PH) reveals that the Nissan GT-R that pushed aside Porsche's Nurburgring record is not-- as previously reported-- a current production car. Nissan's 'ring-er was a modified Japanese GT-R: a better-handling version GT-R that's headed for the U.S. and European markets. Allegedly. More specifically, PH says the record holder had a "number of tweaks that are intended for its European launch... Nissan is understood to be including three harder engine mounts and a stiffer transaxle mount for the US version, resulting in an even finer tuned suspension and powertrain. The European GT-R will be enhanced further with a recalibrated rear diff and slightly revised steering, although this will be signed off in September." Bottom line: it's unclear if the GT

All the big boys test their latest performance gear on the Nurburgring's Nordschleife. But only the truly committed (and confident) campaign their gestating hotness at the Nurburgring's 24-hour endurance race. We've already reported that Toyota will be challenging the event with their Lexus LF-A supercar (despite its being a good year off from launching). But even before ToMoCo