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0Report: Toyota to return to Le Mans with LMP1 hybrid in 2012 1318628460
Toyota will reportedly challenge diesel-burning entries from Audi and Peugeot at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans by fielding a hybrid prototype LMP1 racer of its own. The Japanese automaker is expected to participate in a handful of 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship races, but its main focus ...
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VIDEO: Protoscar Lampo3 laps Le Mans, wins prize 1308607440
We've seen footage from both the Nissan Leaf Nismo RC and the Green GT race machine representin' at the "Le Mans vers le Futur" (Le Mans Towards the Future) demonstration event at the recent 24 hours of Le Mans. Now we can add video of the Protoscar Lampo3 to the cinematic library as it struts ...
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Nissan Leaf Nismo RC to hit the track at Le Mans 1307141760
In mid-May, the Nissan Leaf Nismo RC took to the track for a shakedown. Come late next week, the electric racer will return for more on-track action. Nissan has just announced that the Leaf Nismo RC will hit the tarmac during the "Le Mans vers le futur," a demonstration event that will take ... -
Audi e-tron spins around the track at 24 Hours of Le Mans *UPDATE 1276541700
Audi e-tron at Le Mans – Click above for high-res imageWe've seed the Audi e-tron on the road, had a chance to sit shotgun for a quick ride and have taken our share of pictures of this R8-based electric car. None of these things, though, is quite as fun as taking the car around the track ... -
Audi TDI triumphs again at Le Mans with variable geometry turbos 1276535640
By now you've no doubt heard that Audi returned to the top of the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year after losing out to Peugeot in 2009. Even though the Audi R15+ was much improved this year, it still didn't have the outright speed to match the French diesels. Still, the extra speed did ...
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Diesels grab first 7 slots in first Le Mans qualifying session, Peugeot on top 1276206900
Peugeot 908 HDi practicing for 2010 Le Mans – Click above for high-res image galleryIt looks like the Peugeot and Audi diesels will again be the cars to keep up with at Le Mans this year. During Wednesday night's first qualifying session for this weekend's 24-hour-race, the four Peugeot ... -
Peugeot diesels take top spots at 12 hours of Sebring 1269367140
2010 12 Hours of Sebring – Click above for high-res image galleryIt has been said that the automobile was born in Germany, but it went to finishing school in France. We think that was supposed to be in reference to Bugatti, but in celebration of their first ever win at the Twelve Hours of ... -
Diesels finish 1,2,3 again at 24 Hours of Le Mans! 1245069720
At this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Peugeot 908 HDi finally broke Audi's decade long stranglehold on the endurance classic. For the past two years, Peugeot had clearly had the speed advantage over the Audi R10 TDI but the team failed to keep the cars running reliably enough to beat the more ...
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Green GT offers glimpse of possible future product direction 1242236700
Green GT design study - Click above for a hi-res galleryThe paint is barely dry on their all-electric race car and already the gang at Green GT are thinking about what should come next. The ambitious Swiss-based team commissioned a design study from ISD Valencienne graduate, Thomas Clavet, who ...

