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REPORT: Toyota Supra HV-R GT hybrid coming to LeMans

Toyota's pulled out of F1, but that doesn't mean the company has lost its will to win with cutting edge tech. Rumors suggest it's dusting off the underpinnings of the Hybrid Supra HV-R it used to win the Tokkachi 24-Hour race two years ago, and staring at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a glint in its eye. The Supra HV-R used a 473-horsepower V8 that gets help from regenerative braking, a quick-charging capacitor, and three additional electric motors: two in the front wheels, one in the back of the car. Toyota would need to upgrade the ... Read more →

Team Oreca to get first private Peugeot 908 HDi LMP1 in 2010 Sam Abuelsamid

For the past three years, Peugeot has had what has generally been considered to be the fastest Le Mans Prototype in the world, if not always the most reliable. The diesel-powered 908 HDi has ...

Audi commits to new Le Mans Intercontinental Cup for 2010 Sam Abuelsamid

Over the past decade, Audi has consistently used Le Mans prototype racing as a venue for proving out and improving technology that gets fed into production cars. That includes gasoline direct ...

ACO reveals 2010 Le Mans rules, diesels get more weight, less air Sam Abuelsamid

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which sanctions the 24 Hours of Le Mans and provides the basis for the rules used in the American Le Mans Series, has just published its rules changes for ...

Diesels finish 1,2,3 again at 24 Hours of Le Mans! Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Green GT offers glimpse of possible future product direction 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The 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 has come through with a eye-catching piece of automotive ...

1998 Panoz Q9: A hybrid race car ahead of its time 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

At next month's 12 Hours of Sebring, Corsa Motorsports will be debuting it's new Zytek hybrid drive LMP1 car, but this is far from the first hybrid race car in the American Le Mans Series. Back in 1998, the Panoz GTR-1 was nearing the end of its life-cycle as a competitive race car. As a last ...

AutoblogGreen movie review: Truth in 24 [w/VIDEO] 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

2008 marked the tenth year of Audi's Le Mans racing program and in that time the company has become one of the most successful manufacturers of all time in that category. To mark its tenth year - and the final year of the R10 TDI - as the factory representative in sports car endurance racing, the ...

Audi announces new R15 TDI diesel racer for Le Mans 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the Essen Motor Show in Germany, Audi has announced a new part of its 2009 motorsports program. After three years of running its pioneering R10 TDI, Audi's diesel racer is being replaced for 2009. The manufacturer has designed an all-new diesel powered R15 TDI. The R15 remains an open cockpit ...

Diesels are too fast for racing? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It seems that Audi and Peugeot's winning ways have not gone unnoticed by the powers-that-be in the assorted racing series in which they compete. Whenever a design does well in racing, you can count on a few things happening, usually either other teams begin using that particular technology, ...

Peugeot shows new 908 HY diesel-hybrid Le Mans racer! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Peugeot 908 HY for high-res images In the current world of big time international endurance racing, two cars stand head and shoulders above the rest, the Audi R10 TDI and the Peugeot 908 HDi. Put these two Le Mans Prototype class 1 cars, both powered by 5.5L turbo diesel V12s, on a ...

ALMS Green Challenge to kick off in October 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the beginning of the year we brought you initial news of the planned Green Challenge being implemented by the organizers of the American Le Mans Series. The announcement was made at the Detroit Motor Show, however details of how the initiative – co-sponsored by the Energy Department, the ...

Spoiler Alert: Diesels take top six positions at Le Mans 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you have the 24 hours of Le Mans on your DVR and don't want to know which diesel crew landed at the top of the podium then don't follow the jump. If you want to know who covered the most distance today go right ahead. ...

While Elon takes credit, Tesla Roadster heads to Le Mans 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While Tesla Chairman Elon Musk is taking credit for other people's work, the sales team is off continuing its European tour with a visit to Le Mans. While the diesel Audis and Peugeots were out tearing up the track and shattering track records, Tesla's Aaron Platshon was spotted tooling around the ...

Audi grabs second place in European Le Mans Series debut 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Since it's 2006 debut, the Audi R10 TDI has raced exclusively in the American Le Mans Series except for the annual June trek to France for the big all-day race. This past weekend a pair of R10s campaigned by the Joest team made their first run in the European Le Mans series with a second place ...

Peugeot to create a diesel hybrid Le Mans car, possibly racing in 2009! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Peugeot may well be the first team to run a hybrid vehicle at Le Mans and it looks like it will be a diesel, too. New Peugeot CEO recently told the French paper L'Equipe that a diesel-hybrid prototype is currently under development and that it may make some trial runs as soon as this June at Le ...

Eco Racing withdraws greenest racer from Sebring 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Life can be rough. I had just received a press notice telling me about this "green" race car, the Radical SR10 LMP1 prototype, that the British Eco Racing team has entered in the American Le Mans Series opener at Sebring. I did a little digging so I could better inform you when I found ...

Rumor: Toyota to race hybrid in Le Mans 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

According to AFP, the Japanese newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun is reporting Toyota plans to bring a hybrid to the Le Mans 24 hour race in France. An unnamed Toyota official told Yomiuri Shimbun, "Audi proved the superiority of the next generation diesel engine at Le Mans. Toyota wants to do the same ...

UK's defense minister quits job to race ethanol car 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

UK Defence Minister Lord Paul Drayson took a "leave of absence" (that's a nice way of saying he quit) from his job to race a bio-ethanol car in Le Mans. Here's part of what Lord Drayson said in a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown; As you know I have a passion for motor racing and over the past ...

In the AutoblogGreen Project Garage: 1966 Pontiac LeMans convertible 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Today we have the pleasure of introducing you to our new AutoblogGreen project car. The vehicle that you see in the photos is a 1966 Pontiac LeMans convertible. If you don't know what a LeMans is, or if the LeMans that you know is from the '80s, this is the car that the venerable GTO was based on. ...

Peugeot set to battle Audi at Le Mans, but will they last? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Peugeot 908 with the Audi R10 in the background The battle of the diesels is only a couple of weeks away now at the 24 hours of Le Mans and the Peugeot 908 and Audi R10 met on the track for the first time last weekend during the pre-race test day. Until now the Audis have been running the ...

Dow Automotive to supply particulate filters for Peugeot 908 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Dow Automotive is teaming up with Peugeot to supply particulate filters for the 908 HDi that will be running in the 24 Hours of LeMans in June. Peugeot will be joining Audi as the second team in the big-boy LMP1 class to run diesel engines. The 908 is a closed cockpit prototype powered by a 5.5L ...

Peugeot 908 livery unveiled - View our gallery 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We have shown you the Peugeot 908 racecar a few times now, and even video of the machine on the racetrack. Now, we can show you the official livery of the vehicle. Interested? Check out the gallery, hosted over at Autoblog. The reason that this vehicle is here on the green side of things is the ...

Video of the Peugeot 908 HDI on the track 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Peugeot's new diesel powered LeMans racer hit the pavement at the Paul Ricard circuit in France last week and video is now available on YouTube. Peugeot will be running two of these torque monsters against the Audi R10s at the LeMans this June. Check out the new car in all its tail-wagging, bare ...

Peugot diesel LeMans racer hits the track 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res testing pics of the 908 HDi Peugeot first showed off their new diesel powered LeMans challenger at the Paris Motor Show last September. This June they will we taking on the totally dominant Audi R10s at le Sarthe and it should make for an exciting show. ...

Audi R10 racer to attack LeMans on biodesiel 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Audi, which has been winning races with their diesel powered R10 race car, has decided to attempt the next Le Mans race on biodiesel. Audi and VW are hoping that their racing successes will transition to additional knowledge on biofuel vehicles to be produced for public consumption. The ...

Paris Motor Show: Puegot shows their diesel LeMans racer 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The green evolution in big-time racing is continuing. Audi may be getting some serious competition for overall victory at LeMans since 1999 (the Bentley victory was really a closed top R8 in spite of the British racing green paint job). Today Peugeot finally showed off their new 2007 LeMans ...

More green racers coming to LeMans 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Gasoline-fueled cars have long dominated most racing classes around the world. But they have definitely not had an exclusive. As far back 1931 Dave Evans' Cummins Diesel Special, became the first car to complete the Indy 500 without a pit stop. At various times methanol fueled cars have run in ...

Peugeot going diesel for 2007 Le Mans race 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Not just Audi is betting on diesel engines for its endurance racers. Peugeot decided to enter the Le Mans 24 Hours race with a car powered by a Hdi diesel engine equipped with a diesel particulate filter. More than 60% of all Peugeot-Citroen cars sold are equipped with diesel engines, and more than ...


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