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Volkswagen to run CNG Scirocco in Nurburgring 24 hours

Volkswagen is looking to follow up its victory at this year's Dakar rally with a completely different kind of alternative-fueled racer. While the diesel Touaregs raced across South America in January, a pair of natural gas-fueled Sciroccos will tackle the Nurburgring 24 hour race next month. The CNG-fueled coupes are powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four cylinder putting out just under 300 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. Volkswagen has optimized the CNG to take advantage of the 130 octane rating of the gaseous fuel, but the output still ... Read more →

LTC juices the Gumpert at the Nurburgring 24 Domenick Yoney

Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) is out to demonstrate the wide range of vehicles its batteries are suited for. A Gumpert Apollo, configured as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) for the HHF Hybrid Racing ...

Volkswagen to run CNG Scirocco in Nurburgring 24 hours 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen is looking to follow up its victory at this year's Dakar rally with a completely different kind of alternative-fueled racer. While the diesel Touaregs raced across South America in January, a pair of natural gas-fueled Sciroccos will tackle the Nurburgring 24 hour race next month. ...

LTC juices the Gumpert at the Nurburgring 24 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) is out to demonstrate the wide range of vehicles its batteries are suited for. A Gumpert Apollo, configured as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) for the HHF Hybrid Racing team, used a 9 Kwh version of their Gaia battery to cross the finish line with during the recent ...


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