Showing posts with label nurburgring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nurburgring. Show all posts

Friday, February 18, 2011

Video: Volkswagen Golf24 enduro racer hits the track


Volkswagen stunning new wide-body racing Golf was recently shown in the photographic mode, and now we finally have a few sounds and moving images of Golf24 endurance race thanks to a new VWvideo.

The man was racing on a track leads some shakedown runs filmed before it addresses the 24 Hour race. This is not just a few STEPS-up golf fitted with a roll cage: Under the hood sits a turbocharged 2.5-liter five-cylinder in-line production of 434 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque. The go-fast energy is channeled through a six-speed sequential gearbox and sent to all four wheels. Click past the jump in Volkswagen to see Golf24 in action.


Sunday, February 13, 2011

VW headed to Nürburgring enduro with Golf24 racer


Volkswagen will be at the Nurburgring 24-hour race this year after that, the new Golf24 race car. It's a hot little number and we will see it to take to the track during the official race events, which extend from June 23 to 26.

Under the hood, Volkswagen 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five engine, even though output was pushed to 434 hp and 398 pound-feet of torque. This power is managed by a six-speed sequential gearbox and runs on the ground of permanent four-wheel drive. Combine that with a body that has been optimized to keep the car as flat as possible around corners, and what we have here, golf is a really fast that is willing to eat the competition.

The last time was a Volkswagen Golf in a race at the Nürburgring in 2007, when a 296-hp, front-wheel-drive as a whole placed eighth. Since then, the automaker's Scirocco GT24 for 'ring made mandatory, but since 2011 marks the 35th Anniversary of the infamous GTI hot hatch, it was decided that VW was a completely new Golf-based car in order. Follow the jump for the official press release.

Monday, January 17, 2011

James Glickenhaus' P4/5 Competizione makes maiden track voyage



Jim Glickenhaus and his team for their stunning Ferrari P4 / 5 Competizione their first taste of track time with a short sprint around a closed course. After Glickenhaus, the run went better than the Ferrari remain unique interpretation to shed light on his feet and looks easy. Despite tests on a relatively short distance, Glickenhaus was able to ratchet up the car third gear before to call it quits.

As you may recall, is the Ferrari P4 / 5 Competitizione cut pieces of carbon fiber and borrows from the dark similar Ferrari F430. The last time we saw the cars were Glickenhaus and his team to shake off the final touches on the car for his first.

The Glickenhaus Ferrari P4 / 5 Competizione is at war against the rest of the fighters at this year's 24 Hours of Nürburgring wage. This means that this animal square off against the likes of the Porsche 918 RSR and a number of other high-powered creations. We can not wait.