Honda HSV-10 GT: Specs and Photo Gallery
The presence of Honda’s famous NSX in Japan’s Super GT circuit will finally end with the introduction of the HSV-10 GT. The HSV has already been spied testing at Japan’s Suzuka F1 Track. Honda has now released official photos of the HSV (Honda Sports Velocity) as well as a few performance specs.
The GT gets a Honda 3.4L V-8 (wait, Honda makes V-8s?) producing 496 hp and 289 lb-ft of torque, according to The Torque Report.
Follow the jump for more photos
Tokyo Auto Salon: New Toyota FT-86 G Sports Concept
Toyota is getting attention at the Tokyo Auto Salon today with the unveiling of the updated FT-86 G Sports concept. This is the latest version of the “Toyobaru” joint project between Toyota and Subaru. The G sports concept features a much more track-ready appearance from the outside, including more substantial air intakes and brake vents, and a hard-to-miss rear spoiler.
Power comes from Subaru’s 2.0-L, 4-cylinder Boxer , which has been given a turbo boost. Specs are not yet known, although there is speculation that it could share similar numbers with the Boxer found in Japan’s Limited Impreza R205. Ride height has been lowered by 30mm, compared to the original FT-86, and grip is provided by a set of Bridgestone Potenza RE050s on 19″ rims.
Porsche 911 GT3 R Photo Gallery
Inside line has posted a photo gallery of the new Porsche 911 GT3 R. The updated version of the GT3 is designed to be more drivable and easier to handle. The 4.0L, 6-cylinder boxer engine puts out 473 hp thanks to a turbocharger. Its got plenty of racing goodies too, like traction control, ABS, and the GT3 RS’s wide body. Treat your eyes to some Porsche goodness after the jump!
Source: Inside Line
Misfit Shelby Hopes to Find Buyer This Time Around
We reported a couple months back about a rare 1965 Shelby Daytona up for auction at Mecum. The seller had hoped to have his car become a record-holder with a final bid between $10,000,000 and $11,000,000. The final bid was nowhere near those figures. The seller and Mecum group claim there was a post-auction offer of as much as $7,500,000, but the seller was still unsatisfied.
Here we go again. The seller is pushing the Shelby coupe on the block once again, hoping this season’s Monterey auction will bring in a willing buyer up to the seller’s financial standards.
That’s going to be a hard sell. With a shaky economy, classic American car values in the dumps, and an astonishingly high sales expectation, we find it very unlikely this car will hit the eight-figure mark. The only cars we can count hitting eleven million have been Ferrari’s revered 250 Testa Rossas and GTOs. Still, this Daytona is in marvelous condition, is extremely rare, and has real history behind it.
Formula 1’s Insurrection is Back on
Looks like the Formula 1 war between the governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) will be back on after a peacetime discussion fell through.
The FIA previously agreed to give up the regulatory demands it planned to instate if FOTA dropped its bid to start a separate racing league. Things have since gone sour again. While reports are going back and forth, the breakup seems to be due to the FIA’s demand that any agreement be reached with unanimity among all the F1 teams–not just those with FOTA.
Looks like the only way this’ll be solved is with violence. Lots of it.
Max Mosley’s Reign of Terror Comes to an End
Max Mosley will not run for re-election as president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), European racing’s governing body. The longtime English federation manager, and notorious Nazi-dressing sex freak, will be stepping down after a rebellion by the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA).
Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger Set for Redneck Racing (NASCAR)
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The Ford and Dodge motorsport divisions are going to submit versions of their pony cars to compete in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series. It’s no surprise that NASCAR’s antics have grown stale; audience attendance and TV viewership are really down. To make matters worse, GM’s cut funding for its NASCAR-related production. The Mustang/Challenger move is meant to better link their sport coupes to racing. Don’t expect the NASCAR viariants to be “stock” or even along of the lines of Le Mans and Rolex GTs: the cars will still little in common with their street siblings. This comes as NASCAR management and team owners were considering abandoning the auto marques altogether. The plan would have permitted teams to employ in-house vehicles under heavy guidelines. Like it or not: NASCAR is a personality-driven sport.download jingle all the way free
Video: A Glance Back at Racing's Greatest Tragedy
Here are a couple of clips, one black & white, the other in color, of racing’s ultimate tragedy. In the early summer of 1955, French driver Pierre Levegh’s Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR clipped Lance Macklin’s Austin-Healey, sending the silver Benz airborne at high speed and into a dirt barrier. The angle and velocity of the Benz caused it flip further and fragment. Heavy debris killed bystanders, but things quickly got worse when the magnesium alloy that made up the body violently reacted to the ignited fuel tank. Over eighty people lost their lives–including Levegh.
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