Le Mans

Lucas di Grassi Takes Over from Allan McNish in Audi’s 2014 WEC Driver Lineup

AutoVolt / 4 February, 2014

With Allan McNish (GB) having retired from Endurance Racing, Le Mans and motorsport in general, Audi have promoted formula Formula One driver and Formula E’s most well known Drivers’ Club member, Lucas di Grassi (BR) to the role of regular driver. Di Grassi will be joining Audi’s title defenders Loïc Duval (F) and Tom Kristensen […]

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A Hybrid Heart Beats Within Toyota Racing in 2014

AutoVolt / 30 January, 2014

Toyota Racing have been hot on Audi’s heels throughout the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and things are set to get even closer with the new regulations brought in 2014. Toyota plans to push the limits of their hybrid powertrain with their usual sets of drivers; Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapiere, Kazuki Nakajima, Anthony Davidson,

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Nissan Unveils Revolutionary Petrol Engine for the Nissan ZEOD RC Le Mans Racer

AutoVolt / 29 January, 2014

Nissan’s ZEOD RC Le Mans prototype electric racing car has had a new addition added to it’s drivetrain; a 1.5 litre three cylinder turbo engine weighing an incredibly light 40 kilograms. Travelling under electric only power at Le Mans for a single lap per stint, the ZEOD RC’s new 1.5 litre turbo engine will provide

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Le Mans 2014 to be Illuminated by Audi’s Laser Light Technology

AutoVolt / 21 January, 2014

Audi has a long history of using Le Mans to showcase their new lighting technologies and 2014 is no different. This year the multiple winning team will switch the lights on their new laser lighting technology which will be combined with their already bright LED lamps. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of

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Audi R18 Hybrid Features Laserbeam Headlights

AutoVolt / 19 December, 2013

It would appear that Audi is intent on being our cover car as much as possible and, not to be outdone by BMW with the i8, they have just released news of their new Le Mans contender the R18 e-tron quattro hybrid racing car featuring laser lighting up front – just as the i8 does

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Audi reveals in-depth details about their 2014 WEC challenger

AutoVolt / 12 December, 2013

The name remains unchanged but the technology is completely new. In the 2014 season, Audi is aiming to achieve the hat-trick in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and another success in the Le Mans 24 Hours with a Le Mans prototype that has been redeveloped from scratch – combined, yet again, with technical innovations

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New Audi R18 e-tron Already Testing in the US Ahead of 2014 WEC

AutoVolt / 9 December, 2013

Only a week after the World Championship winning Audi R18 e-tron quattro race car’s last run in a race, its successor is ready to hit the track. Tests of the new LMP1 sports car, which has been kept under wraps up to now, commence today on the U.S. race track at Sebring (Florida). Audi Sport in Ingolstadt and

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Porsche Prepares for Long Distance Hybrid Racing

AutoVolt / 30 October, 2013

A unique and successful history links Porsche with Le Mans. 2014 will see Porsche making a return to the top catagory 24 Hours of Le Mans race with two LMP1 prototypes – 16 years after its last overall victory in 1998 with the Porsche 911 GT1. For Porsche, the coming year will mark the start

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New Porsche LMP1 race car begins testing

AutoVolt / 2 September, 2013

The countdown to the 2014 sports car racing season has begun. Following its successful launch in June on the company’s test track in Weissach, near Stuttgart, Germany, the Porsche LMP1 sports prototype race car – which has been completely redesigned – is working its way through a series of functional tests. In the most recent

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Nissan ZEOD RC set to hit the Track for the First Time

AutoVolt / 30 August, 2013

Construction of the first Nissan ZEOD RC chassis is nearing completion, and the ground-breaking car that will “electrify Le Mans” is set to hit the track for the first time in the UK in early September. After the recent completion of the car’s carbon fiber tub, a team of Nissan engineers has worked around the

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