Audi will be racing a “long-tail” version of the R18 e-tron Quattro World Endurance Championship car, in addition to its two other entries, at the Spa race in Belgium. The information Audi gathers there will be used to modify the cars that will be competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in June.
As automotive writers, we sometimes get to drive cars we’d previously only dreamed of. Still, we’re bound by law (and in many cases by wives/girlfriends) to follow the rules of the road. That means, even if we have a Nissan GT-R or some super example of a Porsche 911 at our disposal, we can’t drive them they way we do in our automotive fantasies. The elation of getting behind the wheel of a favorite car, thanks to that fun governor called “reality,” is often tinged with a bit of sadness when we think about the driving experience that could have been.
Press days for the 2012 Geneva Motor Show start tomorrow, but that hasn’t stopped a steady trickle of information on some of the new cars set to debut in Switzerland. One such car is the new Volvo V40.
The Porsche 911 GT3 makes a beautiful rally car. This video shows the GT3 jumping, sliding, carving, climbing, squealing, spinning, and flying in various races in Germany, Spain, and Belgium.
Enjoy, and don’t forget to breathe.