track car
Racecar Profile: Caterham SP/300.R
A joint project between Caterham and Lola, the SP/300.R is a track day car designed for racers who’re ready to move beyond street cars like the Porsche 911 GT3 and into something that is truly built from the ground up to attack road courses at maximum velocity.
Montecarlo Automobile Debuts Carlo Chiti MonzaCodaLunga GT Car
Montecarlo Automobile brought out its Carlo Chiti MonzaCodaLunga GT car to mark the 50th anniversary of Alfa Romeo’s motorsports arm Autodelta, and its founder Carlo Chiti. The car, powered by a 3.0-liter Alfa Romeo V-6 engine took to the track for the first time at Monza as part of the celebration.
Preview: Innotech Aspiron
It may sound like something that will cure a headache, but the only headache this new, 2014 Aspiron from Innotech will get rid of would have to be caused by a lack of speed. This two-seat track car, uses General Motors’ LS line of V-8 engines, and can be built to the custom specifications of the buyer.
Pagani Zonda Revolucion Unveiled
The Zonda Revolucion generates 800 horsepower from the same AMG-derived, 6.0-liter V-12 found in the Zonda R racecar. Not one to pack on the extra fat, Pagani has trimmed this Zonda’s weight to just 2354 pounds. Yes, this 800-horsepower, V-12-powered car weighs about the same as a Mazda2 while developing eight times the horsepower. That works out to a weight-to-power ratio of just 2.94 pounds for every horsepower.
Preview: 2014 Lotus Exige V6 Cup R
Lotus has announced a new track car, the Exige V6 Cup R. In addition to being an exciting new consumer model, it will be eligible for the one-make Lotus Cup race series.
Driven: 2009 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works Convertible
Anyone that has driven, ridden in, read about, or even paid a little bit of attention to the universe of Mini cars over the last few years, probably can understand that having the letters “JCW” attached to one’s Mini can mean magical things in terms of urgency and athletic handling. So, when the arrival of this John Cooper Works convertible happened to coincide with the first really beautiful week of spring weather we’ve had so far this year in southeast Michigan, we were understandably stoked.
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