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Former World RX champion and EKS team owner Mattias Ekstrom recently announced an increased collaboration with reigning World RX teams’ champion JC Raceteknik to form the new EKS JC squad, which ran Ekstrom in a Skoda Fabia R5 last weekend on the Arctic Rally Finland World Rally Championship round. The team has now revealed its first new project, an A1 rally machine built in cooperation with South African rally outfit Rally Technic using a ‘Rally2 kit’. Rally2 is the new name for the second tier of rallying, below cars in the top class of the WRC. Read Also: JC Raceteknik join forces with Ekstrom’s team Ekstrom to return to WRC in Arctic Rally Finland The new A1 boasts a 1.6-litre engine that produces 263 horsepower, driving all four wheels through a five-speed sequential gearbox, using a kit presumed to be supplied by French firm ORECA, the renamed version of its FIA R4 kit concept. “When the new generation of Audi A1 was launched, we knew we want to … [Read more...] about EKS launches Audi A1 Quattro Rally2 car

The stripes look great on this Urus. Lamborghini is taking the Urus to the track. It's not competing on circuits around Europe, though, because Lambo's first SUV now has pace car duty for the automaker's Super Trofeo Europe one-make racing program. Other than these photos, Lamborghini doesn't provide any details about the Urus pace car. The changes appear limited to some stylish stripes that accentuate the SUV's chiseled appearance and sponsor decals. Get All The Details About The Urus: Lamborghini Boss Talks LM002 And Urus Bentley Bentayga Vs Lamborghini Urus: The Numbers Lamborghini: Urus Will Be Our Smallest SUV The Super Trofeo Europe series has already raced at Monza and Silverstone this season. There are still four remaining rounds at Misano in June, Spa-Francorchamps in July, Nürburgring in September, and Vallelunga in November. The racers this year get to drive the Huracán Super Trofeo Evo that debuts this season. The updated machine uses a … [Read more...] about Lamborghini Urus Dresses Up To Be Super Trofeo Europe Lead Car

Three decades ago, VW brought a twin-engined Golf. [UPDATE, March 16] VW has released a new teaser image (above) of its fully electric race car engineered for the forthcoming Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. While there's not much to see, we can at least observe the styling resembles the company's I.D. concepts. Revealed: VW Drops Revealing Images Of I.D. R Pikes Peak Electric Race Car After yesterday’s first batch of teaser images , Volkswagen has now decided to drop a more revealing image of its race car scheduled to take part next year in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. With a massive splitter up front and a gigantic wing at the back, the electric racer looks fast even when standing still. For the moment, we only have this shadowy render to go by, but it’s enough to give us a reason to wait for next year’s hill climb slated to be organized on June 24 th . You might also like: Ken Block Makes 1,400-Hp Hoonicorn Mustang Dance Up Pikes Peak … [Read more...] about VW Electric Race Car For Pikes Peak New Teaser Released

The images hint at a curvaceous racer for the famous hill climb event. It might even be electric. A mysterious teaser campaign from Volkswagen reveals the German brand has an entry on the way for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in June 2018. Revealed: VW Drops Revealing Images Of I.D. R Pikes Peak Electric Race Car The teased video looks quite attractive. It features a curvaceous shape up front that slightly evokes the Porsche 962 . One of the images (above) also shows a big wing rising from the back, and the upright has blue accents The automaker posted this pair of dark teaser images on social media and accompanied the photos with hashtags referring to the annual motorsport event in Colorado. Later, a brief video (below) offered further confirmation about the entry. There are no other official details about the undertaking at this point. The score to settle that VW discusses to in this clip refers to its failed run at Pikes Peak in 1987 with a … [Read more...] about VW Teases Mystery Race Car To Compete At Pikes Peak

It could be a coupe or roadster and preview the next-gen Audi TT. Volkswagen is reportedly mulling the creation of a sporty model to sit at the top of its ID range of electric vehicles. Details are sparse right now, but it is believed to ride on the same MEB platform that underpins the rest of the ID range and if it turns out to be a real model, it will foreshadow the arrival of an all-electric Audi TT too. Autocar is the source for this pleasant rumor and it informs us VW already has “a series of design study models,” and we’re left to infer that once one is chosen, full development work on the model will commence. The source article also mentions that this ID sports car will be the first model to take advantage of what is being called a “new performance-based battery” which will subsequently be used in other all-electric performance VWs. See also ⠀ Watch The Electric VW I.D. R Embarass a McLaren 720s In A Drag Race VW May Debut GTX Performance … [Read more...] about Volkswagen Reportedly Planning ID Electric Sports Car