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Underneath the sheet metal is an engineering marvel. Bugatti introduced the limited-run Centodieci hypercar back in Summer 2019. Since then, the company has been fine-tuning the vehicle’s design, with the automaker announcing today that the team has now developed the first prototype. Customer deliveries aren’t expected to begin until 2022, though the company did release a photo set showing off the hypercar with its sleek sheet metal, and without it, revealing an engineering marvel underneath. The naked Bugatti Centodieci reveals a copious amount of carbon fiber and the intricate plumbing needed to feed and power the quad-turbocharged W16 mid-ship engine. No fewer than five radiators are visible in the shots, a taste of the sophisticated thermal management system needed to keep the mill cool. Since the premiere, the company has worked on the technical implementation of the new limited offering, and the next step is for the automaker to begin building the exterior as dynamic … [Read more...] about Bugatti Centodieci Bares All As Prototype Production Begins

At the start, Mazda Team Joest’s Jonathan Bomarito made a brilliant getaway to split the Penske ARX-05s as polesitter Montoya got the jump on teammate Helio Castroneves. That slowed the Brazilian enough to force him to concede third to Pipo Derani in the #31 Cadillac DPi-V.R of Action Express Racing. In fifth lay Joao Barbosa in the second AXR Cadillac ahead of Renger van der Zande in the Wayne Taylor Racing Caddy. Next up was Simon Trummer of JDC Miller Motorsports ahead of the second Mazda of Tristan Nunez. However a yellow was thrown immediately for a GTD wreck at Turn 1. The restart after five laps was uneventful other than Trummer muscling past van der Zande for sixth. Then round at Turn 11, the torque of his Cadillac helped Derani gun past Bomarito on the run to Turn 12 and immediately the AXR Cadillac closed onto the tail of Montoya’s Acura. By Lap 16, the lead trio had closed up, and when Derani got held up by Richard Heistand’s Lexus on Lap 17, Bomarito dived to … [Read more...] about Detroit IMSA: Cameron, Montoya win for Acura Team Penske