Motorsport.com has learned that a change to the homologation of the KRE Race Engines-built V8s, an increase in the rocker ratio from 1.60 to 1.65, has been approved by the Supercars Commission. KRE is closely aligned with Triple Eight and provides engines for the Red Bull-backed team and its customer squads such as Team 18. Brad Jones Racing also runs KRE power across its four entries. According to a Supercars spokesperson the change will bring the KRE motors in line with the Ford units used in the Mustangs and that there is no change to the maximum power limit. "The 1.65 rocker that was made available to the Ford engine builders has also been made available to the GM engine builders," read a statement provided to Motorsport.com. "All engines must still comply with the maximum aggregate engine power, irrespective of which rocker is applied." When the updated KRE engine package will make its debut is currently unclear. Triple Eight confirmed that the change … [Read more...] about Engine tweak coming for Holden Supercars teams
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Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible Debuts As 650-HP Droptop
The roof opens and closes in 19 seconds. The Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible arrives just weeks after the coupe's debut for folks who want to combine the power with open-air motoring. As befitting the British luxury brand, the cabin is opulent, too. Like the coupe, the Continental GT Speed Convertible has a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 that makes 650 horsepower (485 kilowatts) and 664 pound-feet (900 Newton-meters) of torque. An eight-speed dual-clutch transmission routes the power to an all-wheel-drive system. Gallery: Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible 21 Photos The powertrain gets the droptop to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in 3.6 seconds and a top speed of 208 mph (335 kph). For comparison, this is a tenth of a second slower to 60 mph than the coupe's 3.5 seconds, but the maximum velocity is the same. In addition to the … [Read more...] about Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible Debuts As 650-HP Droptop
High-End Audi A8 Horch Takes Shape In Unofficial Renderings
It could compete with the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class. Gander at your local grocery store parking lot, and you’re bound to find more SUVs than sedans. The big behemoths have shouldered small cars out of driveways, but luxury automakers have continued to support the saloon. Audi is readying a refreshed A8 , and spy shots have pointed to a top-tier Horch trim coming, too . A new pair of unofficial renderings attempt to preview what that high-end sedan could look like when it debuts. The renderings come from our colleagues at Kolesa.ru , and they show a stately sedan that should go wheel-to-wheel with the likes of the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class . The Audi A8 L Horch doesn’t look all that different from what we expect the regular A8 to look like, though we weren’t expecting a radically different design. The rendering shows a large sedan, as the A8 Horch is likely to share its platform with the extended A8 L, with a copious amount of chrome that’s used for the grille and trim. … [Read more...] about High-End Audi A8 Horch Takes Shape In Unofficial Renderings
Ducati wants to keep its six MotoGP bikes for 2022
The Italian manufacturer is the only one of the six present on the current MotoGP grid who supplies bikes to two satellite squads on top of its factory effort. Long-time partner Pramac receives full factory support from Ducati, with both current championship leader Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin running identical machinery to works team duo Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia. Ducati also supplies two-year-old bikes to Avintia, with all Ducati riders contracted directly to the Italian manufacturer. Speaking to the language version of Motorsport.com, Paolo Ciabatti says the aim is to continue fielding six bikes in 2022. "In our case, the idea is to continue in the coming years with six bikes, i.e. with a second independent team," Ducati's sporting director said. "It is a system that we are very comfortable with. It is also a way of being able to keep some riders who we believe have earned the right to be in MotoGP." Read Also: Podcast: How will Marquez fare … [Read more...] about Ducati wants to keep its six MotoGP bikes for 2022
Ducati, encantada de su apuesta por Zarco “cuando nadie le quería”
Tras sus dos primeras temporadas en la categoría de las motos pesadas, en 2017 y 2018, con una Yamaha del equipo Tech3, Zarco firmó con KTM el contrato más importante de su vida hasta ese momento. Pero aquello que a primera vista parecía la lanzadera definitiva para el francés a punto estuvo de terminar con su trayectoria en MotoGP . Una vez decidió renunciar a su segundo año de contrato con el constructor austríaco, el de Niza disputó las últimas tres carreras del curso (2019) encima de una Honda, la de Takaaki Nakagami , en previsión de poder ganarse un puesto como compañero de Marc Márquez en el Repsol Honda, con vistas a 2020. Sin embargo, su rendimiento no satisfizo a los responsables de HRC, que se decantaron por Alex Márquez , y eso dejó a Zarco sin un manillar al que agarrarse. Al rescate del #5 fue Ducati con todo su arsenal ( Gigi Dall’Igna , Ciabatti etc…) para convencer al chico de que firmara con Avintia en vez de regresar a Moto2, que en ese … [Read more...] about Ducati, encantada de su apuesta por Zarco “cuando nadie le quería”