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Volvo S60 V8 Supercar makes its debut in Sydney

February 14, 2014June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Feb 13, 2014 – Volvo Polestar Racing unveiled its 650 HP Volvo S60 that will debut in the 2014 V8 Supercars by driving it across the Sydney Harbour Bridge under police escort. “This is a significant day,” said Christian Dahl, owner of Polestar. “Polestar has been Volvo Car Group’s global performance and motorsport partner since 1996, and has campaigned Volvos in the World Touring Car Championship, the European Touring Car Championship and, currently, the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. To that end, we’re looking forward to the challenge of the V8…

Audi R18 e-tron brings new lighting technology to Le Mans

December 19, 2013June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Audi brings new lighting technology to Le Mans WEC, DTM and GT sport in focus again in 2014 Development Board Member Dr. Hackenberg: “Motorsport accelerates our developments” Head of Sport Dr. Ullrich: “A year full of challenges is awaiting us” Ingolstadt, 2013-12-18 – At the world premiere of the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Audi unveiled another technical highlight of its new LMP1 sports car in Ingolstadt on Wednesday night. In 2014, the brand with the four rings will be running with laser light for the first time in the Le Mans…

All-new Ford Mustang is named ‘official car’ of 2014 International CES

December 17, 2013June 8, 2016 Car Journals

All-new Ford Mustang is named ‘official car’ of 2014 International CES; new technology to be announced at show Advanced driver-assist features, technology to personalize the driving experience and performance improvement applications mark some of the innovations for all-new Mustang Ford to showcase all-new Mustang and announce its new technology features to open the 2014 International CES® Tuesday, Jan. 7 The most technologically advanced version of Ford’s iconic pony car will take center stage at the 2014 International CES® as the all-new Mustang is recognized as “Official Car” of the world’s…

The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe

December 12, 2013June 8, 2016 Car Journals

12.12.2013 – The launch of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe sees BMW M GmbH revealing a new interpretation of the high-performance sports car – and carrying the BMW M philosophy over into the fifth generation of the M3. More than 40,000 examples of the fourth-generation BMW M3 Coupe were built, and now the BMW M4 Coupe is poised to continue this success story. The “M4” badge is a reference to the model series that provides the basis for the new M model – and, for…

FHM Magazine Names Alfa Romeo 4C ‘Car of the Year 2013’

December 11, 2013June 8, 2016 Car Journals

FHM, Britain’s leading men’s lifestyle magazine, has named the Alfa Romeo 4C ‘Car of the Year 2013’ Praised for its lightweight structure and immense attraction fordrivers, the Alfa Romeo supercar is described as ‘a magic car’ Turin, 9 December 2013 – FHM Magazine has named the Alfa Romeo 4C “Car of the Year 2013”. The most important men’s lifestyle magazine in the UK considers the car the one that the majority of British subjects aspire to, the most greatly admired and desirable of all. The opinion is even more important…

McLaren P1 Joins The Sub-7-minute Nurburgring Club

December 9, 2013June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Dec 6, 2013 – The McLaren name was born on the racetrack and, 50 years on, is the most successful name in global motorsport. That desire and determination to push for every extra tenth of a second, and obsessive focus on perfection, has seen the final development objective for the now sold out McLaren P1™ achieved: a sub-seven minute lap time of the Nürburgring circuit. From the outset, the McLaren P1™ has been developed with one clear goal: to be the best driver’s car on both road and track. To…

2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO Makes North American Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show

November 21, 2013June 8, 2016 Car Journals

New racing-inspired 600-horsepower GT-R NISMO offers blistering performance, becomes fourth model in GT-R supercar lineup Nissan media event also showcases world debut of Sentra NISMO Concept, a design study in the tradition of previous Nissan performance sedans 2014 Nissan JUKE NISMO RS completes trio of spotlighted vehicles, offers combination of sporty design and enhanced performance “World’s fastest man” Usain Bolt joins in announcement activities LOS ANGELES – Nissan put performance center stage at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show with today’s North American debut of the most powerful Nissan GT-R…