The Porsche 911 Carrera RS came in three different versions: the purist base version with bucket seats, the comfort model with sports seats and electric window lifts, as well as an N /
GT racing version complete with a rollcage for racing on the track.
Not exact matches
The up - coming title will feature over 170 cars, including 11 recently - announced Porsches and both road and
racing versions of the Ford
GT, and the largest track roster of any console game.
Beginning with perhaps the most beautiful car ever to have
raced, the Ferrari 330 P4 of 1967 (a photo of which was proudly displayed in Enzo Ferrari's office from the day it claimed total victory at Daytona), through to Ferrari's modern - day
GT warrior, the 488
GT3 and via such iconic Ferraris such as the Ferrari 288 GTO of 1984 (the first supercar to hit the 300km / h barrier), the F40LM of 1989 (the
GT version of the first supercar to reach 370km / h) and all the way through to Maranello's current hypercar — LaFerrari, Project CARS 2 drivers will soon revel in the cars and history that have made Ferrari the world's most aspirational car brand.
Meanwhile,
race - car designer Ben Bowlby, the man behind the DeltaWing and Nissan ZEOD R / C, confirmed that the next road - going
GT - R will feature a
version of the same twin - turbo, 3.0 - liter V - 6 with hybrid power that propels the Nissan
GT - R LM NISMO
race car, which appeared in June's 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.
Porsche returned to
GT racing in the early 1990s with the mighty RSR
version of the 964 911.
Other favorites included a 1998 Dodge Viper
GTS - R, a limited - production
version of the Viper
GTS coupe built to homologate all the aerodynamic aides found on the GT2 - class
race cars that ran in international events including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The 4.0 L engine is derived from engine used in
racing and suspension architecture is based on
race and
GT RS
versions.
Designer Hoste has even envisioned three different trim levels, from an «entry - level» S with 792bhp and a slightly heavier kerbweight, through a
racing GTS - R, to the maximum - output experimental «
version X».
The splitter that sticks out like a bottom lip below the grille, complete with winglets, is the kind you'd find on a pukka
GT race car and so is the roof vent above the driver's head (although that opens on the
race version only).
Although Ford conceived of the new
GT as a road car first, the decision to build a
race - spec
version was made almost immediately, and both
versions were developed in parallel.
I tested a Mercedes - AMG
GT3
race car about a year ago and excitedly anticipated the chance to drive the street
version, the AMG
GT R, ever since then.
I'm startled as the
GT drops off its air jacks and hovers just above the tarmac, just like the
race version during a pit stop.
A
race version of the Ford
GT has already been competing in endurance events for a year now and this track development has benefitted the road car, too.
And the company achieved it without blatant air passages seen on the
racing - oriented Ford
GT or the road
version of the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003
GT.
Based on the LF - LC concept and borrowing technical features from Lexus» current RC F
race cars, the arrival of the LF - LC
GT concept could preview the
racing version of the future production model.
Porsche 911
GT1 We drive the rare road
version of a car that rewrote endurance
racing rules and links the Porsche 959 to the Carrera
GT
DragTimes, a Russian - based outfit, has released a cluster of new videos that includes tuned
versions of the mighty Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Nissan
GT - R, and a Lamborghini Gallardo with a reported 1500 - hp going head - to - head in quarter mile and mile - long drag
races.
Toyota
Racing Developments has unveiled a hardcore track - focused
version of the
GT 86.
On a mechanical level,
race - car designer Ben Bowlby has confirmed that the next Nissan
GT - R will use some
version of the hybrid - powered 3.0 - liter, twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine used in the
GT - R LM NISMO
race car that flopped at Le Mans this year.
Panoz on Wednesday evening announced that his DeltaWing (and it is his) will
race for the final time at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2017; and his new goal is to
race again in the
GT ranks, possibly with an all - electric
version of his latest production car, the Esperante Avezzano.
In both
versions, the engine is coupled to a short - shift, six speed gearbox, coupled to a «
race - inspired» clutch that should be a welcome change from the relaxed manual shift in the standard Mustang
GT.
Their first prototype was in fact based on a Scirocco, not a Golf (the two cars shared the same underpinnings), but with a 100bhp
version of the Audi 80
GT's 1588cc engine, a barely silenced exhaust and
race - car - firm suspension.
The rules governing the
GT classes require that a certain number of road
versions of a
racing car must be built before it can be homologated, or approved, for competition.
Just 100 of these limited - production
versions of the Viper
GTS coupe were built to homologate all the go - fast aero bits found on the GT2 - class
race cars that ran in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, among other
races.
Andreas Preuninger, manager for Porsche's motorsport and high performance car division, hinted heavily that another manual
GT - style car would be coming soon, and also indicated that a full
race version was at least in the planning stages.
It was developed specifically to be homologated for
racing in the FIA
GT Championship, with a minimum requirement of 25 road
versions to be produced before the car could be allowed to compete.
The Panamericana grille was debuted in the
GT range by the
GT3
racing car and this latest
version features 15 chrome - plated vertical bars.
The muscular GR - 1 Concept is based on a highly modified
version of the Ford
GT platform, and is a front - engine fastback whose
race - inspired design pays respect to the 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe, right down to the 12 - spoke 19 - in.
The Sard MC8 - R was a modified and lengthened
version of the SW20 built for
GT racing by Toyota's works team SARD (Sigma Advanced Research Development).
This Mustang racer was developed with Canadian engineering firm Multimatic, which ran the
GT350R - C in IMSA last year and manufactures the road and
race versions of the Ford
GT.
The 370Z
GT Edition is a
version of the 370Z Coupé commemorating Nissan's global success in
GT racing and 40 years of the Z in the UK.
With various titles in international championships such as the ADAC
GT Masters, the FIA
GT3 European Championship and the FIA
GT1 World Championship, as well as over 100 victories in
race series all over the world, the
racing version of the gullwing - door model has impressively demonstrated its extraordinary performance.
Borrowing heavily from the Mercedes - AMG
GT3
racing car (including design bits), the
GT R packs an uprated
version of the 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V8 delivering 585 PS (577 hp), an extensively modified suspension, enhanced aerodynamics, and a lighter body (by 15 kg compared to the
GT S).
Previous
versions of the Corvette C5 - R and C6.R
race cars have dominated the
GTS and GT1 categories in the last decade, winning 77
races and eight consecutive ALMS championships.
The genes of the
race version are now coming to the street — in the R8
GT.
The Ford F - 150 Raptor turns the standard F - 150 up to 11, with massive Baja - racer style box fender flares, 6 inches of extra width, FOX
Racing Shox, and a detuned
version of the 3.5 - liter EcoBoost twin - turbo V6 that was developed for the latest Ford
GT supercar.
GT - R Blog managed to find specifications and video of the new endurance
race car
version of the Nissan
GT - R testing in Japan.
Cars like the X3, MINI Cooper Countryman, 6 Series
GT Diesel, and the sports M5 have already been introduced, while in the months to come, the company will revamp the entire range of MINI Cooper, launch the electric hybrid i8 Roadster and two new sports cars that include the M2 and the M2 Competition, which is a
race - track
version, both of which have never been sold in India, and an assortment of motorcycles that include the 750GS and the 310GS, BMW executives say.
BOWMANVILLE, ON — After being optimistic about their Nissan
GT - R «
Version 2.0,» Brass Monkey
Racing quickly realized...
The Mercedes - AMG
GT street car uses a 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V8, but the
race version uses AMG's old 6.3 - liter naturally aspirated V8.
A
racing version was introduced at the 1993 Autosport International motor show; given the model name XJ220 - C, it was built to compete in FISA
GT racing.
It's the barely street - legal
racing version of the Viper
GTS.
For one this isn't a wide body conversion, the overall width of this Aventador remained the same, but that's about all that remained original, the entire front section, rear section and side sills are totally new, where the DMC Aventador Molto Veloce is a very stylish aerodynamic package and the DMC Aventador Spezial
Version is the Stage 2 limited edition evolution (all 10 units are sold out in fact), this Stage 3 takes styling to a totally new level... the E-
GT does take a lot of styling ideas from
GT racing, just take a look at that massive clear carbon fiber rear wing.
In 1956, Porsche introduced the 356 Carrera GS (road
version) and
GT (
race version).
Not only do the
GT versions of the 2018 Stinger offers more than 365 horsepower, but also offers more than few
racing - inspired features to match.
Starting from 2018 the
racing version of the
GT4 based on the
GT - R will compete in the
racing series against the Porsche Cayman
GT4 and other manufacturers.
Hot off the Ford
GT's win at the Rolex 24
race at Daytona, Ford has announced a limited - edition
version of its hottest and most coveted performance car designed to appeal to the most hardcore of
race enthusiasts.
The wide - body look, coupled with huge side sills, actually reminds one a little of the prototype
version of the famous 959 supercar, while the sky - high rear wing and deep front splitter are futuristic takes on the classic
GT race car mold.
The Nismo
GT - R
GT500 resembles the regular road - legal
version of the Nissan
GT - R unlike the previous Super
GT racing car from the company.
After delivering 100 customer cars McLaren stopped production after seven prototypes, 64 road cars, 5 special F1 LMs (built to commemorate victory at Le Mans in 1995), three F1
GTs (road going
versions of the long tail 1997 F1 GTR
race car) and 28 F1 GTR road cars.