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Reigning WEC champion and former Red Bull «number 2 driver» Mark Webber drove his Porsche 919 Hybrid as part of the launch of the new Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid in an effort to demonstrate how technology from motor racing can transfer to road cars.
Of course this technology has trickled down to road cars and also helped push endurance racing forward at the same time.
A technology called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) helps distance runners and road race organizers keep more accurate performance times and report results on larger numbers of competitors.
«I'm looking forward to seeing a full grid of I - Pace race cars in late 2018, soon after the first I - Pace road car hits the streets in Europe,» said Mäuser, adding, «Ultimately, this innovative series will serve to enhance the technology used in our future electric vehicles and benefit our customers.
Former race boss Jean Todt had just become CEO of the car division too, so the transfer of ideas, technology and engineering from F1 to the road car programme — always present as a strong undercurrent at Maranello — had gained a new, arguably defining, impetus.
Shaped by four decades of experience and more than 300 motorsport world titles, Öhlins» Road & Track dampers feature ideas and technology taken from that hard - won racing success.
And for Porsche, it really is about the taking part rather than the winning: racing the hybrid GT3 R will be «a «racing laboratory» that will provide invaluable knowledge and insight on the subsequent use of hybrid technology in road - going Porsche sports car».
«It is exciting to take the technology we use in our race cars and apply that to Volvo's road cars,» said Thed Björk, who drives a Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 with Drive - E technology in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, in a release.
Considered by some to be the fashion center of the SEMA Show, this section features the latest technologies in performance and off - road tires for passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs and racing cars.
At these events, customers are asked to feed back telemetry data and their opinions to accelerate the development of future race and road car technology.
The two - seater supersports show car brings the very latest and efficient, fully - fledged Formula 1 hybrid technology from the race track to the road almost par for par.
To learn more about why this truck is so popular in spite of its apparent lack of appeal, we evaluated a 2017 Tacoma Double Cab Shortbed in TRD (Toyota Racing Development) Off - Road trim with 4 - wheel drive (4WD), an automatic transmission, floor mats, tow package, and a Premium and Technology package.
The Vantage AMR Pro - heavily influenced by Aston Martin Racing's WEC winning V8 Vantage GTE - is the pinnacle; an uncompromising demonstration of AMR's «Track to Tarmac» philosophy whereby race technology is transferred to road cars.
«Since the team's competition debut in 1999, Corvette Racing's success in top - tier road racing has produced a strong return on our investment, paying dividends in marketing, engineering, technology transfer, personnel development and other areas of our busRacing's success in top - tier road racing has produced a strong return on our investment, paying dividends in marketing, engineering, technology transfer, personnel development and other areas of our busracing has produced a strong return on our investment, paying dividends in marketing, engineering, technology transfer, personnel development and other areas of our business.
This is thanks not merely to components such as the turbos, but also to a sophisticated production process only made possible by Maranello's leading - edge facilities which are shared with the Scuderia to foster the transfer of racing technologies to the road cars.
Race car technology As with its coupe sibling, race car technology runs right through the DNA of the V12 Vantage S Roadster with, for instance, CNC machined combustion chambers and hollow camshafts just two examples of track technology feeding through to the rRace car technology As with its coupe sibling, race car technology runs right through the DNA of the V12 Vantage S Roadster with, for instance, CNC machined combustion chambers and hollow camshafts just two examples of track technology feeding through to the rrace car technology runs right through the DNA of the V12 Vantage S Roadster with, for instance, CNC machined combustion chambers and hollow camshafts just two examples of track technology feeding through to the road.
One that accentuates and amplifies, together with the latest GT race car technology for the road.
The 12 categories of the SEMA Show are: Collision Repair & Refinish; Mobile Electronics & Technology; Wheels & Accessories; Global Tire Expo — Powered by TIA; Powersports & Utility Vehicles; Tools & Equipment; Restoration Marketplace; Trucks, SUVs, Off - Road; Racing & Performance; Business Services; Hot Rod Alley; Restyling & Car Care Accessories.
March 18, 2013, Auburn Hills, Mich. - Configured in - house by the Chrysler Group's SRT (Street and Racing Technology) team in collaboration with professional road racers, the exclusive, street - legal and single - spec 2014 SRT Viper TA (Time Attack) package is specifically built for the performance enthusiast driver who likes to exercise their machines at the more than 150 road - race courses around North America.
The two represent the closest link in modern times between Corvettes built for racing and the road, sharing unprecedented levels of engineering and components including chassis architecture, engine technologies and aerodynamic strategies.
The Astra OPC EXTREME was developed directly from the Cup version and brings pure racing technology to the road.
Other sections of the SEMA Show include Business Services, Collision Repair & Refinish, Hot Rod Alley, Mobile Electronics & Technology, Powersports & Utility Vehicles, Racing & Performance, Restoration Marketplace, Restyling & Car Care Accessories, Tools & Equipment, and Trucks, SUVs & Off - Road.
The Cigarette Racing 515 Project ONE draws inspiration from the Mercedes - AMG Project ONE, a two - seater supersports showcar that will bring the very latest and highly efficient Formula 1 hybrid technology from the race track to the road.
This tire comes loaded with race - proven technology: a tread pattern that promotes rapid water evacuation, variable dimensions in the tread blocks, and a smoother shape to reduce road noise.
Infiniti wants to evoke the spirit of F1 racing with this concept while providing road - car technology and aerodynamic design elements.
This pervasive experience from the field of motorsports has enabled the company to transfer all the required technologies that provide ultimate engine protection with optimum performance from racing cars to road cars.
The 275 GTB broke ground by adapting racing technology to a road car more seamlessly than before.
At the top of the Mercedes - AMG GT range sits the new GT R, boasting motor racing technology for the road and cutting - edge features.
That absolutely sums out how the Corvette Racing program has worked with the road car guys in developing and bringing that technology from the track to the road — whether you're looking at aero pieces or tires technologies.
Williams have a proven history of making racing technology benefit road cars, and we look forward to starting this relationship during such a period of intensive product development for NISMO.»
«Corvette Racing has been a benchmark example of developing technology on the race track that gets transferred to the road car,» Atherton said.
Thank goodness for Chevrolet's continuing racing efforts because this Stingray brims with technology adapted from the C6.R road race car.
In the BMW M5 and in the BMW M6 Coupe, BMW M6 Convertible and BMW M6 Gran Coupe models, race track technology is brought to the road.
This is racing technology for the road in the truest sense,» he argued.
The result of intensive testing and product development, the sub-brand N builds on Hyundai Motor's successful motorsport experiences and technology capability to drive future performance - oriented and race - track - capable models forward and bring «the most thrilling winding road» fun to customers who truly love cars.
With the legendary Countach, Lamborghini was a pioneer of mid-engine construction, its revolutionary concept bringing racing technology to the road.
Competitive racing has always been a testing ground for new technologies, which have found their way from the world's most famous racetracks to standard road cars.
Many race series pay lip service road - car relevance, but the companies supporting teams like Andretti in Formula E genuinely seem to believe that technology developed on the track can be applied to cars people will eventually buy.
«This agreement with Corvette Racing, along with the 17 straight years of Mobil 1 being the Corvette factory fill motor oil, underscores the engine performance and protection that Mobil 1 technology delivers on the track and on the road.
The BMW M3 and BMW M4 take motor sport technology from the track to the road, and thousands of laps of the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife — the world's most exacting race track — have readied the new models for that transition.
Mitsubishi adds in other technology from its off - road rally and racing expertise, such as the Outlander's aluminum roof.
The 911 RSR even borrows a bit of road car technology to help it in endurance racing, taking advantage of a radar - based collision avoidance system, not unlike active cruise control, that detects other cars and warns the driver.
Nissan leads charge as founding partner of this race car project and the Nissan DeltaWing will act as test bed for new road car technologies.
When people talk about race technology making it onto road cars, this is the kind of thing they mean.
The Show is comprised of 12 categories: Business Services; Global Tire Expo — Powered by TIA; Hot Rod Alley; Mobile Electronics & Technology; Collision Repair & Refinish; Powersports & Utility Vehicles; Racing & Performance; Restoration Marketplace; Restyling & Car Care Accessories; Tools & Equipment; Trucks, SUVs & Off - Road; and Wheels & Accessories.
A limited - edition road car with race track - developed technology, the MINI John Cooper Works GP is the sportiest and fastest production model ever built under the nameplate of this British premium brand.
Absolutely agree on the electric racing point - I really wouldn't be surprised if Audi popped up in Formula E pretty soon - relatively low costs and technology directly transferable to road cars in a series that is likely to gain popularity quickly.
GT sports cars from Porsche embody the most passionate transfer of technology from the race track to the road, and clearly demonstrate the sporting core of the brand: Intelligent Performance.
Race car technology runs right through the DNA of the V12 Vantage S with, for instance, CNC machined combustion chambers and hollow cam shafts just two examples of track technology feeding through to the road.