Tag: Le Mans

  • Eterniti Hemera – The World’s First Super-SUV

    Eterniti is an independent, boutique British luxury carmaker, uniquely based in London. The company aims to satisfy a growing demand for additional luxury, personalised specifications and exclusivity among car buyers, particularly in major cities and global wealth centres.

    The company’s first car will reflect this. The Hemera will be the world’s first Super-SUV, providing new levels of luxury, space and performance in an SUV to create a new niche. It will feature a limousine-like rear cabin, including twin reclining seats, iPads and a drinks chiller, giving customers the option of being chauffeured as well as driving. But with compact dimensions, 4×4 ruggedness and dynamic performance, it is also both practical and retains driver appeal.

    The Hemera will be shown in Frankfurt as a prototype, with production and deliveries to start in 2012. It is based on the latest generation of the best large SUV platform available, which will undergo a chassis-up rebuild, with a new, repackaged interior, carbon-composite body panels and additional performance.

    Eterniti Hemera
    Eterniti Hemera

    Eterniti is backed by a group of international investors and has been established by people who have a passion for cars. The team has extensive experience in retailing some of the most prestigious British and European luxury and high-performance car brands, in markets from the UK to Asia-Pacific. It has further experience in the development and manufacture of high-end components and motor sport.

    The engineering team is led by Alastair Macqueen, who was responsible for the development of the Jaguar XJ220 supercar to production and has won the Le Mans 24-Hour race with both Jaguar and Bentley. Eterniti also has its very own F1 driver, Johnny Herbert, like Macqueen victorious at Le Mans but in addition a winner of three Grands Prix during a 10-year Formula 1 career. Johnny will have an active involvement in developing Eterniti vehicles as well as serving as an ambassador for the brand.

    Eterniti is establishing a London hub featuring a showroom, car build and service centre, and a separate atelier where customers can discuss their requirements and create a bespoke specification for their cars, which will be hand-built on site by British craftsmen and technicians. The London facilities will open later this year, with further showrooms in key international cities to follow from 2012.

    Source: Еterniti Motors

  • 24 Hours Le Mans: June 11/12, 2011

    At a glance: All three Team Peugeot Total cars made it to the end, but Audi R18 LDI no.2 is the winner. The race was full of accidents and interesting moments.

    “The die is cast, we are set for a magnificent duel between two great manufacturers,” commented Olivier Quesnel.

    “We feel that we have done a good job. But this is sport, and the outcome will now be decided out on the track,” added Bruno Famin. Throughout the 24 hours of the race, the Peugeot 908s demonstrated the performance level and reliability of their cars. Twenty four hours at an incredible pace, without any let up for mechanics or the drivers, twenty four hours that held the attention of hundreds of millions of fans, TV viewers and web users.”, he added.

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    As forecast, fine rain began to fall at around 11am. Thanks to making the right choice of tyres, Peugeot Sport engineers help Simon Pagenaud to close to within 30’’ of André Lotterer.

    The end of the race looked on course to be a head-to-head fight between the two men. At 14:24, both cars dived into the pit lane at the same time for a final stop. Pagenaud kept his Michelin tyres, whereas Lotterer opted to put on a new set of tyres. The two leaders came back out separated by less than ten seconds! Taking full advantage of his fresh tyres, Lotterer pulled away a little as the laps went by, and went on to clinch the win. Peugeot’s three 908s finished in second (no.9), third (no.8) and fourth (no.7) positions. The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP run by Oreca rounded off the top five of one of the closest ever editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

    24 Hours Le Mans June 2011
    24 Hours Le Mans June 2011



    Final race positions:

    1. Fassler/Lotterer/Lreluyer, Audi R18 LDI no.2, 355 laps in 24H02’21’’525
    2. Bourdais/Lamy/Pagenaud, Peugeot 908 N°9, + 13’’854
    3. Minassion/Montagny/Sarrazin, Peugeot 908 N°8, +2L
    4. Davidson/Gené/Wurz, Peugeot 908 N°7, +4L
    5. Duval/Lapierre/Panis, Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Oreca no.10, +16L
    6. Jani/Prost/Bleekemolen, Lola Loyota no.12, +17L
    7. Ickx/Martin/Leinders, Lola Aston Martin, +27L…

    Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Standings:

    Manufacturers:
    1. Peugeot, 103 points
    2. Audi, 69 points

    Teams:
    1. Audi Sport Team Joest, 50 points
    2. Team Peugeot Total, 49 points
    3. Team Oreca-Matmut, 34 points
    4. Rebellion Racing, 26 points

    Source: Peugeot

  • 1 000 KM of Spa-Francochamps

    The 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours is the biggest upcoming motor sport event. That’s why Team Peugeot Total had a test day held on 24th April, which is crucial to acquire important data necessary to ensure it arrives at Le Mans with the best possible car set-up.

    There will be three Peugeot 908s with totally nine drivers, who have two targets. The first one is to prepare for Le Mans without taking any risks and the second is picking up ILMC points.

    “The ILMC season got underway with a podium spot at Sebring, after an intense 12-hour race. The conditions were perfect to prepare for our main target of the year, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Since then, the cars have had a lot of track time in private testing. The test day really got us into the mood at Le Mans; competing in this race at Spa-Francorchamps is the best way of checking that our racing reflexes are well and truly in place. The entire team will be at the event. We will be working in the same conditions that we’ll have in Le Mans. The ILMC is an important goal for us; however, we are not going to go after the race win at any cost, just a few weeks away from Le Mans. Above all, we need to make it to the end of the 1,000 kilometres of Spa-Francorchamps with all three cars intact and collect as much information as we can during the race. If we manage that, Peugeot will undoubtedly come away with a serious haul of points.”, commented Olivier Quesnel, Peugeot Sport Director.

    Team Peugeot Total is unbeaten since 2007 and the great success came in 2010, when they recorded a one-two at the 1 000 kilometres of Spa-Francorchamps. The race was won by Sébastien Bourdais, Simon Pagenaud and Pedro Lamy, followed by Franck Montagny and Stéphane Sarrazin in second.

    This year, the official driver line-ups are identical to those of 2010:

    Peugeot 908 No.7 (blue rear-view mirrors):
    Anthony Davidson, Marc Gené and Alexander Wurz

    Peugeot 908 No.8 (white rear-view mirrors):
    Nicolas Minassian, Franck Montagny and Stéphane Sarrazin

    Peugeot 908 No.9 (red rear-view mirrors):
    Sébastien Bourdais, Pedro Lamy and Simon Pagenaud

    Check out the schedule for the event, below!

    Peugeot 908 prepares for Le Mans

    SCHEDULE FOR THE 1 000 KM OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS:

    Thursday 5 May 2011
    12.20pm – 1.20pm: Free practice
    2.45pm – 3.10pm: Press briefing at the Peugeot Sport hospitality area

    4.55pm – 5.55pm: Free practice

    Friday 6 May 2011
    11.50am – 12.50pm: Free practice
    4.20pm – 4.40pm: LMP1/LMP2 qualifying

    Saturday 7 May 2011
    9.55am – 10.15am: Warm up
    2pm – 8pm: 1,000 kilometres of Spa-Francorchamps

    ILMC STANDINGS BEFORE SPA:

    Manufacturers:
    1. Peugeot, 27 points
    2. Audi, 17 points

    Teams:
    1. Team Oreca Matmut, 15 points
    2. Team Peugeot Total, 12 points
    3. Audi Sport Team Joest, 9 points
    4. Rebellion Racing, 6 points

    Source: Peugeot

  • 2011 Peugeot 908 Le Mans

    Peugeot 908 Le Mans will go against Audi R18 in this years Le Mans races.

    2011 Peugeot 908 Le Mans is powered by a 3.7 liter V8 with 550HP. It replaces the old V12 and is expected to have better efficiency and fuel consumption. The new engine was put on test on January 25th for the first time.

    This season, the 2011 Peugeot 908 Le Mans will be driven by Sebastien Bourdais, Alex Wurz, Stephane Sarrazin and Anthony Davidson. (more…)

  • Jaguar XFR Stratstone Le Mans Limited Edition unveiled

    Exclusively on the UK market, and exclusively at Stratstone, the UK’s leading luxury automotive retailer, a strictly limited to 50 examples only Jaguar XFR Stratstone Le Mans Edition is now available. (more…)

  • Citroen Survolt at the Le Mans Circuit

    Citroen Survolt Concept raced for the first time at the legendary Le Mans Circuit last weekend, at the Le Mans Classic.

    The car is 100% battery-powered – which is very rare in the world of racing. Citroen Survolt charged around the course, followed closely by the stunning GTbyCITROËN concept and a parade of stylish DS3 models.

    The concept was driven by racing driver, Vanina Ickx, who said: “I am very proud to have participated in this unique project.  On the track it felt really good.  It’s a real race car, with a very promising potential for the future.” (more…)

  • Triple win for Audi R15 TDI at the 24h Le Mans

    Audi made it! They achieved huge victory at 24h Le Mans placing three R15 TDI cars on the first three places. This is the ninth victory of Audi, so they equalized Ferrari’s position in the roll of honor in the French endurance classic.

    Chairman Rupert Stadler said: “Everyone at Audi can be proud of this historic exploit. Reliability, efficiency and sustainability are particularly important topics for car manufacturers today. And these are exactly the areas in which we have demonstrated our expertise this weekend,”. (more…)

  • Jaguar XKR GT2 at The 24h Le Mans

    Jaguar will takе a part in Le Mans on June 12 with XKR GT2 sports car. The company celebrates its 75th anniversary and they will return to the legendary 24H race at the circuit where it earned seven race wins between 1951 and 1990.

    “Motorsport has always been important to Jaguar. Our domination of Le Mans in the 1950s was a foundation stone in our history and our success in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s reinforced our reputation as one of the great sports car manufacturers.”, said Mike O’Driscoll, Managing Director of Jaguar Cars. (more…)

  • BMW M3 GT2 Art Car by Jeff Koons

    Jeff Koons unveiled his Art Car, which is based on BMW M3 GT2. It was homologated to take part at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France on June 12-13, 2010.

    The Art car was introduced for the first time on June 1 in front of 300 international VIP guests in the Centre Pompidou, which is one of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions for modern and contemporary art.

    Today, between 11 AM to 9 PM, the public will have the chance too see BMW M3 GT2 Art Car free of charge in the Forum of the Centre Pompidou. In the late afternoon – 5.30 PM Jeff Koons will take part in a book signing at the o (more…)

  • Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 exclusively in Forza Motorsport 3

    Just a month before the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Spyker, the hand-built exotic cars manufacturer in collaboration with Xbox is sticking in some of the incredibly thrilling and passionate spirit of the iconic competition into Xbox 360’s ultra-successful monstrous racing game, Forza Motorsport 3. (more…)

  • Zenvo ST1 – 7 liter engine with turbo and supercharger

    The first prototype of the Danish supercar was introduced to a public audience for the first time at Le Mans 24 hour race. (more…)

  • Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar

    The base of this race car is the Lotus Evora Type 124, which was introduced earlier this year. There are number of changes, which has been made the car specially for endurance races.

    The Lotus Racercar will compete in several races during 2010/2011 season. One of them is the famous ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours at Nordschleife race track in Germany.

    Specifications:

    • Body: Lightweight composite and carbon fibre panels
    • Engine: V6 mid-mounted with 400ps
    • Gearbox: Six-speed sequential paddle shift racing gearbox
    • Brakes: AP Racing 6 piston callipers Front and Rear
    • Weight: 1200kg
    • Wheels: 18 inch rims with Pirelli racing slicks , 9 ½ J on the Front and 11 J on the Rear
    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance RacecarThe base of this race car is the Lotus Evora Type 124, which was introduced earlier this year. There are number of changes, which has been made the car specially for endurance races.

    The Lotus Racercar will compete in several races during 2010/2011 season. One of them is the famous ADAC Nürburgring 24 Hours at Nordschleife race track in Germany.

    Specifications:

    Body: Lightweight composite and carbon fibre panels
    Engine: V6 mid-mounted with 400ps
    Gearbox: S
    ix–speed sequential paddle shift racing gearbox
    Brakes:
    AP Racing 6 piston callipers Front and Rear
    Weight: 1200kg
    Wheels: 18 inch rims with Pirelli racing slicks ,
    9 ½ J on the Front and 11 J on the Rear