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- Bradley Philpot drives a Peugeot 208 GTi at the 24-hour Nürburgring
- Representing the UK he shares the seat with three other country-backed drivers
- Three specially tuned 208 GTi producing 300bhp are competing in the SP2T class

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Kumho has numerous class wins in Germany’s popular Nürburgring-based VLN series to its credit, but achieved its first ever top 10 finish in the opening round of the 2013 season (April 13), courtesy of the twins Dennis and Marc Busch, driving an Audi R8 LMS Ultra.Kumho VLN Apr13 Read More »

Alset GlobalPioneering Hybrid Hydrogen fuel system offers practical and effective implementation of renewable, clean energy for automotive applications. Aston Martin’s Rapide S will debut the technology at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (May 19th-20th 2013) and become the first hydrogen-powered car to compete in an international motorsport event. Read More »

- Three hybrid race cars at the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours
- Jamie Green joins DTM driver line-up
- Activities extended in US motorsport

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- Five international endurance race winners united for the first time
- Almost halfway around the earth with R18 e-tron quattro and R8 LMS

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- A unique Formula Ford race car powered by Ford’s tiny 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine produces a supercar-beating performance at the legendary Nürburgring track in Germany
- Unique road-legal racer records the 11th fastest lap ever at the Nürburgring’s famed Nordschleife circuit – 7 minutes, 22 seconds – higher on the list than such 600+ horsepower supercars as the Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari Enzo and the Pagani Zonda
- 1.0-litre EcoBoost-powered Formula Ford boasts an unofficial top speed of 255.5 km/h (158.8 mph) and a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time of less than four seconds
- Fuel economy is equally eye-popping: unofficially 2.4 l/100 km (118 mpg) at 56 km/h (35 mph), and 5 l/100 km (57 mpg) at 120 km/h (75 mph)
- The three-cylinder Ford 1.0-litre EcoBoost was recently named 2012 “International Engine of the Year”. The turbocharged, direction injection petrol engine is now available in the Ford Focus and coming soon in the B-MAX, new Fiesta and C-MAX

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- Second place in front of 89,000 spectators at the Nürburgring
- Audi is strongest brand in the top ten
- Impressive race by Rahel Frey

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- E-Type Challenge triumphs
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Sports car sets a new lap record for electrically powered production vehicles on famously challenging circuit Read More »

- UK debut of Toyota’s first hybrid power Le Mans car, the TS030 HYBRID
- GAZOO Racing’s LFA and Toyota 86 (as the GT86 is known in Japan), class-winning heroes of the 2012 Nurburgring 24 Hours
- Focus on the new Toyota GT86 on the weekend it is officially launched in the UK
- First opportunity to see the GRMN SPORTS FR Concept, GAZOO Racing’s 316bhp twin-charged interpretation of the GT86
- All Toyota’s world championship-winning cars in action on the festival rally stage

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