Tag: hybrid
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Toyota TS050 Hybrid for 2016 WEC revealed with twin-turbo V-6, 986 hp: Video
Toyota has revealed full details for its hybrid Le Mans prototype that will compete in the 2016 World Endurance Championship, the highest echelon for endurance racing and whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car is the TS050 Hybrid, which like it its TS040 predecessor will compete in the premier LMP1 Hybrid…
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2018 Lexus LC 500h To Debut At 2016 Geneva Motor Show
Lexus will unveil a hybrid version of its stunning LC coupe at next month’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The Toyota luxury brand has released the first photos of the car, which is designated an LC 500h and confirmed to have a next-generation hybrid system. The new hybrid system drops the Hybrid Synergy Drive moniker of…
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Toyota Reveals TS050 For 2016 WEC, Adds Kobayashi To Driver Lineup
Toyota has revealed its new hybrid Le Mans prototype that will compete in the 2016 World Endurance Championship, the highest echelon for endurance racing and whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car is the TS050 Hybrid, which like it its TS040 predecessor will compete in the premier LMP1 Hybrid class alongside…
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2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona, 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor, 2018 Porsche Cayenne: This Week’s Top Photo
We witnessed plenty of action in the first major event of the 2016 motorsport season, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, and though it wasn’t a miracle run for Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and its new GT supercar, another American automaker, Chevrolet, took home the top honors in the GT category. The pair of C7.Rs from…
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Backstory Of ‘Hyper 5’ Supercar Comparo–And Why There’s No Koenigsegg: Video
Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. Supercar lover and rising YouTube star Alejandro Salomon has put together an impressive test comparing five of the fastest cars on the planet. The list includes the hybrid trio made up of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 as well as the Bugatti Veyron Super…
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BMW Goes Electric On Two Wheels With eRR Sport Bike Concept
The latest iteration of BMW’s S1000RR sport bike has been lauded for its high horsepower, trick clutchless gearbox and sophisticated traction settings. And while we expect its electronic nannies were integrated into the company’s new eRR concept, one notable bit from the S1000RR which isn’t present on the company’s latest two-wheeler is the…
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2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Gains Three New Variants Including Plug-In Hybrid And Diesel
Mercedes-Benz’s latest C-Class was all-new for 2015 and for its first year on the market the vehicle was offered in just two variants, a C300 and C400, both of which came standard with 4Matic all-wheel drive. For the 2016 model year, the C400 is replaced by the sporty new C450 AMG, and fuel-efficient C300d diesel…
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2017 Bentley Bentayga, 2017 Jaguar F-Pace, Mercedes Tesla Rival: Car News Headlines
Bentley’s long-awaited Bentayga SUV is set to debut in less than two weeks. However, the British automaker couldn’t contain itself from letting slip that the vehicle will be the fastest, most powerful SUV in production. Another SUV debuting soon is Jaguar’s F-Pace. Like Bentley, Jaguar also couldn’t wait and has actually…
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Here’s Your Chance To Own A Porsche 919 Hybrid
A trio of Porsche 919 Hybrids will be lining up on the grid in this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, and during the race you’ll be able to bid on a 919 Hybrid of your own. Well, a life-size replica at least. Porsche’s Asia Pacific division will auction off the replica to help raise…
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2018 Rolls-Royce SUV (Project Cullinan) Spy Shots
It was only in February that Rolls-Royce announced plans for a new SUV but the reveal of a test mule just weeks later confirmed that work on the automaker’s first “high-sided, all-terrain” vehicle had already been underway well before the announcement. We’ve now spotted a test mule for Rolls-Royce’s SUV in the wild…