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Brabham Unveils Road-Legal BT62R Hypercar

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Brabham has revealed the new BT62R, a road-going version of the Anglo-Australian brand’s BT62 track car.

Available in either left or right-hand drive, the BT62R incorporates a number of key changes compared to its track counterpart.

Externally, its carbon-fibre body features a revised front splitter, a new top-mounted air intake, a new rear diffuser, and a re-designed single-plane rear wing.

It also gets variable ride heights (70 mm, 90 mm, 110 mm or 130 mm), a new exhaust system to meet legal road-noise limits, and, on the inside, a new road seat design as well as air conditioning and a heated windscreen. The dashboard also features a new digital control panel.

With 700 bhp and 492 lb-ft of torque, the BT62R is further claimed to have the highest-output, naturally aspirated V8 on the market. The 5.4 litre engine is mated to a 6-speed sequential transmission with revised gear ratios more suitable for road use. Steering wheel paddles also come fitted as standard.

“Launching the BT62R is a great achievement for the team at Brabham Automotive. All the requisite design and engineering to turn the track BT62 into the road going BT62R has been done in-house by our team of engineers, which is a great testimony to their endeavour and expertise,” says company CEO, Dan Marks.

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Ferrari Unveils New Portofino ‘M’

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Ferrari has unveiled a new derivative of its Portofino GT spider, the Italian brand’s entry-level model.

Underneath, the new Portofino M gets a redesigned engine as well as a brand-new eight-speed gearbox. The former, a 3.9-litre V8 turbo unit, sees power boosted from 592 bhp to 612 bhp, while the latter delivers 35% more torque thanks to a new clutch module that is 20% smaller.

Ferrari’s design team has therefore made targeted adjustments to the exterior as a result of the M version being more powerful than the base model.

For example, the wraparound front bumpers get new air intakes complete with a new air vent at wheelarch height, added because of the need to reduce the car’s overall drag. Part of the air flow coming off the front radiating masses is directed towards the new vents and then accelerated up as it exits, boosting its extraction power.

The resulting improvement in aerodynamic performance is underscored by a slash on the front bumper that flows into the design of the flanks. As a result, the signature Portofino side scallop finds its visual counterpart on the M version’s front bumper.

The grille also features new aluminium slats with contrasting faceted tips in an effort to highlight the material.

At the rear, the new exhaust system has allowed the removal of the silencer assembly, making the Portofino M’s tail more compact. The result is that the rear bumpers are now more streamlined and their styling more in sync with the front bumpers.

Additionally, the rear diffuser has been completely redesigned and is now separate to the bumpers; this will also enable buyers to specify it in carbon-fibre.

Completing the exterior changes are new diamond-finish wheel rims that are specific to the M.

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Bentley Introduces New V8-Powered Flying Spur

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The “world’s best luxury four door grand tourer” is being made available with a V8 powertrain, as an alternative to the W12 it was launched with last summer.

Bentley says its research from the last ten years shows a significant shift in the usage of the Flying Spur from chauffeur-driven owners to customers driving themselves with passengers accompanying them.

Global research, which has included input from two customer clinics held in America and China, also demonstrated that over 40 per cent of customers travel with rear seat passengers at least once a week.

“This data has been used to develop the latest iteration of the new four door grand tourer, focusing on the driver experience whilst retaining a cabin space that combines exquisite luxury with integrated latest-generation technology,” says Bentley.

The new Flying Spur V8 therefore weighs 100 kg lighter than the W12 version, while its 4.0-litre, twin turbocharged V8 engine produces a peak power of 542 bhp and uses twin-scroll turbos to reach its maximum torque of 568 lb-ft at just under 2000 rpm.

As a result, it manages 0-60 mph in 4.0 seconds before hitting a top speed of 198 mph, which is near enough identical to the range-topping W12.

Standard exterior features, meanwhile, include a 20-inch, 10-spoke painted alloy wheels, a V8 wing badge, and quad exhaust pipes at the rear.

On the inside, the model can be specified in both four-seat or five-seat configurations.

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SSC Tuatara Hits 331 MPH, Becomes World’s Fastest Production Car

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SSC North America, which likes to call itself America’s first hypercar company, has won the title of world’s “Fastest Production Vehicle” with its 1,750 bhp Tuatara.

With professional British racing driver, Oliver Webb, at the Tuatara’s wheel, the record-breaking drive took place on the morning of Saturday, October 10, outside of Las Vegas near Pahrump, Nevada along a seven-mile stretch of State Route 160.

Webb pushed the SSC Tuatara to an average speed of 316.11 mph following two consecutive high-speed test runs of 301.07 mph and 331.15 mph. In accordance with record criteria, the Tuatara traveled in opposite directions, clocking its speeds within one hour, to break the world record for “Fastest Production Vehicle”.

“It’s been ten years since we held this record with our first car, the Ultimate Aero, and the Tuatara is leagues ahead. Its performance reflects the dedication and focus with which we pursued this achievement,” said Jerod Shelby, CEO of SSC. “We came pretty close to meeting the theoretical numbers, which is astonishing to do in a real world setting on a public road. America’s new claim to victory in the ‘land-based space race’ is going to be tough to beat.”

In addition to the “Fastest Production Vehicle” record, the SSC Tuatara broke the world records for “Fastest Flying Mile on a Public Road” at 313.12 mph; “Fastest Flying Kilometer on a Public Road” at 321.35 mph; and “Highest Speed Achieved on a Public Road” at 331.15 mph.

In order to claim a world record, the Tuatara had to be a production vehicle, being identical to the same car that a customer might buy. It also had to drive the same route in opposite directions, and average the two speeds, all the while running on street tyres and using non-race fuel.

The Tuatara’s aerodynamics, which have been developed in partnership with designer Jason Castriota of Castriota Design, achieved an all-time production-hypercar best coefficient of drag of 0.279. From 150–330 mph, the car maintained an aerodynamic balance of 37% front and 63% rear.

The car’s V8 powerplant, meanwhile, has been developed and built in collaboration with Tom Nelson of Nelson Racing Engines. The bespoke 5.9-litre twin-turbo, flat-plane crank engine is mated to a 7-Speed computerised manual transmission working in unison with an Automac AMT system that operates the engagement and selection of movement in the gearbox.

Only 100 examples of the Tuatara will be built, priced at around $1.3 million each.

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Ferrari Roma Wins Design Award

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The Ferrari Roma has been announced as the winner in the ‘Production Cars’ category of the annual Car Design Award, which originally ran from 1984 to 1997 before being relaunched in its current form in 2016.

The remote 2020 prize-giving ceremony was held today over on the Car Design Award’s YouTube channel.

The plaudit is an acknowledgement of the work of the design teams responsible for what are considered to be the car world’s finest production designs of the year.

Launched in 1984 by Auto&Design magazine, the Car Design Award is aimed at projects that have contributed to the evolution of car design.

This year’s winners were selected by a jury of 12 journalists from some of the world’s biggest car publications, including Auto&Design itself.

“The Ferrari design team, led by Flavio Manzoni, did an incredible job with the Roma. This car reinterprets the classical lines of a Gran Turismo car and projects them into the 21st century thanks to sensual, evocative and cutting-edge design,” the jury stated regarding the V8-powered Roma, which was first unveiled just under a year ago.

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Ferrari Reveals SF90 Spider – the Most Powerful Mass-Produced Convertible on the Planet

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Ferrari has today revealed the spider version of the SF90 Stradale, the SF90 Spider, which will now become the Prancing Horse’s first ever production plug-in hybrid convertible.

The Spider’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8, in combination with a pair of electric motors placed on either axle, delivers a total power output of 986 bhp and 664 lb ft of torque, which makes the new drop-top not only the most powerful series-production car ever made by Ferrari but also the most powerful series-production convertible in the world.

Zero to 62 mph takes just 2.5 seconds, which is exactly the same as the coupe, and top speed is listed at 212 mph.

The car’s retractable hard top, meanwhile, opens and closes in only 14 seconds and can be used on the move. It takes up just 100 litres of space rather than the 150-200 litres required by a traditional system, while the use of aluminium in its construction means that it is around 40 kg lighter than a conventional retractable hard top. An adjustable electric rear window can be also be deployed at high speeds when the roof is lowered.

In terms of design changes compared to the coupe, the SF90 Spider’s cockpit has been shifted forwards, the roof is 20 mm lower, the A-posts are more slender, and the windscreen is more raked.

The main features in the convertible version’s aero design include the shut-off Gurney at the rear, an active control system that varies downforce over the rear axle, the front underbody with vortex generator strakes, and forged wheels with wing profiles.

Underneath, the chassis has been completely redesigned to deal with the extra stresses associated with the new hybrid power unit and the introduction of AWD; it also boasts 30% higher torsional rigidity than previous platforms without any increase in weight.

All in all the end result is 390 kg of downforce generated in cornering at 155 mph with the special Assetto Fiorano specification, which includes a list of upgrades that set it apart from the standard car; this list includes Multimatic shock absorbers, materials such as carbon-fibre and titanium that shave 21 kg off the car’s weight, a carbon-fibre rear spoiler, and road-homologated Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres.

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Naran Automotive Unveils GT3-Inspired Hypercar

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New supercar manufacturer Naran Automotive has revealed the exterior design of its first ever model – the Naran, a 2 + 2 ‘hyper-coupé’.

Set to officially debut in early 2021, just 49 examples of the four-seater, all-wheel-drive, front-mid engined model will be built.

The car’s bespoke 5.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine is being made in Germany and vehicle dynamics are being overseen by EY3 Engineering and Daniel Mense, who is known for his work on the NIO EP9 – the electric car Nürburgring lap record breaker.

The Naran, it is claimed, will be capable of 0-60 mph in under 2.3 seconds, 0-100 mph in 4.56 seconds, and a top speed of over 230 mph, with its V8 producing 1,048 bhp and 764 lb-ft of torque.

The car’s aerodynamic package is further claimed to deliver 1,377 kg of downforce, which exceeds that of a GT3 race car.

Jowyn Wong, founder of Wyn Design and the man behind the $2 million Apollo IE and the $1 million, 1960s race car-inspired De Tomaso P72, has shaped the exterior design, while colour and materials design has been overseen by Kate Montgomery, a former Aston Martin Lagonda designer.

“Our vision is to create the most beautiful and thrilling cars in existence, inspiring future generations to pursue their wildest dreams,” says the company’s 34-year old CEO, Ameerh Naran. “The Naran is the true embodiment of art on wheels, designed and developed by some of the greatest minds in the industry.”

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Jaguar Reveals New 2021 F-Pace SVR

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Jaguar has revealed the new 2021 model year F-Pace SVR, featuring a revised “motorsport-inspired” exterior design.

The latter includes new front bodywork that is claimed to reduce lift by 35 per cent as well as lowering drag from 0.37 Cd to 0.36 Cd.

In addition to new apertures and vents on the lower bumper for improved engine and brake cooling, the new front-end design also incorporates a longer bonnet that features a wider power bulge flanked by air vents to help extract hot air from the engine bay.

At the rear, new slimline rear lights feature Jaguar’s now trademark “double chicane” graphic – first seen on the all-electric I-PACE – which is claimed to accentuate the width of the car. The new look is completed with the addition of the updated SVR logo, while quad tailpipes feature in the lower bumper.

Under the hood, the British brand’s flagship all-wheel drive SUV is powered by a 542 bhp 5.0-litre V8 supercharged petrol engine, now with 516 lb-ft of torque – an increase of 15 lb-ft.

All of which results in a 0-60 mph time of 3.8 seconds – which is three-tenths of a second faster than before – and a top speed of 178 mph, an increase of 2 mph.

As well as the improved torque and acceleration, CO2 emissions are also reduced from 281 g/km to 275 g/km with fuel economy now up to 23.1 mpg.

The engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, while steering is boosted by a new electronic power-assistance system.

“As a team, we’re incredibly proud of the F-Pace SVR, so trying to improve on the original was always going to be a difficult task. The move to Jaguar’s new electrical vehicle architecture gave us the opportunity revisit the calibration of every single component, so we took the chance to fine-tune the driving experience to make it feel even more focused and even more refined. Those thousands of detail changes take the F-Pace SVR to the next level,” says the car’s chief programme engineer, Paul Barritt.

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Novitec Kicks Off 2021 with 791 BHP Ferrari F8 Tributo

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Novitec has revealed another Ferrari F8 Tributo project, with the German luxury tuner aiming to catapult what is already Ferrari’s all-time fastest V8 to another level of speed and performance.

The Italian two-seater’s 3.9-litre V8 twin-turbo engine has been tuned to deliver 791 bhp and a peak torque of 662 lb-ft – that’s significantly more than the standard production model, which churns out 710 bhp and 568 lb-ft upon leaving the factory gates at Maranello.

As a result, the new Novitec-modified version is claimed to hit 62 mph in just 2.6 seconds before reaching a top speed of “more than” 211 mph.

Novitec’s engineers say it also delivers “more instantaneous throttle response and more powerful in-gear acceleration” when compared to the factory version.

Externally, the mid-engine sports car’s bodywork has been customised, incorporating what are said to be more “aerodynamically efficient” carbon-fibre components.

Key elements include a new two-piece front spoiler complete with flaps on the side air intakes for reduction of lift at high speeds; reshaped rocker panels that are claimed to channel airflow with greater precision; and a large rear wing, which is said to “significantly” increase rear-axle downforce at high speeds.

Other more subtle touches include carbon trim for the side mirrors and air deflectors fitted inside the side air intakes.

The overall look is completed with bespoke forged wheels designed in partnership with American brand, Vossen. And to put greater emphasis on the wedge shape of the two-seater, the rear axle runs on rims that are one inch taller than those on the front axle.

The latest re-worked F8 Tributo follows on from an earlier offering of the same Ferrari model, which Novitec unveiled back in the summer of 2020.

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McLaren Reveals New Track-Only 720S GT3X

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McLaren has unveiled the “720S GT3X” – a track-only version of the British brand’s 720S GT3 racing car.

With the new vehicle not being subject to any motorsport regulations, McLaren’s designers say they were able to take greater advantage of the 720S GT3’s chassis and aerodynamics.

The new track car’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 has also been boosted to deliver an increased total of 740 bhp, which is 30 bhp more than the standard road-going 720S.

“Due to GT3 balance of performance requirements, the 720S GT3 car has to run with a considerably reduced power output than the road-going 720S Spider and Coupe variants. The brief for the GT3X project was to unleash the full potential of the 720S GT3 car using a massively increased power output to fully exploit the aerodynamics and chassis dynamics of the car,” explains Ian Morgan, director at McLaren Customer Racing.

Adding: “The 720S GT3X now offers a unique opportunity to experience a fully-fledged GT3 car. The lap time is significantly reduced from the GT3 benchmark through both the huge standard power increase and the additional 30 bhp from the push-to-pass button. The end result is a car that offers a truly unique experience.”

The car’s exterior black and orange colour scheme, meanwhile, pays homage to race-winning McLaren F1 cars of the 1960s.

On the inside, the car now carries passengers for the first time, featuring a re-designed roll-cage and passenger seat. ⠀⠀

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