Motorsport Mundial
With the motorsports season effectively over, new ideas and cars are currently being tested. Porsche today announced their intention to take over the highly competitive GT3 class with the new Porsche 911 GT3 R. It has a slightly larger engine and updated aerodynamics package compared to the standard 2010 Cup car released last month. In 2009, Mühlner Motorsport finished 8th position in the Team's Championship with their GT3 Cup S.
Once again the WRC has lost the Monte Carlo Rally to the much more competitive Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) for 2010. This means the S2000 class will be competing for overall honors and Ford will be ready. Their new Fiesta S2000 is developed with M-Sport Limited and will take on Kris Meeke in the winning Peugeot 207 S2000.
We finish with a Ferrari rarity from their popular P-car era. In 1966, Drogo was commissioned to modify three Ferrari P2s for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They supported the much more evocative 330 P3 which was eventually defeated by the Ford GT40.
Auction Stars
Over the weekend Gooding & Co. were proud to announce that they will offer this year's Amelia Island Concours winner at their upcoming March sale in Florida. Some might remember this is the stunning Voisin C20 Mylord which features a dramatic 'top hat' body and an incredible sleeve-valve engine. It was recently restored and will become the most expensive Voisin ever offered at auction.
RM Auctions will also host an important sale in January. One of their star cars is the 1954 Mercury Monterey XM-800 which was restored and debuted at the Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance. This is one of the very few Ford concept cars that survived from the era of 1950s futurism.... Read More
BMW Tuning
Lumma isn't a company we mention very often, but their latest M5 is pretty outrageous. It is twin-supercharged to offer 730 bhp much like the G-Power version we featured earlier this year. It will probably debut at the upcoming Essen Motor Show where its high contrast paint and interior is bound to grab attention.
BMWs have long been the victim of tuners. Some of the top models like the M1 were outfitted early on by Styling Garage Spezialkarosserien. Koenig-Specials also made a few cars like the 510 bhp KS8 and the rarer 6 Series conversion. If anyone has more information on the Koenig 6-Series, please let us know.... Read More
