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@VW Group: Sebastian Job wins at the Nürburgring and sets the stage for title victory

The race At the eighth of ten virtual one-make cup races run on the iRacing simulation platform, the Briton managed to pull well clear of his title opponents in the interim standings. His rivals experienced a disastrous race Saturday with the digital version of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup on the storied racetrack in Germany’s… Continue reading @VW Group: Sebastian Job wins at the Nürburgring and sets the stage for title victory

@VW Group: Larry ten Voorde tackles the title fight finale from pole position

The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. © 2020 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG * Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. Since 1 September 2017 certain new cars have been type approved in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonised Light… Continue reading @VW Group: Larry ten Voorde tackles the title fight finale from pole position

@VW Group: Huge cheers in Assen: Audi driver Frijns celebrates first DTM victory in front of home crowd

Robin Frijns could not have chosen a better moment for his first victory in the DTM: The Dutch Audi driver triumphed at Assen on Saturday in front of a home crowd. For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, spectators were admitted to a DTM race. The Audi drivers made them cheer… Continue reading @VW Group: Huge cheers in Assen: Audi driver Frijns celebrates first DTM victory in front of home crowd

German FAZ: Patents at the university – just a bonus deal? 000159

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Check Out the Build Process For the Exquisite Bentley Continental GT W12

4 Jul 2020, 10:02 UTC ·
by Aurel Niculescu

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How can you ensure absolute artisanship and still adhere to strict production procedures? How can you make a complete luxury masterpiece and still reach astonishing high speeds? Well, you just need to go through the production of the exquisite wood veneered high-performance W12 Bentley Continental GT ‘torpedo’.
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The third generation Bentley Continental GT has been around for some time already. But the massive grand tourer is still one of the modern engineering marvels of the past decade, as proven by the (almost) one-hour long Welt Documentary feature we have for you today.
We already know the story – underneath the sleek and stylish British attire lies hidden a German-ticking platform. In other places these two worlds might fall apart, but the supreme skill of the Crewe factory somehow manages to spectacularly blend everything together into a sleek, luxurious, utterly fast land yacht.
And the parallels are very much appropriate – the crew from the British plant includes master carpenters, leather wizards and highly accomplished engineers. No matter how you take it, the two industries do seem to share more than one trait. And, of course, it is something you have to pay dearly for – so there's the exclusivity connection as well.
No wonder even the British Royal family orders its vehicles from Bentley. But, in the current W12 iteration, the Continental GT is also about true performance. Ticking inside the engine bay, the twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 unleashes no less than 626 HP (466 kW) and 900 Nm (664 lb-ft) of twisty torque. And it all gets delivered to the tarmac blistering fast.
With no loss of oomph, in addition, thanks to the use of the all-wheel drive system and the eight-speed automatic transmission with double clutches. It all boils down to physics, which are easily defied when the 5,019 lbs (2276 kg) behemoth gets catapulted from nil to 60 mph (97 kph) in a mere 3.3 seconds. Where does it all end? At no less than 207 mph (333 kph), of course.

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@VW Group: Porsche tackles Road Atlanta from pole position

Qualifying Driving the No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR, Nick Tandy from Great Britain turned the fastest lap in the GTLM class at Road Atlanta setting a time of 1:16.167 minutes. His works driver teammate Laurens Vanthoor from Belgium planted the second works-RSR with the number 912 on position four. With this, Tandy added to his… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche tackles Road Atlanta from pole position

Elon Musk met with Volkswagen’s CEO while in Germany and test-drove its competing electric model (TSLA, VW)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk met Volkswagen’s chief executive, Herbert Diess, for a courtesy visit during which Musk took a test-drive in Volkswagen’s new electric car, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. According to local media, whose reports were confirmed by Bloomberg and Reuters, Musk flew to the Braunschweig, Germany, airport near… Continue reading Elon Musk met with Volkswagen’s CEO while in Germany and test-drove its competing electric model (TSLA, VW)

3-D Printing, a Boon for Racers, Inches Closer for Carmakers

The Belgian racing team Heli had an engine problem. Specifically, under race conditions, the manifold of the four-cylinder turbo diesel in its BMW 1-series exploded, bursting along an ultrasonically welded seam that held together the manifold’s two halves. The team tried reinforcing the seam. But when the car returned to the track, during the middle… Continue reading 3-D Printing, a Boon for Racers, Inches Closer for Carmakers