What if…? It’s a question that has dominated the history of the XJ13, a prototype built by Jaguar in 1966 in a quest to continue the marque’s legendary run of success in the Le Mans 24 Hours. Powered by a new quad-cam, 5-litre V12, the XJ13 was Jaguar’s first mid-engined car – and without doubt… Continue reading Ecurie Ecosse LM69 – Creating a Modern Racing Thoroughbred
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THE NORDIC HALL OF THE HEROES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS – ASTON MARTIN VALKYRIE AND VALHALLA TAKE FLIGHT
Aston Martin Valkyrie and Valhalla take flight at Aston Martin’s development home – Silverstone, UK First time Aston Martin Valhalla ‘dynamic concept’ shown Aston Martin Valhalla makes North American debut today at Monterey Car Week’s “The Quail” Aston Martin Valkyrie testing continues at pace following British Grand Prix debut Friday 16 August 2019, Gaydon, UK:… Continue reading THE NORDIC HALL OF THE HEROES IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS – ASTON MARTIN VALKYRIE AND VALHALLA TAKE FLIGHT
MINI in Pebble Beach: High speed and high tension.
At the Monterey Car Week 2019 in California in the US, MINI was celebrating 60 years of the brand’s existence with the presentation of two new models – The new MINI John Cooper Works GP and the new MINI Cooper SE represent the future bandwidth in the model range of the British premium automobile manufacturer.… Continue reading MINI in Pebble Beach: High speed and high tension.
World’s largest EV never has to be recharged
A quarry in Biel, Switzerland, is operating the world's largest electric vehicle, a 110-ton dump truck, to haul lime and marl off the side of a mountain to a cement factory. Perhaps best of all, it consumes no energy doing it.
How is that possible, you ask?
The dump truck, at 45 tons, ascends the 13-percent grade and takes on 65 tons of ore. With more than double the weight going back down the hill, the beast's regenerative braking system recaptures more than enough energy to refill the charge the eDumper used going up.
The Elektro Dumper—eDumper for short—made by Kuhn Schweitz, is based on a Komatsu HB 605-7: 30 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 14 feet tall. The tires are six feet high, and the dump bed reaches to more than 28 feet, fully raised.
Kuhn Schweitz adds a 600 kilowatt-hour battery pack—big enough for six, long-range Tesla Model Ses—from Lithium Storage that weighs 9,000 pounds.
CNN recently brought Formula 1 driver Lucas DiGrassi along to test drive the machine, owned by Swiss cement company Ciments Vigier SA. He reported starting with a 90 percent charge at the bottom and reaching the top of the grade with 80 percent, then recovering battery charge to 88 percent on the way down (not unlike our writer's experience with a Chevrolet Bolt EV in the Rockies.)
Marking that trip around 20 times a day, Kuhn Schweitz says the eDumper produces 200 kwh of surplus energy every day, or 77 megawatt-hours a year. A typical dump truck uses between 11,000 and 22,000 gallons of diesel fuel a year. That saves up to 196 metric tons of global-warming carbon-dioxide gas a year.
McLaren Automotive announces striking new Ultimate Series model at Pebble Beach Concours, promising open-top driving perfection
16 Aug 2019 CEO Mike Flewitt reveals design rendering of stunning new model to McLaren customers Striking roadster will debut in 2020 and promises purest driving experience yet Strictly limited production – just 399 cars to be built To be priced between McLaren Senna and Speedtail models An all-new Ultimate Series McLaren supercar, focused on… Continue reading McLaren Automotive announces striking new Ultimate Series model at Pebble Beach Concours, promising open-top driving perfection
New 2021 Aston Martin Valhalla makes North American debut
The Aston Martin Valhalla has made its North American debut at this year’s Monterey Car Week, in the event’s highly exclusive “Quail” enclosure. The British brand’s McLaren Senna rival was first previewed in concept form at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, and is due for launch in 2021. Production of the Aston Martin Valhalla will be strictly limited to 500… Continue reading New 2021 Aston Martin Valhalla makes North American debut
New Aston Martin Valkyrie testing continues at Silverstone
More images of the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar undergoing testing at Silverstone have been released, following its recent dynamic debut at the 2019 British Grand Prix. The sold-out hypercar is entering the final phases of its testing programme, with first deliveries expected by the end of the year. Aston Martin recently unveiled a comprehensive specification… Continue reading New Aston Martin Valkyrie testing continues at Silverstone
Gorgeous Jaguar XJ13 Le Mans Racing Prototype Reborn and Updated – Car and Driver
The LM69 is a sports car built by racing team Ecurie Ecosse that’s meant to be a continuation of the Jaguar XJ13 race car from the 1960s. It’s powered by a V-12 engine and features some notable changes compared to the original race car. Only 25 examples will be built in total, and the LM69… Continue reading Gorgeous Jaguar XJ13 Le Mans Racing Prototype Reborn and Updated – Car and Driver
Tue 13 Aug 2019
Gordon Murray Automotive select Bruce Canepa, Canepa Group Inc. as North American representative of the GMA T.50 supercar
Gordon Murray Automotive will produce the T.50 – the world’s lightest, most driver focused supercar
Automotive designer Gordon Murray has designed the ultimate analog driver’s supercar unlike anything ever created
Limited to 100 T.50 supercars worldwide
Canepa selected as the T.50 Supercar North American Representative
Canepa to handle all aspects of customer service; including importation, service/maintenance, and warranty. Canepa will also be a sales outlet for the T.50.
Scotts Valley, CA | July 25, 2019 – UK automotive designer Gordon Murray has become an iconic master of design over the past decades, from Formula One race cars to the legendary McLaren F1 road car. The announcement of Gordon Murray Automotive’s supercar, the T.50, sent a proverbial shockwave throughout the automotive community. Having consulted on the project in its early phase of concept and development, the Canepa Group has been selected as the exclusive North American representative of the T.50 Supercar.
“Cars are meant to be driven, and this may be one of the most exciting road cars ever designed. I am both honored and excited to be a part of this amazing project.” – Bruce Canepa
Canepa is an industry leader in the collector car world; including sales, restoration and motorsports. Located in Scotts Valley, California, Canepa is central to the Silicon Valley and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Experienced in premium luxury and performance vehicles, Bruce Canepa was deemed the perfect fit for Gordon Murray Automotive’s new supercar. As the sole North American representative, Canepa Group will handle all aspects of customer support for the new supercar from beginning to end for North American customers; including sales, importation, service/maintenance, and warranty. Interested parties are invited to contact Bruce Canepa at (831) 430-9940 or bruce@canepa.com regarding available build slots for the T.50.
About the T.50
The T.50 is a masterful blend of design, performance and beauty from one of the most storied automotive designers in the modern world, Gordon Murray. Built around a hand-laid carbon fiber monocoque, the T.50 is extremely lightweight even by today’s standards, weighing in at 2,160 pounds. With a bespoke 650 horsepower, Cosworth-designed 3.9-litre V12 that revs to 12,100rpm mated to a special 6-speed manual transmission, the T.50 promises to deliver one of the best driving experiences in history. Fan-assisted aerodynamics, excellent driving dynamics and the culmination of 50 years’ worth of experience together create one of the best driving cars on the planet, bar none. The T.50 marks Gordon Murray’s 50th automotive project and includes design influences from many of his previous projects. Murray says “We expect this to be the last, and the greatest ‘analogue’ supercar ever built.”
Learn more about the T.50 at www.gordonmurraydesign.com.
Gordon Murray Automotive
Gordon Murray Automotive was launched in November 2017. The T.50 supercar will be the first model manufactured by the new company. Alongside production of its own vehicles, Gordon Murray Automotive will manufacture vehicles on a low-volume basis for external customers.
Gordon Murray Automotive forms part of a new corporate organisation for the engineering group, and is positioned as a sister company to Gordon Murray Design.
Gordon Murray Design
Gordon Murray Design is a visionary design and engineering company with its headquarters in Surrey, UK. It was established in 2007 with a focus on developing an innovative and disruptive manufacturing technology trademarked iStream, and has since built a global reputation as one of the finest automotive design teams in the world.
The company’s unique approach and truly creative thinking enables Gordon Murray Design to deliver complete car programmes in a highly efficient and innovative way from concept and design, through to prototype and development for production.
Professor Gordon Murray, CBE – biography
Gordon Murray was born in Durban, South Africa in 1946 and gained a Mechanical Engineering Diploma from Natal Technical College. He designed, built and raced his own sports car (the IGM Ford) in the National Class in South Africa during 1967 and 1968.
In 1969 Gordon moved to the UK and joined the Brabham Formula One Team as Technical Director, winning two world championships (1981 and 1983) during his 17 years with the team. Gordon joined McLaren Racing as Technical Director in 1988 and three consecutive championship wins (1988, 1989 and 1990) followed. In 1990, Gordon moved away from Formula One – after 50 Grand Prix wins – to concentrate on establishing a new company for the group, McLaren Cars Limited.
The company’s first project, the F1 road car, is still regarded as one of the world’s best-engineered cars. A racing version won two world sports car championships and the Le Mans 24-hour race on its first attempt in 1995. McLaren Cars then completed several other successful projects culminating in the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren programme.
Gordon left McLaren in 2005 to set up a new company Gordon Murray Design Ltd (in 2007), of which he is Chairman and Technical Director. The innovative British company operates from Surrey, UK and aims to be the world leader in automotive design. It reverses the current industry trend for sub-contracting by having a complete in-house capability for design, prototyping and development.
In 2017, Gordon Murray Design celebrated the company’s 10-year anniversary along with that of the iStream® manufacturing process. At a special event, named ‘One Formula’ Gordon Murray also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the McLaren F1 road car entering production, and his 50th year of car design and engineering.
In May 2019, Professor Murray was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. The ceremony, held at Buckingham Palace, recognised the contributions made by Murray to the motorsport and automotive sectors over the past 50 years.
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Glickenhaus Teases New LMP1 Hypercar With BAT-Like Wings – Motor1.com
The niche automaker is up for something tasty – and it’s going to be road-legal. James Glickenhaus of the niche automaker Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is up to something tasty recently. In a Facebook social media post, the automotive entrepreneur put a rear image of a red supercar or hypercar with the caption “Glickenhaus LMP1.” Based on the… Continue reading Glickenhaus Teases New LMP1 Hypercar With BAT-Like Wings – Motor1.com