A Look into Canadian Car and Motorsport Culture
McLaren Special Operations (MSO) unveiled their Carbon Series LT this week. Based on the 675LT Spider, the limited production supercar has 40% more carbon fiber components and displays them all proudly in an exposed carbon gloss finish. The aggressive aero of the 675LT combined with the carbon fiber body panels really takes the looks of the car to a whole different level.
Photo Credit: McLaren
For anyone who has a fetish for stuffing a large powerful motor into a small lightweight body, the Renault Clio R.S.16 should be right up your alley! Renault Sport celebrated its 40th year anniversary and return to Formula 1 by unveiling the Clio R.S. 16 concept car in Liquid Yellow with F1 inspired decals at the Circuit de Monaco.
According to the press release, the Renault Sport Clio R.S. 16 was inspired by the long line of Renault Sport hot hatches like the O.G. 5 Turbo and ridiculously awesome mid-engined Clio V6. They decided to retains its FF layout in an effort to keep pricing at a reasonable level estimated at around £34,000.
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Is the Ferrari 458 Speciale just too pedestrian for you? If so, you can place a custom order for a One-Off designed by the Ferrari Styling Centre much like this British gentleman did with the 458 MM Speciale.
Based on the 458 Speciale, this custom build features unique bodywork handcrafted in aluminum with carbon fiber bumpers and new side air intakes. The longer nose makes the car look even sleeker than before.
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The two Mercedes-AMG GT3 put on an epic drive in the last 20 minutes of the race with a mere 5.697 seconds between them at the checkered flag, absolutely astonishing for a 24 hour endurance race especially on a track like the Nurburgring.
Photo credit: GT Spirit
With pit strategy and cars slowing down to wait for the checkered flag, the #29 HTP and #4 Black Falcon cars were engaged in a flat out spring race through traffic for the final 2 laps. The footage has already been uploaded to YouTube, you can check out the final 20 minutes of the race here:
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