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New SuperGT contender from Honda in the works?

When we sat down with a few Honda execs at SEMA, we were told to "watch out for something big" from the automaker's motorsports efforts in Japan early next year. It didn't take much to deduce what they were hinting at: Honda plans to fill the vacuum left by the recently departed NSX-R in SuperGT with an all-new vehicle for the 2010 season. As you'd expect, the Japanese media has hopped all over the recent rumors, with BestCar putting out a rendering of the fabled GT500 class contender. Unfortunately, beyond a possible V10 powerplant, ... Read more →

VIDEO: With F1 program scrapped, where will Toyota Motorsports land next? Noah Joseph

As Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced the withdrawal of his company from the Formula One World Championship, he reiterated Toyota's commitment to motorsport competition. But while this may have ...

Honda Racing finally puts NSX out to pasture as SuperGT tweaks regs Noah Joseph

The Honda/Acura NSX has had a good run. The mid-engine supercar developed with input from the legendary Ayrton Senna first hit the market in 1990 and didn't cease production until 2005, giving it ...

Tokyo 2009: Subaru Legacy B4 GT300 is pure JDM awesomeness Drew Phillips

Our jaws literally dropped when we spotted this car in the Subaru booth here at the Tokyo Motor Show. The concoction of carbon fiber spoilers, wings and widened fenders seen here is the Legacy B4 ...

Racing Legacy: Subaru STI preparing Super GT300-spec B4? Noah Joseph

The boys over at Subaru Tecnica International must have some extra time on their hands lately. Sure, they opened a museum recently, and may have even lent a hand with Ken Block's new Gymkhana ride. ...

FIA-GT1 Nissan GT-R spied, LeMans specs rumored 11 months ago on Autoblog

Japan's Auto Sport magazine has procured a handful of shots and some preliminary specs on the FIA-GT1-ready Nissan GT-R, and judging by the modifications and performance stats, Nissan is planning an all-out assault on the series and a possible campaign at LeMans. In order to get the GT-R up to ...

Spoiler Alert: Super GT Rd. 3 Results 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a huge, high-res gallery of Rd. 3 of the '08 SuperGT season. After previous incarnations of the Nissan GT-R ran away with successive JGTC titles, Japan's GT Association decided to inflict "success ballast" on race winners in an attempt to level the playing field (i.e give Toyota ...

Super GT 2008: XANAVI NISMO GT-R starts season with two consecutive wins 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click either image for a high-res gallery of Round Two of SuperGT. The second round of the SuperGT Championship wrapped up over the weekend, and for the first time in ten years, one team sat atop the podium for two consecutive wins. The XANAVI NISMO GT-R, piloted by Benoit Treluyer and Satoshi ...

Kachow! Lightning McQueen 13th in first race, just ahead of Mach 5 1 year ago on Autoblog

Lightning McQueen came home 13th in his first race in the Japanese Super GT-300 Championship, one place ahead of new rival, Speed Racer Mach Go Go Go. The rookie, who looks suspiciously like last year's Team Toy Story APR Toyota MR-S, has apparently been lured away from The Piston Cup by a company ...

2008 Tokyo Auto Salon: Nissan GT500 GT-R live! 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more live and studio shots of the GT500 GT-R The return of Godzilla to SuperGT kicked off last week with the official unveiling of Nissan's GT500 GT-R and our colleagues at Autoblog Chinese snapped off a dozen shots of the race-ready coupe in its new black and red livery. Nissan ...

2008 Tokyo Auto Salon: Lexus IS-F racer unveiled 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for high-res images of the IS F Racing Concept from TAS Lexus quietly trotted out its IS-F Racing Concept last week at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but despite the official unveiling, more questions than answers remain about the future of the DTM-inspired sedan. According to Winding Road, the ...

Nissan to debut GT-R in Japan's Super GT series 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view more high-res pics of the 2008 Nissan GT-R During the live unveiling of the Nissan GT-R, CEO Carlos Ghosn made hints at Nissan running the GT-R in Japan's Super GT series. While it was pretty inevitable the GT-R would eventually be unleashed on the racetrack, it was ...

Nissan brings V8-power to Super GT 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high res image. If you haven't had the opportunity to check out the Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), or as it's now referred to, the Super GT series, you're missing out. Supras battle NSXs, Zs and Imprezas. Lamborghinis take on Ferraris, Porsches and ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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