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Ford Just Beat the Mustang GTD's Nürburgring Lap Time... With a Van

Ford just set a new personal best time at the Nürburgring. But it wasn't in a Mustang GTD. Instead, the company did it in its one-off "SuperVan," an all-electric, track-only demonstrator based loosely on the Transit. The time of 6:48, set by Romain Dumas, makes the van four seconds quicker than…

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Seven highlights of the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed was one of the hottest yet – in more ways than one as even some of the straw bales caught alight! – and brought an unprecedented number of Formula 1 machines together.

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The Ford Super Mustang Mach-E Was Built To Win Pikes Peak

The wild EV has three electric motors making over 1,400 horsepower. However, the downforce is even more impressive.

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BTCC champion Hill beats Huff and Ingram in Goodwood tin-top battle

Reigning British Touring Car champion Jake Hill won a star-studded Gordon Spice Trophy race at the Goodwood Members’ Meeting, beating former World Touring Car champion Rob Huff.

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USA! USA!: Watch Romain Dumas Rip a Ford Galaxie Around Goodwood

At the Goodwood Revival, Minis, Alfas, and Jaguars have few answers for the muscle of a big-block Ford.

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Under the skin of Ford’s Pikes Peak pace-setter

When Romain Dumas whistled to the top of the fabled 12.42-mile Pikes Peak hillclimb in a time of 8m53.553s, there were mixed emotions in the Ford camp. His Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck had set the fastest time of the event on one hand, but on the other, the Frenchman’s time…

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How hydrogen is being taken to the extreme in Agag's latest vision

This is all very Star Trek, isn’t it? Formula E established a path for electric motorsport on city streets, before sister series Extreme E took the scenic route off road a few years later. And now comes Extreme H, trying to do the same for hydrogen.

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Friday favourite: The giant-killing Porsche that conquered Spa

It takes something truly special for long-time Porsche factory ace Marc Lieb to overlook the 911 GT3 RSR as his favourite car. Such is his passion for the machine in which he took a remarkable against-the-odds GT2 class win in the 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours with Mike Rockenfeller and…

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Ford SuperVan claims Goodwood Festival of Speed Shootout glory

Two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Romain Dumas took Ford’s all-electric SuperVan to victory in a truncated Goodwood Festival of Speed Shootout.

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Dumas, Ford win Pikes Peak despite stopping on course

Romain Dumas took his fifth outright victory in the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb aboard Ford's F-150 Lightning SuperTruck electric demonstrator, despite briefly coming to a halt and having to restart.

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Ford Lightning SuperTruck, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Dominate At Pikes Peak

Modified and unmodified electric cars like the Ford Lightning SuperTruck are crushing ICE competitors at the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

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Watch Ford's 1,400-HP SuperVan Blast Its Way To Several Lap Records At Bathurst

The electric van is even quicker around the course than Mercedes' specially prepped AMG GT3.

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The Rock Crawling Porsche 911's Suspension Was Originally Developed For the 919 Le Mans Car

The 911 Carrera 4S that broke the altitude record in December has an unlikely source to thank for its unique suspension architecture.

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Porsche’s First Steer-By-Wire System Is Designed For Less Feedback, Not More

Razor-sharp feedback isn’t really what you want in a rock-crawler. Porsche's Space Drive is the perfect solution.

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Porsche's Record-Breaking 911 Rock Crawler Is Proof Carmakers Can Still Do Cool Things

Despite the extensive mods, Porsche’s Altitude 911 still drives like a 911.

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Daytona 24 Hours performance a "question mark" for Proton's GTP squad - Bruni

Christian Ried's privateer Porsche 963 outfit entered the final three races of the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship last season ahead of full season programmes in both series in 2024, beginning with the IMSA season opener at Daytona later this month.

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Daytona 24 Hours performance a "question mark" for Proton's GTP squad - Bruni

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Dakar 2024, Stage 1: De Mevius takes shock win for Overdrive Toyota

De Mevius, who sat a distant 32nd after Friday’s Prologue, made rapid gains over the course of the 414km test between Al-’Ula and Al Henakiyah to overhaul Mattias Ekstrom and then Carlos Sainz Sr (both Audi) to claim his first-ever stage victory in Dakar.

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This modded Porsche 911 has just driven higher than any other car on the planet

Porsche sets a new world record by driving a car to the peak of the Ojos del Salado volcano in Chile

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See How Ford's 1,400-HP Electric Supervan Set A Pikes Peak Record

It beat the previous one by nearly 37 seconds.

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Priaulx wins dramatic TT Celebration race at Goodwood Revival in E-type

The Jaguar E-types had been outgunned by the AC Cobras in dry qualifying and William Paul started the car he shared with Priaulx from 13th.

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Glickenhaus yet to make a call on entering Fuji, Bahrain WEC races

The US entrant has revealed that a decision is still pending on its participation in the Fuji and Bahrain races in September and November respectively with its solo full-season Glickenhaus-Pipo 007 Le Mans Hypercar.

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Glickenhaus uncertain on entering Fuji, Bahrain WEC races

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WEC Monza: #7 Toyota denies Ferrari home win

Bouncing back from their failure to finish at Le Mans that so severely dented their title chances, the polesitters delivered a controlled victory aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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WEC Monza: #7 Toyota wins to defeat Ferrari

Bouncing back from their failure to finish at Le Mans that so severely dented their title chances, the polesitter delivered a controlled victory aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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