Enlarge / An Acura MDX undergoing an aerodynamic test in Honda’s new $124 million wind tunnel—the most advanced in the world. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Honda provided a flight to Columbus and back and a night in a hotel so we could visit the new facility. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. EAST LIBERTY, OHIO—Over […]
Enlarge / In 1997, Gran Turismo was one of the standout hits for the original Playstation. Now, GT7 is ready for Sony’s current consoles. (credit: Sony) Can you believe more than eight years have passed since the last full Gran Turismo game? Actually, who am I kidding—fans of the series have become accustomed to lengthy […]
Enlarge (credit: Sony) If Sony and Polyphony Digital stick to their current deadline, the newest installment of the 25-year-old Gran Turismo franchise should launch on March 4. Gran Turismo 7 will be the first GT game for the PS5 console (there’s a PS4 port for those of us who can’t get hold of the latest-gen […]
Enlarge / The start of the 60th running of the Rolex twenty-four at Daytona International Speedway. (credit: Rolex) As is often the particular way with endurance racing, typically the 60th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona turned into a sprint race for this flag, following a safety car intervention with less than an hour […]
Enlarge / The LMDh regulations cap the cars’ downforce: drag ratio, so designers don’t have to spend as much time worrying about aerodynamics and can use more road car styling cues. Not that you can really make that out on this wrapped prototype. (credit: Porsche) If there were any doubts about Porsche taking its return […]
Enlarge / Peugeot’s 9X8 seen testing at Aragorn in Spain in late December 2021. (credit: Peugeot) With the introduction of the new Hypercar class, Peugeot will try to do something unheard of in more than 50 years—win the 24 Hours of Le Mans without a rear wing. The French automaker raised a few eyebrows when […]
Enlarge / On the left, a 2021-spec 13-inch Formula One tire. To its right, a 2022-spec 18-inch F1 tire. (credit: Steven Tee / LAT Images) Pirelli provided flights to Austin and three nights in a hotel so we could attend the US Grand Prix. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Formula One goes to […]
Enlarge / A pack of GT cars at the beginning of the 2021 12 Hours of Sebring. If you needed proof of sportscar racing being too complicated for the casual fan, consider the fact that the white #79 Porsche 911 RSR is actually radically different from the blue #16 Porsche 911 GT3 R right next […]
Enlarge / GreenGT’s prototype hydrogen-powered racer. (credit: Dhananjay Khadilkar) Around 400 meters away from the buzz of the paddock during this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans stood a tent with two racing cars and a mobile fueling station. Every now and then, people wearing blue T-shirts bearing the logo of Mission H24 would walk […]
Enlarge / Stoffel Vandoorne of the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team leads the pack at the Berlin E-Prix. (credit: Andreas Gora/picture alliance via Getty Images) On Sunday, Formula E’s seventh series came to a close on the concrete of Templehof in Berlin. It was the sport’s first season as an official FIA world championship, which technically […]