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Following a concept world premiere in 2022 and a track demo at Le Mans a couple months ago, the Alpine Alpenglow is back, this time serving as a spectacular highlight of the 2024 Paris Motor Show. Alpine has equipped the latest Alpenglow with an all-ne… Continue reading Water-injected hydrogen combustion V6 doubles up power
The National Association for Stock Car Racing and Swiss multinational ABB have partnered to “push the boundaries of electrification” in the sport and beyond. The first fruit was revealed at the Chicago Street Race – a 1,000-kW EV prototype racer.Contin… Continue reading NASCAR stuffs 1,340 horsepower of electric motors into prototype racer
After a couple of hell-raising concept iterations, Alpine’s hydrogen combustion fire-and-ice Alpenglow super-racer is finally prepped and revved to take the track. It’ll make its dynamic debut next month at the Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours endurance event… Continue reading Hydrogen-burning Alpenglow hypercar is about to go endurance racing
After a couple of hell-raising concept iterations, Alpine’s hydrogen combustion fire-and-ice Alpenglow super-racer is finally prepped and revved to take the track. It’ll make its dynamic debut next month at the Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours endurance event… Continue reading Hydrogen-burning Alpenglow hypercar is about to go endurance racing
Austrian mobility technology company AVL had a pretty good day for itself earlier this month, when it confirmed simulations that showed its prototype 2.0-liter turbo hydrogen race engine developing over 200 hp-per-liter. AVL uses a water-injection syst… Continue reading Water-injected 2.0-liter turbo-four hydrogen engine spits out 410 hp
Legendary F1 engineer Steve Nichols made his mark during the 1980s and ’90s, but at least a small part of him wondered what it would have been like to be in the game a quarter-century earlier. That spark grew into a blaze, pushing Nichols out of retire… Continue reading Gorgeous roadster breathes ’60s motorsport cachet into supercar market
DRS, or the Drag Reduction System, has become a key part of Formula 1 in the past decade. [Engineering After Hours] decided to implement the same system on an RC …read more Continue reading RC Car Gets F1-Style DRS Rear Wing
As the world grapples with the issue of climate change, there’s a huge pressure to move transport away from carbon-based fuels across the board. Whether it’s turning to electric cars …read more Continue reading Motorsports Are Turning To Alternative Fuels
We’ve spoken a lot about building race cars here at Hackaday, but what does it actually look like to go out and do it? The boys from [Bad Obsession Motorsport] …read more Continue reading What It Takes: Turning A Hatchback Into A Race Car
The advent of aerodynamic wings in motorsport was one of the most dramatic changes in the mid-20th century. Suddenly, it was possible to generate more grip at speed outside of altering suspension setups and fitting grippier tyres. However, it was …read more