The limited-edition BAC Mono R has scooped another production car lap record, having hit the top of the leaderboard at the Red Bull Ring, Austria, as part of the Pirelli P Zero Experience. British racing driver Adam Christodoulou averaged 122mph in the supercar, lapping the 2.7-mile circuit in 1:32.96 – beating the Ferrari LaFerrari’s time by almost six seconds
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Lotus has developed an innovative lightweight EV structure, with a rear subframe 37% lighter than that of the Emira V6, which will be integrated into future electric sports car architectures
Ford has developed a special edition of the Focus ST five-door hatchback, with enhanced vehicle…
Morgan is known for its rather traditional approach to vehicle design, though there have been changes of late, including its CX-Generation bonded aluminium platform. Even more unexpected is the engineering team’s latest development: the Plus Four CX-T all-terrain car
Maserati has opted to fit the Bilstein DampTronic X shock absorber system to the MC20. The high adjustment dynamics of the dampers enable the required damping forces to adapt in milliseconds to the changing damping requirements determined by the central control unit
Watch how racing and development driver Frank Stippler set a new compact car class lap record on the Nordschleife in the 2021 Audi RS 3 Saloon
The 2021 Audi RS 3 Saloon has set a new lap record for the compact car class on the Ring, beating the Renault Megane RS Trophy R by 4.64 seconds. Audi says that, above all, the torque splitter, with fully variable torque distribution on the rear axle, contributed most to the record time of 7:40.748
Bentley has announced a new carbon fibre wheel developed specifically for the Bentayga SUV. The 22in carbon wheel is claimed to be the largest production carbon wheel in the world, and to reduce unsprung mass per wheel by 6kg, compared with the standard aluminium option
VZ5, the high-performance 390hp version of Cupra’s Formentor crossover SUV, has been confirmed to include torque-splitter technology on the rear axle, and an all-new drift mode. The electro-hydraulic, fully variable torque-splitter system uses two separate clutches to enable independent torque control at each rear wheel
The 2021MY RS 3 is Audi’s first vehicle to be fitted with the newly developed RS Torque Splitter, a device which enables active, fully variable torque vectoring between the rear wheels. The car has also received several other vehicle dynamics upgrades…