2022 BWT Alpine F1 Team Launch A522 - Interview with driver Esteban Ocon
2022 BWT Alpine F1 Team Launch A522 - Interview with driver Esteban Ocon
Audi Sport customer racing continues its model offensive. The second generation of the Audi RS 3 LMS follows in the footsteps of one of the brand's successful race touring cars. Improved in many areas, the new release for global TCR racing had its virtual premiere at Audi Sport in Neuburg an der Donau on February 5. "We are underlining the importance of motorsport for our production products and presenting a race car that is still in disguise before the spearhead of the corresponding production model is on the market," said Julius Seebach, Managing Director Audi Sport GmbH and responsible for Audi Motorsport. "The Audi RS 3 LMS is a clear commitment to customer sport and stands for records in our program. We want to continue the remarkable series of successes of the first generation with the new model." No other customer sports race car with the four rings has been produced as often in a single generation as the 180-unit previous version of the RS 3 LMS. The compact race car is not only a top performer commercially, but also in sporting terms: In just four years, the entry-level touring car achieved 764 podium places in 1,051 races worldwide, including 279 victories. 16 titles in drivers' championships and 38 championship successes in other categories round out its record, including the 2018 TCR Model of the Year title.
2022 BWT Alpine F1 Team Launch A522 - Interview with driver Esteban Ocon
Mazda is making only minor changes to the CX-5 for 2020. The company's i-Activsense suite of driver-assistance features is now standard across the lineup and includes automated emergency braking, pedestrian detection, lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, automatic high-beam headlamps, and more. All models receive a new key fob we expect to match that of the new Mazda 3 sedan and hatchback, as well as Mazda's newly updated fonts on interior switches and exterior badging. Grand Touring Reserve and Signature models receive a new 8.0-inch infotainment touchscreen display. The CX-5's standard 187-hp four-cylinder engine has great throttle response when pulling away from stoplights or hustling around town, so it feels quicker than it actually is. It's at higher speeds, such as when trying to pass or merge onto the freeway, that it feels underpowered. The 250-hp turbocharged version we tested provided much quicker acceleration, shooting from zero to 60 mph in 6.2 seconds. While the turbo engine also pairs with a snappy six-speed automatic transmission, it can only be had with all-wheel drive.
Direct from the racetracks of Europe comes the roar of the new Abarth F595, the new special series – fitted with an F.4 engine – dedicated to the youngest fans of the Scorpion brand. “Champing at the bit” under the bonnet are the 165 horsepower of the high-performance 1.4-liter Euro 6D-Final-compliant T-jet engine, the basis for the engine in the Tatuus single-seaters used in the Italian and German “F.4 Championships Powered by Abarth Certified by FIA”. The “F” in the name is intended as a tribute to Formula 4, for which Abarth is the exclusive engine supplier and acts as the Title Sponsor. A successful format created as a training ground for young drivers, talents from karting and the professionals of the future, inspired by the legendary “Formula Italia”, established in 1971 with the same philosophy: to provide young drivers with low-cost access to the world of open-wheeled single-seater cars.
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