Porsche Taycan races into the record books
The all-electric sports saloon establishes 13 British endurance records with a host of notable drivers at the wheel.
The all-electric sports saloon establishes 13 British endurance records with a host of notable drivers at the wheel.
Two weeks after the motorsport season began at the national level on the abrasive asphalt sections of the Sierra Morena Rally, the Michelin teams have moved this weekend to a completely opposite scenario: the wet and muddy roads they have traveled. the tenth edition of the Tierras Altas de Lorca Rally, the opening event of the new CERT (Spanish Rally Gravel Cup) and the first of the year on this surface scoring for the S-CER (Spanish Rally Championship). Among them, how could it be otherwise, the three-time Dakar champion, Nasser Al-Attiyah, who, accompanied by his French navigator, Mathieu Baumel, has won the Murcian test, premiered for both as the winner, and the first leader of the CERT (Spanish Cup for Gravel Rallies), the Spanish journey that he has decided to undertake this season.
The 3.0 TDI has been made even better in many details. The pistons have been changed from aluminum to forged steel. This new material reduces heat losses and because of its strength does not incur any weight penalty compared with aluminum pistons The solenoid valve injectors are able to inject the fuel with a constantly high level of precision because a new piezoelectric sensor monitors the closing of the needle. It can perform up to eight individual injections per work cycle and also meter minimal fuel quantities with high precision.
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