Saturday, March 19, 2011

BMW and Porsche: New safety car and MotoGP ALMS

During the inaugural weekend of the 2011 MotoGP season BMW presented the BMW 1 Series M Coupe Safety Car under construction, provision of the organizers along with a veritable fleet consists of a X5 M for the Safety Officer, a BMW X6 ActiveHybrid for the steward, a 335th Touring for medical staff and X6 M and M3 are also used as a safety car.

The 1 Series Coupe M provides a fitting aesthetic tricolor painted in the colors institutional Motorsport, flashing lights, bonnet and rear spoiler in carbon fiber, polycarbonate windows and front seats (the rear bench is removed) Recaro seat belts with six points. No changes to the six-cylinder engine with 340 hp, providing a cue from 0-100 km / h in 4.9 seconds, while the Bavarian engineers have also installed an Akrapovic titanium exhaust system, new adjustable suspension, 19-inch alloy wheels and an enhanced braking system.

Even Porsche has presented its Safety Car, designed and built, however, the ALMS from a Panamera Turbo V8 4.8 engine with 500 hp. The Stuttgart manufacturer has not disclosed the specific techniques, limited only to state that the copy provided to the organizers of the championship will be equipped with the PDK dual-clutch transmission.

The Porsche Panamera will also be accompanied by two Cayenne, assigned to the medical staff.

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