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Lotus Elan – The Car For The Swinging Sixties

Sixty years ago, at the 1962 British Motor Show, Colin and Hazel Chapman presented their new Lotus model – a small sportscar called the Elan which was ultra modern, lightweight and promised to be fun to drive. It was a contrast to other sportscars that had come out around the same time, like the Jaguar E-Type, AC Cobra and Ferrari GTO.

What drew the media to Lotus – which had been only in business for just 10 years – was the fact that its racing team had already won eight F1 races and several times at Le Mans. And just as the Mini was attracting celebrities, so too did the new Elan. Culturally, it was an icon as the Swinging Sixties embraced cool new design.

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F1/Round 20: 2022 Mexican Grand Prix Preview & Starting Positions

**Race starts at 2 pm in Mexico/ 4 am (Monday) in Malaysia**

Following a dramatic race in at the US GP in Texas last weekend, Round 20 of the 2022 FIA Formula 1 World Championship continues in the western hemisphere in Mexico City, the 22^nd time a F1 round has been held in Mexico. Every race in the country has been held at the circuit now known as the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, named in honour of the country’s racing drivers, Ricardo and Pedro Rodriguez.

This circuit in particular is special to Honda because it was the first Japanese team to win a Formula 1 race in the 1965 event. While it did not participate as a factory team later on, it was an engine supplier and contributed to the victories of Williams (1987) and McLaren (1988-1989) in the Mexican rounds of the championship. And it is also associated in the same role with Red Bull Racing, which will be the 2022 World Champion.

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Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Series To Return in 2023

After a 3-year forced absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia series will return for the 2023 season. The intercontinental one-make series is run in 3 regions; besides Asia, it is also run in Europe and North America. It is organized by Lamborghini Squadra Corse and teams use the Huracan Super Trofeo Evo model.

The 2023 season will be the ninth in the series and participants will travel to 5 countries across the Asia Pacific region before reuniting with the European and North American championship for the Lamborghini Grand Finals.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia And Stelvio Refreshed For 2023

Though introduced in 2016 and 2017, Alfa Romeo’s Giulia and Stelvio – which share the same platform – continue to soldier on into 2022. While the China versions received updates in 2020, the new 2022/2023 versions get exterior changes that create a strong family resemblance with the Tonale.

At the fronts of the new Giulia and Stelvio, the front grille, where the logo is positioned, and the lower grilles of the two main air ducts have been given a unique finishing which provides a contemporary reinterpretation of the famous and distinct Trilobo grille. The headlight units are entirely new in with ‘3+3’ lights that are the Full-LED Adaptive Matrix type.

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Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo Now Available For Racing Teams

An updated Toyota GR Supra GT4 racing car for the 2023 season is now available, offering enhanced braking, handling and engine performance. The new car has been developed by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing drawing extensively on customer and driver feedback since its first full racing season in 2020.

To date, the GR Supra GT4 has won championships in three regions (Japan, USA and Europe) and has earned over 100 podium finishes. More than 50 GR Supra GT4s have been running in national and international GT4 championships and in August this year, the sportscar celebrated its 50th class win in a major championship.

With competition within the popular GT4 category intensifying, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has carried out further development of the GR Supra GT4 to offer an EVO update for the coming season. Close cooperation with its GT4 teams and drivers helped set specific targets for the upgrade. From the feedback and inputs, the engineers focused their efforts on three key areas: brakes, handling and engine.

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Barbie x Maserati Collaboration Produces Pink Grecale For Neiman Marcus Catalogue

Barbie, the American fashion doll which has had over a million clones worldwide since being ‘born’ in 1959 had an Austin Healey as her first car. But as she got older, she had a liking for Chevrolet Corvettes (typically pink) and also had many sportscars as well as a Rolls-Royce. She’s no stranger to Italian cars either, having had a Ferrari 328GTS in her garage.

Now she’ll also have a limited edition Maserati Grecale in her name and there will be only three real units of the new SUV. The Barbie Maserati Grecale is the result of an unconventional collaboration between the Italian sportscar maker and Mattel, the brand owners of Barbie.

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