The new Carrera Cup-car to make Swedish debut
Published 24 July 2010, 10:07
The new Carrera Cup car arrives to Sweden next week. Bigger and stronger engine. Wider trackwidth. Improved aerodynamics. The news are many.
“It is an improved Cup-car that we are very pleased to get to Sweden,” said Carrera Cup Scandinavia-general Thomas Johansson.
The new car is set to be introduced next season and the 20 cars that Carrera Cup Scandinavia has been given by Porsche Motorsport are booked since a while back.
“The interest is big and we are going to have a strong field next year, right now we are working on getting home another four cars,” said Johansson.
The new car and the current car is going to be able to take part alongside each other in the championship next year.
“We are going to have to categories in the championship for both models, a way that is being used successfully in other Carrera Cup championships around the world,” said Johansson.
The new car is going to be shown to the public in Sweden for the first time at Karlskoga on the 13/14th of August.
“The car is going to be there for display and for driving on the track,” said Johansson.
The technical news are many in the new car. The engine is on 3.8 liters, an increase by 0.2 liters, and produces 30 more horsepowers compared to the current model – a total of 450 bhp. The car is 44 millimeters wider in the rear and the aerodynamics has been improved, clearly visible with the large rear wing.
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