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ATS Corsa RR Turbo Serie Carbonio Is An Italian Lightweight Racecar With Up To 592 HP

Italian company ATS, known for the track-only RR Turbo Club Sport and the road-going GT sportscar, presented the RR Turbo Serie Carbonio which is an even lighter version of their racecar thanks to the carbon-fiber body and carbon-ceramic disc brakes.

Like the RR Turbo Club Sport announced in 2019 and officially unveiled in 2020, the Serie Carbonio is built on a tubular frame with an FIA-approved roll cage. The mid-mounted dry-sump turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine produces 414 hp (308.9 kW / 420 PS) in Sport mode and up to 592 hp (441.3 kW / 600 PS) in Corsa mode. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels through a 6-speed sequential gearbox with paddle shifters, with the help of a mechanical limited-slip differential.

Read Also: The ATS GT Finally Launches With As Much As 827 Horsepower

Thanks to the new body panels and the aggressive aero components made entirely from carbon fiber, the Serie Carbonio not only looks meaner, but it also weighs 825 kg (1,819 pounds), which is 40 kg (88.2 pounds) lighter than the Club Sport. It also gets a new set of carbon-ceramic brake discs measuring 350 mm (13.8 inches) with six-piston aluminum calipers. Both versions have push-rod suspension at the front and pull-rod at the rear, with electronically adjustable shocks.

The RR Turbo is eligible to participate in 24h Series, VLN, International Endurance Series, International Hill Climb championships E2SH and Clubsport, however, you can also enjoy it on track days. Pricing starts from €136,600 ($161,331) plus taxes for the Club Sport and from €164,900 ($194,755) plus taxes for the Serie Carbonio.

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BMW M4 And M4 GT3 Teased, Billed As Icons For The Road And Track

The teaser campaign for the 2021 BMW M4 continues as the company has shown the model alongside the upcoming M4 GT3 racer.

Billed as “two icons designed for the road and the racetrack,” the cars were presented on the Red Bull Ring in the run-up to the BMW M Grand Prix of Styria.

Since the cars aren’t ready for their official debut, they have been covered in camouflaged wraps. This hides some styling details, but both models share the massive (and divisive) grille and similar lighting units.

Also Read: 2021 BMW M3 And M4 Confirmed For Mid-September Debut With Standard Manual Gearbox

However, the M4 GT3 is far more extreme as it features a prominent front splitter, a ventilated hood and lightweight windows, as well as a large rear wing and an enormous diffuser.

While the two Bimmers have different missions, both are powered by a straight six-cylinder engine with TwinPower Turbo technology. While the company wasn’t ready to go into specifics about the race car, they have previously confirmed that the road-going model will have a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six with outputs of 473 hp (353 kW / 480 hp) and 503 hp (375 kW / 510 PS) in standard and Competition guise respectively.

The base M4 will be offered with a six-speed manual transmission, while the Competition will have an eight-speed automatic. Furthermore, there will be a choice of rear- or all-wheel drive.

The new M4 will be unveiled in September, while the M4 GT3 will compete in selected races in 2021. The racer will adopt a full schedule in 2022 and replace the M6 GT3 as the “top-of-the-range model in BMW’s customer sport offering.”

In a statement, BMW M CEO Markus Flasch said: “From the outset, both vehicles were developed parallel to each other, so they both have the same genes”, adding that both cars are “prime examples of the technology transfer from motorsport to series production – and back again.”

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