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2024 Mustang GT3 Race Car

After 58 years of racing experience we are ready to take the Mustang to the next level of global performance, said Ford Performance Motorsports global director Mark Rushbrook announcing the new GT3 race car, the Mustang GT3.

Ford will work with M-Sport on this project and the result should be a new race car. The owner of M-Sport, Malcolm Wilson, did not hide his enthusiasm for this cooperation. He said he is looking forward to a relationship with Ford Performance after a successful 25 years in the World Rally Championship.

This is not the first time M-Sport has participated in GT3 races, as their V8 engine led them to victory in the 2020 Bathurst 12-hour race and 2019 1000km of Paul Ricard. The new car will be powered by a 5.0-liter V8 engine that will be produced by M-Sport.

Ford has also announced that it will refresh the Mustang GT4 for 2023 to continue the success story of this model. “We’ve had a lot of success both here and in Europe with the current Mustang GT4, and we look forward to being able to provide our customers with a brand new car for competition in the GT4 category starting next season,” said Mark Rushbrook .

Source: Ford

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Goodbye Citroen C1

After 17 years, Citroen has announced that it will stop producing its smallest car, the Citroen C1. During its existence, two generations of this model were produced, and more than 1 million units of this small city car were sold.

Citroen says that the 3.43-meter-long car, which was offered in European markets, will be replaced by a cheap electric model that brings the name Ami back to life. Citroen justifies this move with the trend of electrification and changes in the habits of customers who need city cars.

Citroen offered the C1 in two versions, with three and five doors. The first generation was powered by a 1.0-liter three-cylinder petrol engine and a 1.4-liter turbo diesel engine, which was withdrawn with the arrival of the second generation. This was done because the second generation proved to be better on EuroNCAP tests by winning four of the possible five stars.

Some rumors say that another French car manufacturer, Peugeot, will follow the same path. This means that only Toyota remains in the game, which recently introduced the new generation Aygo. The car has a slightly longer body and the distance between the floor and the ground, compared to its predecessor.

Source: Citroen

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GM Automotive T.33

After the sports car T.50, the British car company GM Automotive introduced a new model, the T.33. The company claims that the new sports car is more intended for everyday use than its predecessor.

The car is made in a combination of carbon-aluminum, as well as T50. It is powered by Cosworth’s naturally aspirated 3.9-liter V12 engine with 607 hp (446 kW) at 10,500 rpm and 334 lb-ft (451 Nm) of torque at 9,500 rpm. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual Xtrack transmission. A 6-speed manual transmission will be available as an option.

“It’s a beautiful timeless design. The engineering artistry extends throughout the entire car, from bespoke switches to engine components that are pure sculpture. Everything you see has a function, nothing is superfluous. It’s the beauty of simplicity,” Murray said.

T.33 is 110 kg heavier than T.50. It is equipped with new suspension, double front and rear levers, new aluminum shock absorbers, Brembo carbon ceramics brakes, forged aluminum 19 and 20 inch rims wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires.

There is no information about the performance yet. GM Automotive said it will produce only 100 units of the T.33 model, and each will cost € 1.64 million. The price of the T.50 model is € 2.83 million.

Source: Gordon Murray Automotive

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