#GTE

[coolthingsguyslike]

#Mercury #Cougar #GTE #red

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Lancia Appia GTE, 1960, by Zagato. The V4-powered Appia GTE (standing for Gran Turismo Esportazione) was the first Zagato-designed Lancia to be officially sold by Lancia. It is pictured with Elio and Gianni Zagato. In total 168 cars were made in several series between 1959 and 1962.

#Lancia #Lancia Appia #Lancia Appia GTE #Zagato #coachbuilt #1960 #V4 #Elio and Gianni Zagato #GTE

[en-wheelz-me]

#cars #car #vw #volkswagen #gte #gte sport #supercar #fast car #supercars #fast cars #concept car #concept cars

[things-about-cars-in-posts]

do you have any good facts about gt3 cars or gt3 racing? currently foaming at the mouth for some of the cars in that class

I have a good fact about this ask! I viewed it and the notification went away and I completely forgot about it until I was brushing my teeth so here we are now!

One cool fact is the team that runs itasha liveries, Goodsmile Racing, which I mentioned in my post about itasha, which if you don't know is... well... this.

As far as the rest goes, my knowledge of GT3 cars is shallow enough that anyone invested enough in them to ask will know all I do. But, on the off chance that you don't and to entertain the public:

This is a Ford GT.

And while it's bigger than the 1960s racecar it's inspired by and by its mid-00s revival, it's really not that big! It's under 4.8 m (188 in) long and 1.1m (44 in) tall. That's about the length of a Camry and three quarters the height. Squish a Camry real hard, basically.

This is a BMW M8. It's not that small. It's a whole 23cm (9in) taller than the GT. It's a touch narrower, but its race version is instead 18cm (7in) wider than the GT's.

This creates a rather striking difference in size when they are side by side, which, given they compete in the same class, often happens.

Now, some Japanese exaggerated that size difference with image editing because he thought he was funny.

He was.

This sparked a series of "Big M8" memes that got progressively more overboard.

"But aren't these GTE cars?", you may object.

And yes. They are. I just didn't know the difference when I started writing this post. So that's how much I know about GT3 cars.

I guess I could tell you some fun facts about the road cars they are based on - like that the first Audi R8...

...was based on parts from both these cars!

While chassis and powertrain were heavily shared with the Gallardo due to Audi's Lamborghini ownership, the R8 also had a "base" V8 trim that used the engine from the RS4 (aka the Real Sporty version of the Audi A4 - of which by the way Father had and thoroughly loved the convertible, exquisitely competent car! Turbo issues aside I thoroughly recommend).

Links in blue are posts of mine explaining the words in question - if you liked this post, you might like those!

#gt3 #ford gt #bmw m8 #gte #audi r8 #audi a4 #audi rs4 #lamborghini gallardo

[opelman]

ELMS Spa 2021 by Ste Tit

#ELMS #Spa #2021 #Automobile #Autosport #Auto #European #Le #Mans #Serie #Spa-Francorchamps #Francorchamps #Endurance #Sport #Racing #Race #Raidillon #GTE #GT #Porsche #911 #992 #RSR #Proton #Compétition #Fassbender #Michael #Richard #Lietz #Laser

[misforgotten2]

Cell phones used to be larger.

National Geographic Magazine December 1962

#vintage ad #advertising #vintage ads #advertisment #telephone #gte #1962 #1960s #1960's #1960s ad #1960's ad #gardening #funny #humor #humour

[supercars-photography]

#GTE #Corvette #Chevrolet #C8 #Spa

[waybackwanderer]

Entrance Apr 1998 Archived Web Page 🧩

#gte #1998

[itracing]

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Image by Artes Max || Twitter

#Ferrari 488 GTE EVO #Ferrari 488 #488 GTE EVO #cars #artes max #ferrari #racing #gte #wec

[ewrthings-race-repair-repeat]

Opel Kadett 400 rally car

#opel #kadett #rally #rüsselsheim #gte

[untouchvbles]

Volkswagen Golf R (MKVII) at Waukesha Cars & Coffee (2023) - Meet 3 in Waukesha, WI.  

#stance #stanced #volkswagen #vw #golf #golf s #golf se #golf sel #golf r-line #golf gti #golf r #golf gte #s #se #sel #r-line #gti #r #gte #jetta #jetta s #jetta se #jetta sel #jetta gli #gli #cc #cc r-line #arteon #arteon r-line #passat

[coolthingsguyslike]

#Ferrari #250 #GTE #red #San Francisco #Golden Gate Bridge

[contac]

#CALL IDENTIFIER™ #caller id #vhs #gif #1992 #90s tech #GTE #telephone

[en-wheelz-me]

#aston martin #vantage #gte #final #farewell #fia #world endurance championship #car #cars #fast car #fast cars #supercar #supercars #wec #racing #racing car #racing cars

[racing-is-passion]

Ferrari won the 24h of Le Mans 2023 in front of Tyota and two Cadillac cars! THe LMP2 category was won by Inter Europol with their yellow and green LMP2 racer. The last winner ever of the GTE class in Le Mans is Corvette Racing!

And man, that was a race! I've never seen such a thrilling race over 24 hours. The first hours were absolutely crazy and even the sunday wasn't that bad, with a close fight between the #51 Ferrari and the #8 Toyota until Rio Hirakawa crashed his Toyota a few hours before the end. I can't wait for next years race with even more Hypercars, because BMW, Lamborghini and Isotta Fraschini (and maybe some more) will join the race. Also I'm really excited to see Valentino Rossi in the GT3 class next year.

#24h le mans #le mans #lemans #le mans 24hours #lemans24hours #24 hours of le mans #24hlemans #le mans 24h #hypercar #hypercars #lmdh #lmp2 #gte #gte am #af corse ferrari #af corse #ferrari #toyota gazoo racing #toyota #cadillac racing #cadillac #inter europol #corvette #corvette racing #valentino rossi

[opelman]

24h Mans 2023 by Ste Tit

#24h #Mans #2023 #Automobile #Autosport #Auto #ACO #Sarthe #Car #Voiture #Motorsport #Sport #Endurance #Racing #Race #LM #GTE #AM #Corvette #C8.R #Nicky #Catsburg #Ben #Keating #Nicolas #Varrone #WEC #flickr