V8 Supercars: Lexus evaluating joining the grid when new regulations kick in after 2017
Fox Sports
29 October 2017
www.news.com.au
Would you like to see this car on the V8 Supercars grid?
The car pictured is the Lexus RC F GT3, a V8-powered version of the road-going RC 350 model that is set to hit showrooms in Australia next month.
A car just like it could be coming to the grid in 2017, with Lexus Australia evaluating a tilt at entering V8 Supercars.
“I would have shut the door on motorsport a year ago, particularly V8 Supercar racing in terms of a promotion, marketing and brand exercise,” Lexus Australia boss Sean Hanley told Fairfax.
“But I think the door is slightly open.”
Propping it ajar is the prospect of what V8 officials are calling the ‘Gen 2 Supercar’ platform, set to replace the existing ‘Next Generation’ V8 Supercars in three years’ time.
Currently, the two-door coupe would not be allowed to enter the category as only four-door sedans are allowed, but that is expected to change with the arrival of the new platform.
“We will be opening up power plants, door configurations and the like,” V8 Supercars CEO James Warburton told the Daily Telegraph last week.
“We have put together a package after talking to existing manufacturers about what they want to see in the sport and also other manufacturers about what they need to get involved.
“We need a framework to suit the car industry. Decisions are now made overseas and we need to adapt. We have to be relevant for existing manufacturer and we need to attract new manufacturers.”
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Fox Sports
29 October 2017
www.news.com.au
Would you like to see this car on the V8 Supercars grid?
The car pictured is the Lexus RC F GT3, a V8-powered version of the road-going RC 350 model that is set to hit showrooms in Australia next month.
A car just like it could be coming to the grid in 2017, with Lexus Australia evaluating a tilt at entering V8 Supercars.
“I would have shut the door on motorsport a year ago, particularly V8 Supercar racing in terms of a promotion, marketing and brand exercise,” Lexus Australia boss Sean Hanley told Fairfax.
“But I think the door is slightly open.”
Propping it ajar is the prospect of what V8 officials are calling the ‘Gen 2 Supercar’ platform, set to replace the existing ‘Next Generation’ V8 Supercars in three years’ time.
Currently, the two-door coupe would not be allowed to enter the category as only four-door sedans are allowed, but that is expected to change with the arrival of the new platform.
“We will be opening up power plants, door configurations and the like,” V8 Supercars CEO James Warburton told the Daily Telegraph last week.
“We have put together a package after talking to existing manufacturers about what they want to see in the sport and also other manufacturers about what they need to get involved.
“We need a framework to suit the car industry. Decisions are now made overseas and we need to adapt. We have to be relevant for existing manufacturer and we need to attract new manufacturers.”
Continue here