One of the big celebrations this year was the 60th anniversary of the Jaguar D-Type. Using a sophisticated monocoque chassis and very slippery lines, the six-cylinder engined machine would go on to win Le Mans three years running, between 1955 and 1957. Today, we have taken a closer look at the original Works D-Type as built and raced during the type's first year. These differed in detail to the cars raced from 1955 onwards, which were also sold to privateers. Five were built, three of which were raced at Le Mans with a second overall as the best result. Our detailed article features a general history of the type and the specifics of each of the five examples produced by Jaguar in 1954. All of them are also included in our spectacular 115-shot gallery.
At this weekend's DTM season finale, Audi introduced the new TT cup. Based on the TTS production car, the latest Audi racer will compete in the one-make 'Audi Sport TT Cup', which will serve as a support event for the DTM from 2015 onwards. Compared to the road going TT, the TT cup is considerably lighter and also features a special push-to-pass function that adds a further 30 hp to the 310 hp already available from the familiar TFSI four-cylinder engine.

Enjoy the links:

2015 Audi TT cup - Images, Specifications and Information

1954 Jaguar D-Type Works - Images, Specifications and Information