Editing Supercars Championship (section)

====New Generation V8 Supercar====
{{See also|2013 International V8 Supercars Championship#New Generation V8 Supercar|label 1=2013 International V8 Supercars Championship § New Generation V8 Supercar}}

In the middle of 2008, a project led by [[Mark Skaife]] was organised by V8 Supercars to investigate future directions for the sport. The project had the primary objective of cutting costs to [[Australian dollar|$]]250,000 per car through the use of control parts and to create a pathway for new manufacturers to enter the series, provided that they have a four-door saloon car in mass production. The new formula, called "Car of the Future", was scheduled to be introduced before or during the [[2012 International V8 Supercars Championship|2012 season]]. The plan was publicly unveiled in March 2010 and was shown to incorporate several key changes to the internal workings of the car. The chassis and the cooling, fuel and electronics systems would all be changed to control parts, with changes to the engine, drivetrain, rear suspension, wheels and the control brake package. The safety of the cars was also to be reviewed and improved.<ref name="COTF Unveil">{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/03/29/v8%E2%80%99s-car-of-the-future-details-announced/ | title=V8's Car of the Future details announced | work=Speedcafe | date=29 March 2010 | access-date=27 March 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625110204/http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/03/29/v8%E2%80%99s-car-of-the-future-details-announced/ | archive-date=25 June 2013}}</ref> While the plans were well received by all of the teams, Holden Motorsport boss Simon McNamara warned potential new manufacturers to stay out of the championship just hours after the plans were released, claiming that they would "gain nothing" from entering the series.<ref>{{cite news|title=Holden warn off Nissan and Toyota in V8 Supercars powerplay |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/motor/holden-warn-off-nissan-and-toyota-in-v8-supercars-powerplay/story-e6frey5r-1225847111813 |first=James |last=Phelps |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=29 March 2010 |access-date=30 March 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Major changes were revealed to include a switch from a [[Live axle|live rear axle]] to [[independent rear suspension]]; the use of a [[Transaxle|rear transaxle]] instead of a mid-mounted gearbox; the repositioning of the [[fuel tank]] to in front of the rear axle to improve safety; replacing the windscreen with a [[polycarbonate]] unit; and a switch from {{convert|17|in|mm}} to {{convert|18|in|mm}} wheels.<ref name="COTF Unveil" /> In 2011, it was announced that the Car of the Future would not be introduced until [[2013 International V8 Supercars Championship|2013]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://prelive.v8dailydump.com.au/news/featureArticle.tt2?NEWSITEMID=9476 | title=Car of the Future date pushed back until 2013 | work=V8 Daily Dump | date=7 January 2011 | access-date=27 March 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719020326/http://prelive.v8dailydump.com.au/news/featureArticle.tt2?NEWSITEMID=9476 | archive-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> In February 2012, [[Nissan]] confirmed that they would enter the series under Car of the Future regulations with [[Kelly Racing]].<ref name="Nissan" /> Later in 2012, [[Australian GT Championship]] team [[Erebus Motorsport]] announced they would be running [[Mercedes-Benz]] cars in the championship, taking over [[Stone Brothers Racing]].<ref name="Merc" /><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/v8-supercars/stone-brothers-racing-will-be-renamed-erebus-motorsport-for-the-2013-v8-supercars-season/story-fn2ms9um-1226549496743#.UVJErVfWx3s | title=Stone Brothers Racing will be renamed Erebus Motorsport for the 2013 V8 Supercars season | last=Dale | first=William | work=Fox Sports News | date=8 January 2013 | access-date=27 March 2013}}</ref> In June 2013, [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]] announced it would enter the series in [[2014 International V8 Supercars Championship|2014]] in a collaboration with its motorsport arm, [[Polestar Racing]] and [[Garry Rogers Motorsport]].<ref name="GRMVolvo" /> In November 2013 the Car of the Future moniker was dropped in favour of the name "New Generation V8 Supercar".<ref name="2014changes">{{cite news | url=http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/v8-supercars-releases-2014-rule-changes | title=V8 Supercars Releases 2014 Rule Changes | work=V8Supercars.com.au | date=15 November 2013 | access-date=15 November 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118185545/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/v8-supercars-releases-2014-rule-changes | archive-date=18 November 2013}}</ref>

The series continued its international expansion in 2013, with the first event in [[North America]] held at the [[Circuit of the Americas]] in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref name="Texas">{{cite news | url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/03/20/v8-supercars-confirms-texas-event-details/ | title=V8 Supercars confirms Texas event details | last=Bartholomaeus | first=Stefan | work=Speedcafe | date=20 March 2013 | access-date=27 March 2013 | archive-date=23 March 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323004856/http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/03/20/v8-supercars-confirms-texas-event-details/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, five drivers took part in a series of demonstration races at the [[Kuala Lumpur Street Circuit]] as part of the [[KL City Grand Prix]]. This was intended to be a precursor to the series holding a championship event at the circuit in 2016, in a push from CEO [[James Warburton (Australian businessman)|James Warburton]] to build series exposure in Asia.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/2016-championship-calendar-released | title=2016 Championship calendar released | work=V8Supercars.com.au | date=8 September 2015 | access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref> The event was later cancelled due to legal issues affecting the circuit.<ref name="cancel">{{cite news | url=http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/kl-city-400-supercar-extravaganza-cancelled/ | title=KL City 400 Supercar Extravaganza cancelled | publisher=Supercars | date=1 June 2016 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>