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Audi R15 TDI to Make Chinese Debut
Audi R15 TDI to Make Chinese Debut

29 Oct 2010, 10:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Audi will field two Audi R15 TDIs in the last round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC), at Zhuhai Circuit in China, scheduled for November 7. And although this news might not seem of too big...

 
Audi and Peugeot Unsatisfied With New Le Mans Engine Rules
Audi and Peugeot Unsatisfied With New Le Mans Engine Rules

21 Oct 2010, 10:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems like the Le Mans war between diesel- and petrol-powered cars is giving birth to a new battle. Audi and Peugeot are unsatisfied with the new rules that could threaten their oil-burning-based...

 
Mika Kallio Gives Up Pramac Seat Due to Injury
Mika Kallio Gives Up Pramac Seat Due to Injury

18 Oct 2010, 08:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With nothing left to fight for in the 2010 MotoGP championship two rounds from the end, Finnish rider Mika Kallio decided to step down his racing seat with Pramac Ducati and recover from his injury-...

 
Lola Reveals Design for 2011 LMP2 Coupe
Lola Reveals Design for 2011 LMP2 Coupe

29 Jul 2010, 10:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lola Cars International Ltd. has just released the first details of its new LMP2 car for the 2011 season. The interested teams will now have a chance to evaluate the design of the new prototype, whi...

 
Porsche Design Unveils Dashboard Le Mans 1970 LE Watch
Porsche Design Unveils Dashboard Le Mans 1970 LE Watch

16 Jul 2010, 09:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Celebrating 40 years since the German carmaker clinched its first overall win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche Design has just launched the Dashboard Le Mans 1970 Limited Edition chronograph. Lim...

 
Audi e-tron Races in Silvretta E-Auto Rally Montafon 2010
Audi e-tron Races in Silvretta E-Auto Rally Montafon 2010

8 Jul 2010, 12:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After German manufacturer Audi took its first electric vehicle, the e-tron, at the Le Mans 24 Hours race in June and gave it a spin around the track, the same car will now head to its first competit...

 
Audi Celebrates Le Mans Win with Employees
Audi Celebrates Le Mans Win with Employees

18 Jun 2010, 13:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the historic 1-2-3 at Le Mans last weekend, German manufacturer Audi thought to best celebrate the win with the people which made it all possible, its employees from Neckarsulm, Ingolstadt and...

 
Audi e-tron Driven at Le Mans
Audi e-tron Driven at Le Mans

14 Jun 2010, 09:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With German carmaker Audi taking the entire podium at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, the presence of the e-tron model at the track has somewhat slipped unnoticed. Yet, the electric supercar was ...

 
Audi Scores 1-2-3 Win in 24 Hours of Le Mans
Audi Scores 1-2-3 Win in 24 Hours of Le Mans

13 Jun 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Audi has retaken the Le Mans 24 Hours crown back from rivals Peugeot in the 2010 edition of the famous endurance race. Not only the German manufacturer managed to defeat Peugeot this year, but they ...

 
Audi and SkyGrid Launch New Le Mans App for the iPad
Audi and SkyGrid Launch New Le Mans App for the iPad

11 Jun 2010, 15:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / People using SkyGrid for iPad will be able to enjoy the latest news and high-definition multimedia Audi content from Le Mans starting today, the automaker announced. Thanks to the iPad’s larg...

 
New Michelin Tires for Le Mans
New Michelin Tires for Le Mans

11 Jun 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2010 edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans Race will mark Michelin’s 13th consecutive year of participation. For this year, the company has developed a new range of more durable tires.In coll...

 
2010 Spyker Squadron Collection Launches at Le Mans
2010 Spyker Squadron Collection Launches at Le Mans

11 Jun 2010, 09:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Dutch exotic sportscar maker had just revealed it will debut its motorsport apparel range at the Spyker Store at Le Mans this weekend. The Spyker Squadron 2010 Collection by McGregor comprises t...

 
Panoz Abruzzi Spirit of Le Mans Official Pictures and Info Released
Panoz Abruzzi Spirit of Le Mans Official Pictures and Info Released

8 Jun 2010, 13:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’re feeling like it’s Le Mans already, as the American Le Mans Series founder Don Panoz has unveiled the Abruzzi Spirit of Le Mans supercar.The hand-build performance vehicle uses a fr...

 
Audi is Prepared for Le Mans
Audi is Prepared for Le Mans

4 Jun 2010, 11:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi is prepared to take the win at this year’s edition of the 24 h of Le Mans race, with the automotive producer having learned from last year’s situation, when crashing preventedit fro...

 
Audi R15 TDI plus Le Mans Racer Details Revealed
Audi R15 TDI plus Le Mans Racer Details Revealed

4 Jun 2010, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi has had a special eco-relationship with the 24h Le Mans race, ever since 2006, when the German carmaker registered the first victory of a diesel-powered vehicle in the famous event.For this yea...

 
1923 Ford Model T Montier Returns to Le Mans
1923 Ford Model T Montier Returns to Le Mans

4 Jun 2010, 09:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford announced it will have a very emotional presence at this year's Le Mans Classic, as it will bring to the event the Ford Model T Montier which raced, in 1923, in the v...

 
Jaguar Returns to Le Mans for its 75th Anniversary
Jaguar Returns to Le Mans for its 75th Anniversary

4 Jun 2010, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of Jaguar’s ways of celebrating its 75 years of building and racing cars will be the returning of the brand to Le Mans, on June 12, with the XKR GT2 scheduled to take part in the 24-hour e...

 
Audi and Xbox Prepare the 2010 AXF-24 Challenge
Audi and Xbox Prepare the 2010 AXF-24 Challenge

28 May 2010, 15:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American arm of Audi joined forces with Xbox/Turn 10 to host the 2nd Annual AXF-24 Challenge in celebration of the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France. The event is a four-hour Xbox ...

 
Lorenzo Takes Superb Win at Le Mans
Lorenzo Takes Superb Win at Le Mans

23 May 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi managed his first superb start from pole position in years at Le Mans, but had no reaction to his teammate Jorge Lorenzo’s second win of the season on Sunday, which further ext...

 
One-off Corvette Z06 Celebrates Factory Team's 50th Le Mans Anniversary
One-off Corvette Z06 Celebrates Factory Team's 50th Le Mans Anniversary

21 May 2010, 10:05 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Chevrolet will build a special 2011 Corvette Z06 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Corvette’s first appearance at Le Mans 24 Hours race. The one-off Corvette has the number plaque VIN 0001 ...