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Author: Benjamin Hudson Audi luxury unit of Volkswagen and recipient of quality VW disc is joining two city races in one week--- the American Le Mans Series in Long Beach California and Houston Texas. These two races will put the undefeated Audi R10 TDI once again to the test. It can be remembered that the Audi R10 TDI has gained a one-two victory in St. Petersburg Florida which simply shows that the revolutionary diesel-powered sportscar is also capable of winning on a street course. The circuits in Long Beach and Houston however have different traits compared to the tracks on St. Petersburg which means that the Audi Sport North America team is going to face additional challenges and it’s going to be big. And speaking of challenges, the drivers as well as the technical crews need to master a particularly tough task in Long Beach and they have to do than before the qualifying race which gives the team as little as 45 minutes of practice to familiarize themselves wi

Author: Benjamin Hudson Volkswagen Phaeton is going to debut at the Geneva Motor Show and scheduled to hit UK market this summer of 2007. The Phaeton reflects the subtle evolution that Volkswagen’s pioneering luxury car has undergone. The new Phaeton features advanced technical and mechanical revisions. The debut of the Phaeton is at the same time the premier of its new 3. 0 litre V6 TDI engine which delivers 238 PS, a 13 PS increase the outgoing V6 TDI engine. The new common rail direct injection of the Phaeton meets the stern Euro V emissions standards ahead of the 2009 deadline. Its new front lights that feature bi-xenon bulbs designed to adapt to the direction of the front wheels to light up the road accordingly. And that’s not all there is also the LED running lights which are integrated within the headlamp units with a new re-profiled bonnet. The front and side scan system is fitted to the Phaeton for the first time. Its front scan can automatically bri

Author: Benjamin Hudson Audi--luxury unit of Volkswagen and recipient of top-of-the-line VW wheel bearings -- is preparing its DTM drivers for the upcoming DTM season. The final tests before the new DTM season on April 22 was done at the Motorsportarena Oschersleben in Hockenheim since last Tuesday. Mattias Ekstrom together with the other three DTM super stars namely Lucas Luhr, Mike Rockenfeller, and Timo Scheider could have shared one of the 420 hp RS Audi 4 road cars to visit the north-east part of Germany. But instead the four Audi factory drivers have set-up their home at Lake Constance. It can be remembered that the “Lake Constance Connection” was completed by a sportscar driver Marco Werner who is a two-time Le Mans winner and a fellow countrymen of Lucas Luhr and Mattias Ekstrom who are both from Switzerland. According to Luhr, "Marco and I do a lot together. Motorbike tours or water sports for example. Eki also shows up now and again with his dogs. ” Mar

Author: Natalie Anderson Volkswagen Canada is displaying its Thunder Bunny Concept at the Edmonton Motorshow to commemorate a muscular Rabbit that was built in the early 1980s. The Thunder Bunny was designed in collaboration with Derek Jenkins, chief designer at the Volkswagen Design Center California located in Santa Monica. It is an updated version of the original that debuted together with the Concept R GTI on last year’s 2006 SEMA Show held in Las Vegas. The development of the Thunder Bunny was brought about by the frustration of Bill Neumann on Volkswagen’s unwillingness to import the GTI to Canada. It should be remembered that the GTI is one of the most celebrated hatchback in Europe unfortunately it was not made available to North American buyers. And for this same reason that Neumann decided to build his rapid Rabbit that provided an amazing level of performance that even staffs at Motor Trend were surprised. And following reports from both Motor Trend and