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1. New generation of Porche Boxster and Cayman debuts in Los Angeles

Sezione: Auto news

...the Boxster S fuel consumption is down by no less than 16 per cent to 9.2 liters/100 kilometers or 25.5 mpg US versus the former model with Tiptronic S, thanks to the optimum shift points and transmission ratios offered by PDK. The \"basic\" model equipped with PDK even remains below the nine-liter mark, fuel consumption of just 8.9 liters/100 kilometers...

Data: 2008-11-20

2. Gold medals for F1 will be introduced

Sezione: F1

Bernie Ecclestone is confident his plan to replace the current points system with Olympic Games-style \'medals\' will be introduced in time for the 2009 season opener. The F1 chief executive revealed recently he wants the drivers on the podium to be presented gold, silver and bronze medals, rather than awarded ten, eight and six points respectively. The...

Data: 2008-11-18

3. Volkswagen Group: 5.29 million vehicles delivered between January and October 2008

Sezione: Sales

...The Group therefore fared noticeably better than the overall market (-2.9 percent). Over the same period, the Group’s share of the passenger car market rose by 0.6 percentage points to 10.2 percent. In the month of October, the Group delivered 502,600 vehicles worldwide (-5.1 percent), also a better development than the overall market (-16 percent)....

Data: 2008-11-18

4. A1GP Prepares for Sepang

Sezione: A1GP

...fingers crossed until I had the call from the team.” Loïc Duval will return to the driving seat for A1 Team France in Sepang. The team currently sits joint second in the points with A1 Team Ireland, and Duval will be keen to keep in contention for the title at this early stage in the season. “I am happy to be back behind the wheel of the new...

Data: 2008-11-17

5. Chevrolet rules: double Lacetti victory paves way for Cruze in 2009

Sezione: Sport

...Max Orido used his knowledge of the track to finish seventh in race 2 after having started last in race 1. Orido thus becomes the first Japanese driver in the WTCC history to score points. Over its four-year career, the Chevrolet Lacetti scored 14 wins, 37 podium finishes and a total of 652 points towards the Manufacturers’ Championship. Of these 14...

Data: 2008-11-16

6. FIA World Touring Car Championship – 2008 season review

Sezione: Sport

...titles for BMW Team UK, as touring car world champion. Once again Priaulx was the best-placed BMW driver in the overall classification. He ended the season in fourth, having scored 81 points. BMW Team Germany driver Augusto Farfus (BR) picked up 63 points to finish sixth in the Drivers’ Championship. His team-mate, Jörg Müller (DE), ended...

Data: 2008-11-16

7. Andy Priaulx scores two podiums for Bmw to conclude WTCC season in Macau

Sezione: Sport

...took victory, with Priaulx securing his ninth podium result of the season by coming third. BMW Team Germany’s Augusto Farfus (BR) finished fourth in race one, so scoring five points. Alessandro Zanardi (IT) put in an excellent performance for BMW Team Italy-Spain in the second race: He had started from the pit lane, but still managed to finish fifth....

Data: 2008-11-16

8. N.Technology narrawly miss out on WTCC finale win

Sezione: Sport

...fastest lap time during this morning\'s warm up session. Thompson delivered a strong performance in round 23, improving his position by three places to finish eighth, claiming another points-finish and securing pole position for race two. A good start in the final round ensured the 34-year-old kept the lead ahead of Augusto Farfus. Thompson went on to...

Data: 2008-11-16

9. Lippo Village Unveils Street Circuit for A1GP Indonesia

Sezione: A1GP

...leading to the circuit during race weekend. Spectators are advised to car pool and take alternative forms of transport to the circuit. These include shuttle buses available from various points in Jakarta and remote car park locations to the circuit gantry. Information on the best way to get to the circuit will be made available in December. Tickets to the...

Data: 2008-11-14

10. Bentley Azure T

Sezione: Auto news

...of its distinctive appearance include design features such as 20-inch five-spoke, two-piece alloy wheels and ‘Le Mans’ lower front wing air vents. Further distinguishing points from the Azure are standard features such as dark-tinted upper and lower grilles, ‘jewel’ fuel filler cap (made from billet aluminium) and door mirror...

Data: 2008-11-14

11. Vici Racing - 2008 Americal Le Mans Series - Season reflections

Sezione: Le Mans Series

...other side of the country to race on another set of concrete-barrier lined streets, this time the famous temporary circuit at Long Beach (round 3) a fortnight later, and where more points were garnered. Round four, battled out around the dry-and-dusty turns of the Miller Motorsports Park near Salt Lake City, Utah, saw the line up of VICI Racing Porsche 911...

Data: 2008-11-13

12. 2009 title charge realistic - Heidfeld

Sezione: F1

...German told sport1.de, "because so far the team has achieved all its goals in every season." BMW finished the 2008 season in a comfortable third place, but Heidfeld scored 15 fewer points than his Polish teammate, Robert Kubica, following a mid-season slump. Kubica, however, similarly suffered a remarkable slump right at the end of the season, resulting in...

Data: 2008-11-12

13. Nissan GT-R takes seventh win and Championship title

Sezione: Sport

...4.563kms). In light rain, the CALSONIC IMPUL GT-R (No 12 Tsugio Matsuda/Sebastien Philippe), which started on slick tyres after qualifying in twelfth position, took the win. In the series points' battle, the Xanavi NISMO GT-R (No 23 Satoshi Motoyama/Benoit Treluyer) finished 9th, netting the series' championship title. Making its debut this year, the NISSAN...

Data: 2008-11-11

14. Kurt Busch Leads Penske Racing at Phoenix; Finishes Second

Sezione: NASCAR

...to put this week behind us and focus on achieving that goal in Homestead next Sunday." The No. 77 team remains 37th in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owner point standings, 101 points outside of the top 35. The Penske Racing trio heads into the final race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season next weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Ford 400...

Data: 2008-11-11

15. Bmw drivers aim for finishing 2008 WTCC season on a high

Sezione: Sport

This weekend sees the drivers in the FIA World Touring Car Championship competing for points and victories for the final time this year. While the drivers from the BMW national teams can no longer challenge for the World Championship title at the .Guia Circuit. in Macau (MO), history shows that BMW should never be written off at this famous city circuit,...

Data: 2008-11-10

16. Ireland Dominate Chengdu Sprint Race

Sezione: A1GP

...the Swiss driver was down to 0.686 seconds and Jani was preparing to make a move. In the final two laps the tension mounted but the experienced Watts held position, taking the first points of the season for A1 Team GBR. Out at the front Carroll’s superb drive saw the Celtic Tiger cross the line two seconds ahead of the chasing pack, the dominance...

Data: 2008-11-09

17. Andretti Finishes Eighth for A1GP Team USA at Chengdu

Sezione: A1GP

...who won the sprint race, was followed by Great Britain, Switzerland and Malaysia rounded out the feature race top five. Andretti’s eighth place finished scored another three points for Team USA, who is now in 12th place in the championship standings. The next A1GP World Cup of Motorsport event is scheduled for Sepang, Malaysia, Nov. 21- 23. Practice is...

Data: 2008-11-10

18. Briton Simon Moulton wraps up the 2008 title in style!

Sezione: Sport

...the season thanks to a smart, opportunistic drive. Second place for Grégory Guilvert put the latter well on track for victory in the championship thanks to a cushion of seven points over Simon Moulton who was sidelined by a tangle with one-off contestant Jean-Marie Clairet. Meanwhile, German youngster and THP Spider Cup newcomer Robert Schlunssen, a...

Data: 2008-11-09

19. Portugal Take Maiden A1GP Victory

Sezione: A1GP

...team’s first ever series victory and became the 17th nation to win in A1GP. Malaysia’s fifth position was enough to hold on to the championship lead, but Ireland’s points haul brought them right into contention, and they now sit equal second with France on 23 points. Race winner Albuquerque said: “The lap times were getting faster and...

Data: 2008-11-09

20. Škoda Superb wins prestigious awards

Sezione: Auto news

...number of factors from driveability, roominess and value for money to build quality. The vehicle received top marks for its elegant looks and well-balanced proportions, also scoring points for innovative technologies such as the Twindoor system, nine airbags, including driver knee airbag, and the AFS (Adaptive Front Light System). The vehicle has recently...

Data: 2008-11-07