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After months of silence, ITM Power is starting to release some details about its HFuel hydrogen refueling unit. The HFuel system can be used for hydrogen refueling in a commercial setting.

The hydrogen fuel produced from the ITM Power HFuel system meets the purity requirements for running it through a car’s fuel cell. At a cost benefit for refueling H2ICE vehicles, the hydrogen purity can be downgraded.

The HFuel unit is composed of electrolyzers, compressors and hydrogen storage tanks. The typical hydrogen fuel dispensed will be 5,000 psi but this can be upgraded to 10,000 psi if desired.

One of the most interesting features of the HFuel system is its scalable, modular design. It only takes 3 days to set up the HFuel system, it can be easily transported from one location to another and it is easy to upgrade as traffic to the refueling station grows. Plus it is able to produce up to 50 kg per day of hydrogen fuel.

Refueling cars at the station will only take 3 minutes. The HFuel system only needs water and an electrical source to work. The electricity can be provided by renewable resources such as wind or solar, making it a very green hydrogen station indeed.

The ITM Power HFuel hydrogen fueling station along with its other products will be shown at the Hannover Messe, in Germany April 19 – 23, 2010 and at the NHA Hydrogen Conference and Expo in Long Beach, California May 3 – 6, 2010.

What are noticeably missing from the lineup of products that ITM Power is offering are the much awaited Home Energy Pack and Home Hydrogen Fueling Station that I had talked about in July 2009 and July 2008 respectively.

The modular ITM Power HFuel hydrogen fueling station will indeed be a step forward toward implementing a hydrogen highway fueling system in many locations. In addition, the home hydrogen products also need to be given their due as progress marches forward.

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Muscle car fans and collectors take note – make sure to put June 19th down on your schedule. That’s the day that RM Auctions has set to schedule off a private muscle car collection in San Diego, and more than 80 fine examples of American iron will be looking for new homes.

The auction will be highlighted by some of the performance icons of the muscle car era including an ultra rare 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle LS6 Convertible, a 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge, a 1970 Boss 429 Mustang and a pair of 1969 Camaro Z28s. The best part? All of the cars will be offered at no reserve. You can read more details about the auction in the press release after the jump or head over to RM’s web site for the full list of cars up for sale.

[Source: RM Auctions, Image courtesy of RM Auctions / Darin Schnabel]

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What is it with politicians who push for “three strikes” and other draconian copyright laws always being caught infringing on copyrights themselves? We’ve already covered how Nicolas Sarkozy, who claims credit for the original “three strikes” plan, has been caught infringing on copyrights multiple times.

Now it appears the same may happening with Lord Peter Mandelson, the unelected politician in the UK (who had been forced to resign twice in his past), who suddenly started pushing for a similar three strikes law — after a UK study had outright rejected it — after dining with entertainment industry bigshots. From that came the Digital Economy Bill.

But it appears that even Mandelson, the great defender of copyright, isn’t above getting into a bit of trouble with copyright himself. It appears that there’s a bit of a controversy over a recent political ad put together by his Labour party — and Mandelson is taking responsibility for the ad. That was in response to the fact that the ad backfired and seems to have rallied opponents.



But, as PeteProdge points out, it also appears that the ad very well might infringe on copyrights. That’s because it takes an image from an old (popular) TV show in the UK, and replaces one character’s head with a politician’s head. The link here is a bit full of hyperbole, as it comes from someone who seems to be against orphan works legislation and in favor of even more ridiculous copyright laws. The BBC says that it never would have licensed the use of the program, however there are some questions over who might actually have the right to license the image.

I’m not entirely sure this is a big deal. One could probably make a pretty strong fair use/parody argument for allowing the use of the image here. However, for a politician who is so in favor of stricter copyright law, you would think he wouldn’t go around using other people’s works.

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Cada vez mais acostumados a receber os superesportivos importados, o Brasil está preste a receber o seu primeiro modelo próprio dessa categoria. É o que pretende o designer Fernando Morita que através de um misteriosa parceria ainda não revelada, apresentou um teaser do superesportivo brasileiro Amoritz GT DR7.

Apesar de ainda não ter sido revelado informações oficiais, já sabemos que ele terá o motor V10 de 8.4 litros oriundo do Dodge Viper que originalmente rende 612 cavalos de potencia que recebera um sistema bi-turbo e será convertido para flex, ou movido apenas com o etanol (alc00l). Com isso, a potencia do motor do superesportivo brasileiro ficará ainda maior que o do Dodge Viper.

Além disso, uma das novidade do Amoritz GT DR7 é a posicionamento central do banco do motorista, da mesma forma que do superesportivo McLaren F1. Esse posicionamento permitiria a exportação do modelo sem a necessidade de maiores modificações, já que em alguns países o posicionamento do volante é obrigatoriamente do lado direito.

Seu design em forma de cunha e que lembra o visual dos carros da Lamborghini já é um clássico entre os superesportivos. Ele também contará com rodas esportivas de tamanho avantajado e de tamanhos diferentes em seus eixos dianteiros e traseiros. Sua apresentação oficial ocorrerá no mês de outubro, onde serão conhecido mais detalhes, preço e informações técnicas do modelo.

Fonte: 4WheelsNews

Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.

New studies by EPA grantees at Harvard suggest that exposure to air pollution makes the cardiovascular risks associated with diabetes even worse.

It’s well known that diabetes can cause an array of health problems and impose taxing lifestyle changes on those who suffer from it. But of all burdens associated with diabetes, heart disease may be the gravest.

Surfing some stats on the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website ,  I discovered that among diabetics, at least 65% of all deaths are attributable to heart disease—compared to just 27% in the population as a whole. What’s more, the American diabetes population is increasing at a very rapid pace(check out the maps I adapted from Maps and Trends in Diabetes.

Because of the heart-health risks to people with diabetes, EPA scientists suspected that air pollution, which also affects the cardiovascular system, may be particularly harmful to individuals with diabetes.

A new study has shown that, indeed, individuals with diabetes are twice as likely to be hospitalized for heart problems than those without diabetes.  New EPA grantee studies show that respiratory and stroke deaths related air pollution are also twice as likely in people with diabetes.

So, why does this matter?

This new information is critical to the diabetes community and health professionals because it suggests that people with diabetes may need to pay extra attention to where they live and the air they breathe.

The implication that people with diabetes could be more vulnerable to the effects of air pollution than the general population is a potentially crucial piece of information for air policymakers.

Under the Clean Air Act , the U.S. EPA is required to set air pollution standards to protect human health. Since there is a wide spectrum of vulnerability to the effects of air pollution, the EPA must design air standards to protect even the most susceptible populations.

As this preliminary research continues, policymakers will have a much better understanding of susceptibility in the growing population of Americans with diabetes.

About the Author: Becky Fried is a science writer with EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research. Her OnAir posts are a regular “Science Wednesday” feature.

As expected, the sync features in Chromium are getting more robust. The underlying code and technology to allow users to sync, not just their bookmarks, but their preferences and other data as well, was already there, but Chromium now has a nice configuration menu to access the settings. The latest Chromium builds come with a “Cus… (read more)

From Nickelodeon, to the big screen, to the Nintendo platforms. Ang and his fight against the Fire Nation will be hitting cinemas July 2nd (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0938283/), but the accompanying video game will be hitting this June.
 
 
 

The Bentley Continental Supersports Coupe is the fastest Bentley ever produced. But to make it one of the fastest Bentley vehicles ever, the uber-luxury brand had to drop things like rear-seats.

Nonetheless, those still looking for some practicality, Bentley has decided to offer two rear seats as an option with the Continental Supersports Coupe.

The addition of the two rear-seats will add an extra $5,000 to your already steep price tag of $272,000.

Refresher: Power for the Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible comes from a 6.0L W12 twin-turbocharged engine producing 621-hp with a maximum torque of 590 lb-ft. Mated to ZF 6-speed Quickshift automatic gearbox, the Continental Supersports Convertible goes from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 202 mph. The Continental Supersports Convertible is flex-fuel capable, meaning it can run on either gasoline or E85 ethanol.

Bentley Continental Supersports Coupe:

– By: Kap Shah

Source: CARandDRIVER

A Madison County Circuit Court judge followed the jury’s sentencing verdict and imposed a sentence of life imprisonment without parole on Kenneth Shipp, despite substantial political pressure calling for the judge to override the jury’s verdict and sentence Mr. Shipp to death.

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Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that its C-Class model range will indeed include the addition of a Coupe variant in 2011. The automaker is expanding its Bremen plant for the production of the fourth model of the high-volume C-Class model range. This will be a new addition to Bremen’s current production portfolio in the C-Class segment, consisting of the sedan, the wagon and the compact GLK SUV.

“The decision by the Board of Management to produce the Coupé version of the current C-Class here in Bremen as well represents another important milestone on our way to becoming Mercedes’ competence centre for the C-Class and is a clear sign of the trust in the Bremen team’s capabilities and standards,” said Peter Schabert, Head of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen.

“Allocating production of the new Coupé to the plant is in keeping with this strategy,” Mercedes-Benz said in a statement. “As announced in December 2009, the launch of the next generation of the C-Class at the plant as of 2014 will see production of the C-Class Saloon for markets in Europe concentrated at a single location together with the production of the other C-Class model variants.”

– By: Omar Rana

Para os fãs das 500 milhas de Indianápolis e do Camaro, essa é uma boa chance de adquirir uma réplica do Pace car da Indy 500, modelo que vai ter sua edição limitada em andamento. Segundo a Chevrolet, apenas 200 unidades da réplica serão construidas e vão ser vendidas nas melhores concessionárias, segundo o relatório de vendas de 2009.

Curiosamente, essa é a primeira vez que um modelo de Camaro originado do Pace Car da Indy 500 vai ser construído pela chevrolet. A General Motors já havia construído réplicas de pace cars em 1969, 1982 e 1993, e a versão 2010 é baseada no Camaro 2SS, com um motor V8 de 400 cv e uma transmissão automática de seis marchas.

Entre os detalhes do carro estão rodas de alumínio polido de 20 polegadas, faixas brancas, além da arroceria e do motor serem da cor laranja e o logo do evento das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis nas portas. O seu interior possui uma decoração luxuosa. O vice presidente da Chevrolet, Jim Campbell, aposta nessa edição do veículo, direcionada para os apaixonados pelas Indy 500 nos EUA (coisa que é muito comum por lá).

Réplica do Pace Car da Indy 500

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The Janadesar village in the arid Marwari region of India teamed up with the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation on World Toilet Day to compete for a Guinness Book of World Records’ title.

Photo © Andrea Hart

Children from Janadesar march and chant their way to the village’s newest toilet. Toilet facilities added to their school have made learning better, they say.

By Andrea Hart
Circle of Blue

JODHPUR, INDIA – More than 840 people in a rural village of the water-scarce Marwari region in Northwest India joined potentially the world’s longest toilet queue late last month. Residents of the Janadesar village had marched and eventually aligned themselves in front of their newest toilet, built in time to celebrate World Toilet Day.

Instead of using the recently constructed facility, villagers chanted and held hands to form a symbolic toilet queue to raise awareness on health and sanitation issues in the area.

The event was hosted by the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation, an NGO based in the state of Rajasthan, India that works on water security issues in Marwar.

“The response from the community was immense, I was not expecting so many people,” Kanupriya Harish, JBF’s project director, told Circle of Blue. “I was expecting about three to five hundred participants. And now I think they’re very proud of their village.”

Roughly three-fifths of Rajasthan is covered by the Thar Desert–the world’s ninth largest subtropical desert–including part of Marwar. According to USAID figures, it is one of the most densely populated arid regions in the world, and has a diminishing groundwater resource and longer droughts.

Photo © Andrea Hart

A mother and daughter who stood at the front of the line are among the first of the 845 people to sign the petition for the Guinness Book of World Records.

Just one of eight people who live in rural areas of Rajasthan have access to toilets, according to a health survey by the Indian government in 2008. During the World Water Day conference in Nairobi, Kenya in March, the World Heath Organization and UNICEF released a study that found the scarcity of toilets in the developing world is a persistent problem despite a decade of global recognition.

The study, Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water: 2010 Update, revealed that while the Millennium Development Goals for access to drinking water are on target, progress has stalled with sanitation. “Among the 2.6 billion people in the world who do not use improved sanitation facilities, by far the greatest number are in Southern Asia,” according to the report.

Janadesar is a departure from the norm and could be a model for how other rural and poor regions in Asia solve what is now considered the most important global sanitation problem. Some 80 percent of the 220 households in Janadesar meet the seven sanitation requirements established by the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation (JBF) and Wells for India, a charity based in Great Britain that works on water issues in the region. These include: the handling of drinking water, the disposal of wastewater, the disposal of human excreta, the disposal of garbage and animal excreta, home sanitation and food hygiene, personal hygiene and community sanitation.

Of the 200 water-scarce villages JBF works with, Janadesar has emerged over the last several years as a pioneer in increasing access to sanitation facilities.

But when JBF co-launched its health and sanitation campaign in Janadesar with Wells for India in 2008, villagers were apprehensive to mobilize and behavioral change was slow at first. “It took six months to build the first toilet,” Harish said. “People didn’t understand or accept the design. They also didn’t understand that it’d be low-cost.”

Photo © Andrea Hart

The son of the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation’s project director, Kanupriya Harish, helps lead the procession through the village to the toilet. Harish has worked on improving sanitation in Janadesar for two years.

Eventually after a series of educational campaigns and community meetings people started building. The lower castes in the villages have lead the movement’s growth, Harish said. “It is the landless, and the so-called lower castes in India, who’ve come forward and made the toilets because people who had land could go to their own land to defecate.”

Among the 20 percent of Janadesar residents who currently do not meet sanitation standards, most are from higher castes, she added. Meanwhile the sanitation campaign has been especially empowering for women. It was a female day laborer who borrowed construction material to build the first toilet in the community. “She used to get beaten up when she went out the fields to the bathroom,” said Harish.

Now with the increasing access to toilets, women can defecate at safer times and under safer conditions when they are menstruating or pregnant. Harish says the female role as change agents for sanitation in the villages was embodied in the World Toilet Day event.

“For the first time in this toilet march, we had women leading–we couldn’t do this earlier. We couldn’t get women to participate so openly in functions.”

JBF has submitted the signatures of the 845 toilet queue participants to Guinness Book of World Records officials for review.

Circle of Blue’s daily news editor Andrea Hart spent ten days shadowing the Jal Bahgirathi Foundation in India. This is the first of a series of stories based on that research. Reach Hart at [email protected].

Photo © Andrea Hart

An example of the interior of a toilet that has been in use in Janadesar. JBF hosted town meetings and launched an educational campaign to show villagers how to construct low-cost toilets.

Photo © Andrea Hart

In honor of World Toilet Day, nearly 850 Janadesar villagers aligned themselves in front of this newly constructed toilet. Eighty percent of Janadesar’s households have access to a toilet, making the village a leader in sanitation issues in the region.

The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking a fine of $16.4 million against Toyota Motor Corp. for failing to notify the department of a “sticky pedal” defect in its cars for at least four months.

Under U.S. regulations, auto manufacturers are required to inform the agency within five days of determining that a safety defect exists in its vehicles.

“We now have proof that Toyota failed to live up to its legal obligations,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Worse yet, they knowingly hid a dangerous defect for months from U.S. officials and did not take action to protect millions of drivers and their families. For those reasons, we are seeking the maximum penalty possible under current laws.”

In a statement released late last night Toyota said:

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) received notice from NHTSA on April 5 (in the United States) that NHTSA is seeking a civil penalty. TMC is now considering its response. Toyota has and will continue to practice its philosophy of satisfying consumers with high quality vehicles that are safe and reliable, and responding to consumer feedback with honesty and integrity.

The NHTSA is still continuing its investigation to see of the Japanese automaker committed any additional violations that may warrant additional penalties.

– By: Omar Rana

Source: CNNMoney

Yahoo has finally remembered to update everyone on its latest developments for Yahoo Mail. As noted yesterday, Yahoo Mail got support for the OAuth authentication protocol a couple of weeks back, but Yahoo hadn’t made any official announcement. This has been now rectified and there are even a couple of new details to make up for the lapse.

“We’re super excited to announce that the Yahoo! Mail API now allows Read and Read+Write access to full message contents for any type of user. … (read more)

At the 2010 New York Auto Show last week, Mitsubishi Motors North America CEO Shinichi Kurihara announced that the Japanese automaker is planning an all-new compact car that will hit markets in 2012.

The new model will be a little smaller than the size of the European B-segment and will fit below the brand’s Lancer mode.

The car will be launched on a global scale and will be powered by a small 1.2L or 1.3L 4-cylinder engine.

– By: Kap Shah

Source: AutoWeek

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According to a report by AutoCar, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 that we saw at the 2010 New York Auto Show last week is expected to share its body shape with the upcoming AMG SLS Black Series, due to go into limited production in 2013.

Besides carrying a heftier price-tag, the SLS AMG Black Series will get a reworked 6.2L V8 engine that will boost output from 563-hp to 600-hp. Torque will be increased to 500 lb-ft. Besides the reworked engine, AMG engineers will add a larger air manifold, higher compression ratio, reprofiled camshafts and other unspecified tweaks.

“We’re not at the limit with what’s out there the moment. There’s still a good deal more to come from the engine,” says AMG engine boss Friedrich Eichler. “We’re saving the best until last.”

According to insiders, 0-62 mph should come in under 3.5 seconds and top speed should hit around 208 mph.

Yes, we’re already drooling.

2010 New York: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3:

All Photos Copyright © 2010 Roman Bronfenbrener – egmCarTech.

– By: Kap Shah

Source: AutoCar

The executives in China love long-wheelbases of many luxury sedans but one long-wheelbase sedan that remains truly exclusive and popular in the Chinese market is the BMW 5-Series, which has been upgraded for the 2011 model year.

Besides looking every little bit like the new 2011 5-Series, the Chinese long-wheelbase model adds an extra 5.5 inches for the rear passengers.

As BMW puts it:

Supreme grand touring comfort is ensured, among other things, by options such as four-zone automatic air conditioning, rear-seat entertainment, a cooling box as well as electrically adjustable sunblinds on the rear side windows and a folding table integrated in the backrest of the front passenger’s seat, unique features unparalleled by the competition.

Click here for more news on the BMW 5-Series.

Click through for the press release.

2011 BMW 5-Series Long-Wheelbase:

Press Release:

The New Long-Wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan.

Munich. World premiere of the new long-wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan: Developed and built exclusively for the Chinese car market, this truly exclusive sedan sets new standards in aesthetics, driving pleasure and comfort in the premium business sedan segment. Through its sporting but elegant design, the new long-wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan is truly impressive from every angle, pampering particularly the passengers at the rear with luxury class space and innovative features also typical of the luxury class.

New straight-six power units and a wide range of BMW EfficientDynamics technologies ensure superior sportiness combined with trendsetting efficiency. Sophisticated suspension technology ensures significant progress both in driving comfort and dynamic handling. The new long-wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan is built at BMW’s plant in Shenyang in cooperation with a large number of regional partners.

Design: sporting elegance in individual style.

The highly expressive front end, the elegantly stretched silhouette and the powerfully chiselled rear end give the new long-wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan a truly unmistakable look. Individual design features along the roofline and the side view of the car ensure that the long-wheelbase version with its wheelbase up by 14 centimetres or 5.5″ again offers the right balance of proportions. The long side windows, for example, give the C-pillar a particularly slender and dynamic appearance, the coupé-like, flowing roofline comes out even more convincingly through the sheer length of the car. The characteristic daytime driving lights generated by LED light rings in conjunction with the optional xenon headlights, as well as the L-shaped rear lights with their homogeneous rows of lights, again contribute to that very special look so characteristic of BMW.

Interior: clear orientation towards the driver at the front, luxurious grand touring comfort at the rear.
The interior of the new long-wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan combines the driver-oriented cockpit and the high-tech instrument cluster in Black Panel technology with a truly luxurious ambience, lots of space at the rear, and exclusive model features. The new long-wheelbase sedan comes with a high-comfort rear seat bench developed specifically for this model. Supreme grand touring comfort is ensured, among other things, by options such as four-zone automatic air conditioning, rear-seat entertainment, a cooling box as well as electrically adjustable sunblinds on the rear side windows and a folding table integrated in the backrest of the front passenger’s seat, unique features unparalleled by the competition.

Driving experience: superior sportiness, supreme comfort.

Benefiting from the most advanced drivetrain and suspension technology, the new model offers significantly greater sportiness and comfort over its predecessor. The range of engines comprises three straight-six power units developing between 150 kW/204 hp and 225 kW/306 hp maximum output. A unique feature in this segment is the combination of a double wishbone front axle and the integral rear axle tailored to each individual model. And on the top-of-the-range BMW 535Li, Dynamic Drive Control allows an individual set-up of the car.

BMW EfficientDynamics for outstanding fuel economy and emission management.

All versions of the new long-wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan come as standard with eight-speed automatic transmission making an additional contribution to the car’s efficiency just like EPS Electric Power Steering. The highlights of BMW EfficientDynamics on board the car include Brake Energy Regeneration, on-demand control of ancillary units, and active air flap control. Fuel consumption and CO2 are down versus the previous models by up to 18 per cent.

Innovative driver assistance systems from BMW ConnectedDrive.

BMW ConnectedDrive offers features such as BMW Night Vision able to detect individual persons, the BMW Parking Assistant and Lane Departure Warning, that is driver assistance technologies of the highest standard. Another option exclusive to BMW in this segment is the Head-Up Display.

Developed exclusively for China, built at BMW Plant Shenyang.

The new long-wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan has been developed exclusively for the Chinese automobile market. In its features and qualities, it specifically follows the requirements made of a truly outstanding business sedan in the premium segment. Production at BMW Plant Shenyang, on the other hand, follows the high, worldwide standards of the BMW Group in terms of quality, safety, and sustainability. Significant investments were made for production of the new model in the expansion and modernisation of production facilities, and additional, specially trained employees have been hired to build the car. Close and intense cooperation with local production partners and suppliers, finally, convinces BMW that Plant Shenyang offers significant input for the intelligent creation of values.

– By: Kap Shah

Para retomar os caminhos da vitória na disputada e famosa corrida de carro 24 Horas de Le Mans (França) no qual a companhia alemã esta bastante acostumada, a Audi apresentou a sua mais nova arma para essa batalha, o seu protótipo totalmente revisado e agora chamado de R15 PlusTDi.

Apesar de não divulgada, a potencia de seu motor V10 Tdi de 5.5L movido a diesel deverá ficar entre 600 cavalos, com um torque aproximado de excelentes 107 kgfm. Sua aerodinâmica também foi melhorada, possibilitando ao Audi R15 Plus um melhor arrasto aerodinâmico e velocidade em curvas em relação a seu antecessor. Tudo isso graças a varias mudanças em sua carroceria e a adoção de novos materiais e elementos em sua construção.

O bólido de competição foi desenvolvido pela Audi Design Team, que através de Markus Auerbach e Tobias Drew, mostraram sua satisfação em participar do projeto, dizendo: “Nós estamos felizes de sermos autorizados a dar ao carro um olhar progressista. Queríamos adicionar uma pitada de surpresa quando a Audi sair dos boxes em Le Mans”.

Poderemos ver uma pitadinha do modelo na sua estreia em competições, que acontecerá já nesse final de semana, dia 11 abril, na 8 Horas de Le Castellet. De acordo com a companhia, o evento servira apenas com um teste no desenvolvimento do Audi R15 PlusTDi: “Mesmo que seja difícil logisticamente, quisemos reunir experiências com o R15 em uma corrida o mais cedo possível. Le Castellet oferece a oportunidade de fazer isso”.

Fonte: AutomobileReviews