McNISH MORAL VICTOR OF PETIT LE MANS RACE AS AUDI JUST MISS OUT ON 10TH CONSECUTIVE RACE WIN
Britain’s Allan McNish (pictured) came tantalisingly close to achieving his fifth Petit Le Mans race victory at Road Atlanta on Saturday (26 Sep) and maintaining Audi’s 100% winning record in the annual American sportscar endurance race since the German manufacturer’s debut in 2000. The Dumfries-born double Le Mans 24 Hour race winner and Italian co-driver Dindo Capello led for the opening 4hrs before the Scotsman suffered two spins...
Both Audi R15 TDI prototypes on row two
Accidents and night shifts for Audi Sport Team Joest Focus on race set-up Uncertain race day weather forecast Ingolstadt/Atlanta – Audi Sport Team Joest’s two Audi R15 TDI prototypes will start the “Petit Le Mans” 1000-mile race at Road Atlanta (U.S. state of Georgia) from the second row of the grid. The U.S. endurance classic serves Audi as preparation for the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours. Best Audi driver in Friday’s 25-minute...
SUCCESS FOR VOLVO AT THE CARAVAN CLUB TOWCAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2010
Volvo XC60 D5 AWD SE voted best tow car in the £25,000 to £32,000 category Volvo has again demonstrated its legendary towcar credentials with another class win at the Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards 2010. The Volvo XC60 D5 AWD SE secured victory in the £25,000 to £32,000 price category, beating rivals from Honda, Isuzu, Skoda, Subaru and Toyota. Judges praised the Volvo XC60’s sure-footed handling, flexible power delivery and...
TDISport News – VOLVO’S NEW AUTOMATIC BRAKING TECHOLOGY – RESPONDING TO BOTH VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS
The next generation of preventive safety technology from Volvo is a groundbreaking function that can detect a pedestrian who has walked out in front of the car, as well as automatically braking to avoid the person at speeds below 15 mph if the driver does not react in time. Concurrent with the launch of the all-new Volvo S60 in 2010, Volvo Cars will be unveiling the next generation of preventive safety technology – Collision...
VOLVO CARS ENVIRONMENTAL VISION: “DRIVe TOWARDS ZERO”
Volvo Cars’ vision is to develop cars that are entirely free from harmful exhaust emissions and environment-impacting carbon dioxide. This vision is called “DRIVe Towards Zero” and steps are continuously taken to reach that vision. In 2009 alone, Volvo introduced seven high-efficiency diesel DRIVe models with very low CO2 emissions and the company’s ambitious electrification strategy promises that plug-in...
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