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Audi A6 & Audi A7 get 309bhp V6 Bi-Turbo Diesel

The UK gets the new 3.0 BiTDI quattro in the A6 and A7 Audi has launched a new 309bhp V6 BiTurbo diesel engine in the UK for the A6 range and A7 Sportback. If you’re in Germany and wondering why reporting a new, more powerful Bi-Turbo diesel for the A6 and A7 is news, that’s because you’ve already got it, and we haven’t. Until now.

Toyota reveals new Le Mans car as Peugeot quits

Peugeot has announced that it’s closing its Le Mans and endurance racing programme with immediate effect. The unexpected announcement is a blow to the world-famous French endurance race, as the diesel-powered 908 HDi LMP1s have been the only cars able to challenge Audi’s dominance over the past few years – Peugeot won the Le Mans 24hrs in 2009. On the same day that Peugeot Sport announced the closure of its endurance racing programme, Toyota revealed its new 2012 Le Mans racer.

Fisker battles problems as the Karma finally lurches toward launch

All Henrik Fisker wants is to build his plug-in hybrid cars and deliver them to customers--some of whom have been waiting three years since plunking down $5,000 deposits. Instead, he has been fending off criticisms aimed at his green-car company as shipments of his $103,000 Karma plug-in hybrid sedan have been delayed by cash flow troubles, regulatory snarls and a recall. But when a startup such as Fisker Automotive accepts a Department of Energy loan in a down economy, having the company tossed around like a political football comes with the territory.