Audi R8 LMS could be racing in ALMS GT Challenge class in 2011

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When Audi announced its new GT3 class R8 LMS race car late last year it was expecting 2009 to be a year of learning and development. As it turned out, it was a hugely successful season, landing championships in the FIA European GT series, along with the German and Belgian national series. All told, the R8s captured 23 race victories.

In 2010 the new GT Challenge class for GT3 type cars will become a permanent fixture of the American Le Mans Series as the GT1 class is consigned to history. During the 2009 season, GT Challenge was mainly the province of Porsche 911s. However, with the R8s success in Europe this year, Audi is considering offering the car to North American customers for the 2011 season. While the car could probably be competitive in 2010, Audi wants to set up a customer support infrastructure first.

New Bajaj Pulsar Launched in india

Bajaj Auto rolls out its all new Bajaj Pulsar in 135cc version. Bajaj Pulsar 135LS bike boasts of a new design and a whole new engine priced at Rs. 51000. The pricing has shifted Bajaj Pulsar to a more affordable range in the 135cc segment.

The new Bajaj Pulsar 135cc is powered with a 4 valve DTSi engine which delivers 13.5 Ps power. Bajaj Pulsar 135 LS bike is equipped with a light weight rigid frame assisted by gas-charged Nitrox shock absorbers at the rear. Speaking at the launch, Bajaj Auto MD, Rajiv Bajaj said "The Pulsar 135LS is not a big, intimidating Pulsar but its actually light, sharp and a faster Pulsar." He added "The unique thing is that at 135cc, high rpm, the world’s first twin-spark four-valve engine, the power to weight will give its bigger Pulsar brothers a run for their money."

Bajaj Pulsar 135cc LS Bike Key Features:
- Bikini headlight and LED tail lamps
- Clip on handle bar, split seats and split grab rail
- Single down tube frame
- 4 Valve DTS-i bike with135cc & 13.5Ps
- 5 speed gearbox
- Enhanced volume of air-fuel mixture with efficient combustion
- Improved power and fuel efficiency
- Faster and better evacuation of exhaust gases
- Improved pick-up at low speeds which removes the need for constant gear shifts
- Smooth power transmission
- Available in cocktail wine red and midnight black

Bajaj has major sales plans for the new variant and hopes to sell a minimum of 40,000 units of the all new Bajaj Pulsar 135LS. Bajaj Pulsar sales have picked up in past 6 months and the company is hopeful that the good sales figures will enable the company to capture more than 50% market share of the sports bike segment. The new bike is being manufactured at its Chakan plant near Pune.

G-Power takes the BMW X6 M, X5 M to 600 hp and beyond

We all know what the biggest problem with the BMW X6 M is, right? Not nearly enough power. Sure, 555 hp from a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 is 5 hp more potent than a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, making the X6 M the most powerful production SUV on earth. Still, 600 hp is the new black, so a stock X6 M just ain't going to cut it. Thank heavens, then, for G-Power.

Meet the G-Power Typhoon. Thanks to 15% increased airflow to the intercoolers, G-Power was able to wrangle an additional 45 hp out of the Bimmer's motivator. Torque's up a bit, too. From 500 lb-ft to 516. G-Power claims the 0-62 mph dash is lowered to 4.5 seconds, too. One issue with that, however: Inside Lineripped off a 4.3 second 0-60 mph blast in a stock X6 M, meaning this here Typhoon should be three flavors of bonkers.

Then there's the matter of looks, always a sticking point when discussing modern Bimmers. Here's what we recommend. Go down to your friendly neighborhood BMW dealer with a folding chair. Locate an X6. Sit down in front of it and start staring. Meditate, let everything else you've ever known or thought about cars and car design melt out of your mind. This should take between five and seven hours. The salespeople won't mind -- honest. When you snap out of your trance with your doors of perception suddenly nailed open, the X6 will appear to you as it truly is -- pretty okay-looking.

That settled, we'll admit to liking the G-Power's mods. For instance, you can't say the new front clip looks worse than the old one, can you? And who amongst you doesn't love 25mm profile tires riding on 23-inch wheels? There's all sorts of carbon fiber this and kevlar that available as well. The best part just might be that G-Power isn't leaving the X5 M -- the X6 M's ugly duckling sibling -- out in the cold, as there's a Typhoon kit for it, too. You know what word comes to mind? Nifty, all of it. Highly entertaining press release

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