Potential fuel leak leads to recall of Lamborghini Murcielago's

The year 2010 seems to have begun on a recall note for most automobile manufacturers, as some of the most reputed brands have recalled vehicles for major and minor refixes. The latest to join the recall bandwagon is Lamborghini. The Raging Bull marque has recalled 428, 2007 and 2008 Murcielago coupe's and roadsters due to a potential fuel leakage problem. The fuel pump welds on the exotic supercars have a potential to break and cause fuel leakage resulting in a possible fire, as the fuel tank on the Murcielago is placed near the engine. Lamborghini has offered a free replacement of the fuel pump and fuel tank on the recalled vehicles.

Mahindra enters global electric car market with majority stakes in Reva.

In a major marketing maneuver, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd have purchased 55.2% percent stake in the Bangalore based Reva Electric Car Company. The company is now renamed as Mahindra Reva Electric with Pawan Goenka as the chairman and Chetan Maini as the chief of technology and strategy. This move by M&M is tune with its aim to promote green and environment friendly vehicles in India as well as overseas. Mahindra was the first Indian company to launch micro-hybrid technology in India with its popular SUV the Scorpio and the Indian auto giant now intends to launch a state-of-the-art electric vehicle globally.

Lorenzo scores sensational win at Le Mans

Rossi’s team mate extends lead in points tally with second consecutive win

Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo scored another stunning win at France in the Le Mans GP, his second consecutive win this season, ahead of second placed team mate Valentino Rossi and Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso. The win also makes it three victories for the Fiat Yamaha team in as many races with the first being reigning champion Valentino Rossi’s win in the night race at Qatar. Rossi, who began on Pole at Le Mans, led the race till lap 12, while arch rival and team mate Lorenzo tried to fight his way ahead. In spite of problems with both his bike and shoulder Rossi boldly held onto his position right from the start, leading well through the first corner. On the other hand, Lorenzo who has been making poor starts off the line lately seemed to benefit from his recent testing wherein he concentrated more on his starts than anything else.

As the lights went out, he lost only one position to fellow compatriot and Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa. Pedrosa meanwhile was quick to follow Rossi in second. But Lorenzo soon made his way up, passing Pedrosa to regain second position. On lap eight, Lorenzo made a serious attack to pass Rossi, sticking onto his heels, but could not make the pass. Rossi did his best to maintain his lead, braking deeper and deeper into corners. Finally on lap twelve, Lorenzo managed to pass Rossi, and quickly scurried away to take a huge lead, while Rossi seemed to be struggling with grip issues at the rear. The 23 year-old finished nearly six seconds ahead of Rossi to take the win, winning the Le Mans GP for the second consecutive time. Lorenzo now towers over Rossi in the points tally by 9 points, even as Fiat Yamaha stand proud at the top of the points tally for teams, and Yamaha lead the Constructor’s championship. Incidentally, the next race is at Mugello, which is Valentino Rossi’s home turf. Talking about the win Lorenzo said it is for the first time that I have won twice consecutively in MotoGP, and I am really happy about it. I am also glad that finally I made a good start. Passing Valentino wasn’t easy, since he was braking really deep into each corner, and I was getting impatient. Once I passed him, the bike and my tyres felt really good, and enabled me to pull a huge lead. I enjoy racing here in France, since I won twice, and finished second once here. It feels great to lead the championship, but all I can say at this point is that there is a long way to go, especially since the competition will be really tough at Mugello, which is the next round.

The battle for third place was no less stiff than the one for first, as here it was the factory Honda riders Pedrosa and Dovizioso fighting amongst themselves. Pedrosa eventually succumbed to the pressure from Dovizioso, handing him a podium finish. Pedrosa even went off the line a couple of times towards the end, allowing Nicky Hayden to pass him on his factory Ducati. The other factory Ducati rider Casey Stoner faced tough luck yet again, as he crashed out on the third lap of the race itself. Pedrosa eventually had to remain content with fifth place, even as Gresini Honda rider Marco Melandri followed him in sixth. Randy De Puniet of LCR Honda finished seventh. Hector Barbera of the Aspar Ducati team finished eighth, while Pramac Ducati’s Aleix Espargaro came in ninth, ahead of Gresini Honda’s Marco Simoncelli who finished tenth. Interwetten Honda’s lone rider Hiroshi Aoyama finished eleventh, ahead of Monster Tech 3 Yamaha’s veteran rider Colin Edwards. Mika Kallio finished in thirteenth place, which was the last. WSBK champion Ben Spies crashed out of the race without points, and so did Rizla Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi.

Audi A1 custom kits

Audi has displayed 19 cars at this years Worthersee tour. One of the major Audi attraction was of course the official unveiling of the Audi R8 GT but the other attention seekers at the Audi stall were the seven A1’s on display. What’s was special about them? Well, the displayed Audi’s featured custom paint jobs and decals, with complementing interiors along with 18-inch aluminium wheels with 225/35R19 tyres. The customizable kits will be available after the launch of the A1 later this year with customers having the option to order the kit directly from the factory or from after market sales. These were the seven A1 kits:

FC Bayern kit: (1.6TDI) Features a Misano red paint scheme bearing the number 10 of FC Bayern star Arjen Robben.

Competition Kit: (1.6TDI) Features interiors inspired from Audi rally vehicles. It comprises of front spoiler lip, side sills, rear diffuser and sports exhaust tip, depending on the configuration of the of the car.

Follow me kit: (1.4TFSI) Sporting a citrus yellow colour with black checkboard pattern inspired from airport ground vehicles. Also features bi-coloured wheels.

Hot Rod kit: (1.4TFSI) Has a low ground clearance owing to the air suspension. It has a matt finish paint job which is complimented by steel wheels with white wall tyres.

Fashion edition kit: (1.6TDI) Has a checked pattern for the interiors and exteriors, with highlights provided matt and glossy textures.

Audi also has two special editions dedicated to the local water rescue team named Wasserwacht(1.4TFSI) and Pickerljager (1.6TDI).

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