The Latest from German Car Scene

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• AUDI USES MORE WASTE HEAT, PRODUCES LESS CO2
• GEMBALLA MIRAGE GT VS LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO BF 660 GT
• NEW OPEL ASTRA: THE FIRST CLASS COMPACT
• THE PORSCHE EXPERIENCE: PANAMERA TURBO

AUDI USES MORE WASTE HEAT, PRODUCES LESS CO2 Posted: 29 Sep 2009 05:22 PM PDT INGOLSTADT, GERMANY: The new waste heating contract has been signed, sealed and delivered. Member of the Audi Board for Production Frank Dreves, Ingolstadt Mayor Dr. Alfred Lehmann, Gerhard Fischer of the Petroplus refinery, Gerhard Meyer of Zweckverband Müllverwertungsanlage Ingolstadt (the Ingolstadt waste utilization plant), Raimund Wunder of Volkswagen Kraftwerk GmbH and Herbert Stockmeier of Stadtwerke Ingolstadt (the Ingolstadt municipal utility company), signed the pioneering document in the presence of Dr. Markus Söder, the Bavarian State Minister for the Environment and Health. Beginning in 2011, the Ingolstadt municipal utility company Stadtwerke Ingolstadt will increase the amount of waste heat supplied to Audi to roughly 120,000 MWh per year.

GEMBALLA MIRAGE GT VS LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO BF 660 GT Posted: 29 Sep 2009 05:05 PM PDT From the German car show D Motor; racing drivers Sabine Schmitz and Wolfgang Kaufmann compare the Porsche Carrera GT-based Gemballa Mirage GT with a BF Performance Lamborghini Murcielago GT 660.

NEW OPEL ASTRA: THE FIRST CLASS COMPACT Posted: 29 Sep 2009 08:55 AM PDT Rüsselsheim. With its sporty, good looks, comfortable driving experience, innovative technology and a full fuel efficient powertrain line-up, the new Opel Astra, which debuted in Frankfurt at the IAA as a five-door hatchback, is set to energize Europe's compact car segment.

THE PORSCHE EXPERIENCE: PANAMERA TURBO Posted: 29 Sep 2009 01:31 AM PDT Watch the Panamera Turbo being put through its paces at the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone. See Gordon Robertson, chief driving consultant, explore the dynamics and performance of the new flagship Panamera on the unique Porsche Tracks.