Ford has signed a deal with M-Sport to dedicate two more years in the World Rally Championship. The automaker will stick with its old contracted racers, Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen, and Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila. They will be driving the Ford Focus RS in the 2010 campaign, then switch to the Ford Fiesta S2000 in the 2011 campaign.. The same sponsors, BP and Abu Dhabi, will be staying aboard for the ride. -Sport managing director and team director Malcolm Wilson had a few words to say about the deal:

“We have a young and dynamic driver lineup which continues to gain in experience and maturity,” Wilson said. “The Focus RS WRC has displayed its speed, strength and reliability time and again, while we have the infrastructure in place to develop the Fiesta S2000 into a car capable of taking the fight to our rivals in 2011.”

via AutoWeek

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Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang

Bugatti revealed the limited-edition Pur Sang edition of its Veyron at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show and European customers grabbed all five before any American buyers could get a chance. This resulted in Bugatti making the Sang Noir the following year and offer U.S. customers a shot at the limited run of fifteen. However, for those who really had their hearts set on the original polished-aluminum and bare-carbon-fiber Pur Sang edition, you may get that chance as one appears to have come up for sale.

A luxury car dealership in Abu Dhabi has posted an ad of the Pur Sang for sale on its website. No word on price, or even confirmation that this is, indeed, a Pur Sang, but the website does allow you to place the order immediately. Don’t let this one get away!

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Up for grabs is the luxurious and stylish Mansory Vincero oozing with $700,000 worth of upgrades. This tweaked Veyron now carries a value of $2.5 million, one of which is now available for sale in Abu Dhabi. The German-based exotic auto tuner boosted the car’s power to 1,109 hp, and the exterior is finished in high-gloss black and grey with chrome accents on the grille, front fenders and doors, and front and rear carbon fiber panels. Inside there’s two-tone black and white leather, ambient cabin lighting and custom F1-style shift paddles on the steering wheel.

The Bugatti Veyron is a pretty impressive package straight from the factory, but German-based exotic auto tuner Mansory obviously felt there was still room for improvement. Their conversion, produced in an ultra-exclusive limited edition of three for Abu Dhabi-based Prestige Cars, is dubbed the Vincero, Italian for (”I will win”).

With 1,109 hp and 967 lb-ft of torque produced by improved intake and exhaust systems along with Mansorys trademark engine tuning, thats no idle boast. The high-gloss black and grey version pictured here has chrome accents on the grille, front fenders and doors, and carbon fiber panels on the bonnet, rear engine cover, rear fascia and diffuser.

Fully custom forged wheels and LED headlight accents round out the exterior upgrades. Inside youll find two-tone black and white leather, alternating in smooth and woven finishes, ambient cabin lighting and custom F1-style shift paddles on the steering wheel.

(Source) James List

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What you see in the picture is the brand new race track in Abu Dhabi. The F1 world is going to get there by the end of the 2009 calendar. The track was designed by the same man who created the Bahrain, Sepang and Valencia tracks. If you’re a fan of either one of them, you will surely enjoy the new one.

The Abu Dhabi race will be quite interesting too. The track runs through a hotel, it has a pit lane that’s placed under the track and it has 20 turns. If you plan to attend the last race of 2009 then you’re going to have a fun weekend. Ferrari World, the Yas Island Marina, a water park and various sports facilities are going to be available.

via f1fanatic

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