- Diesel sports car also wins on street course in Florida
- 1-2 victory in St. Petersburg
- Tenth consecutive victory for the Audi R10 TDI

The outstanding series of victories of the Audi R10 TDI continues: Dindo
Capello/Allan McNish (Italy/Scotland) and Emanuele Pirro/Marco Werner
(Italy/Germany) claimed an unexpected 1-2 victory for Audi in a turbulent and
exciting race in St. Petersburg (Florida). This proved that the Le Mans sports car
is capable of also winning on a “city” street course.

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Chevrolet has announced that they will introduce a diesel-powered Corvette next spring as a 2009 model. The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Diesel will be powered by a specially-designed 5.7 liter V8 diesel with twin turbochargers. Output for the engine, developed in cooperation with Isuzu, is estimated at 350 horsepower and 675 lb-ft of torque.

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