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Sebastien Loeb is the new DTM driver

Sebastien Loeb is one of the greatest WRC drivers ever with nine world championship titles in a row. He will now debut in the DTM as a replacement for Nick Cassidy who misses the first race of the season in Portimao this month due to Formula E competition. The legendary Loeb will drive a 2020 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo as a Red Bull AlphaTauri AF Corse driver.

“I will be up against specialists in such racers and my last proper GT3 race already is a long time ago. My goal will be to find my rhythm as well as I can and I will try to use my experience to give the team good feedback about the set-up of the car. I know that it will be difficult but the cars really are fun to drive. Really fast, nice cars. Therefore, I am looking forward to it,” Loeb said.

At the recent Dakar Rally, Loeb finished second, and just seven days later he won the Monte Carlo Rally. He also won on the ice in the Race of Champions race in February when he was better than Sebastian Vettel, the current Aston Martin driver in Formula 1, in the final.

The nine-time WRC champion has a lot of experience driving on the track, and in 2006 he won second place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. He was also third in the 2014 and 2015 World Touring Car Championships.

Source: Motorsport

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Audi RS Q8 O.CT 800

Tuners are paying more attention to increasingly popular SUVs. Thus, the company OCT Tuning presented its project Audi RS Q8 O.CT 800. The car is based on the Audi RS Q8.

Stage 3 includes remapping of the ECU unit, new intake pipe, air filter and exhaust system from turbo. Audi’s most powerful SUV is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with 802 hp (590 kW) and 760 lb-ft (1,030 Nm) of torque. The Lamborghini Urus is powered by the same engine, so this is an indicator of its enormous potential. Many modern engines require only a few new parts and a remapping of the ECU to release extra power, which is roughly all OCT has done with the RS Q8 to get more out of it.

Stage 1 offers a modified ECU unit and 700 hp (515 kW) with 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque. Stage 2 also brings a modified ECU unit, a new intake pipe and an air filter. Engine power has been increased to 735 hp (541 kW) and 701 lb-ft (950 Nm) of torque.

OCT Tuning optionally offers 23-inch forged wheels wrapped in 295/35 ZR23 XL tires, which are 20 percent lighter than stock wheels.

Despite the increase in power, the Audi RS Q8 O.CT 800 retained the design of the base Audi RS Q8.

Source: OCT Tuning

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Porsche 911 problems

The Porsche 911 is an icon of the automotive industry and is generally considered one of the best cars. However, is that really the case? On many forums we can read the complaints of owners who have problems with the Porsche 911, and one of them is that the rear lights fall off while driving.

One such case happened to Craig Swallow, who posted a photo in the Porsche 991 Enthusiasts group asking if anyone had a situation where the rear light fell off the Porsche 911. He wrote in his explanation that while driving on the highway, he received a warning that the rear light was not working. Fortunately, there were no cars behind him.

Many owners confirmed that they had a similar situation. Some lost both taillights, and some managed to save the lights that hung on the wires. Such cases have often occurred on Porsches 911 manufactured in 2011. Porsche corrected this design error in 2013 by adding a metal plate.

Also, on other forums, photos of similar situations were published, so this is not an isolated case. This is proof that even the best make mistakes, but also how complex a car is.

If you have one of the first Porsche 911s produced, pay attention to the rear lights.

Source: Porsche 991 Enthusiasts, Rennlist