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Porsche's commitment to the KISS philosophy of exterior design won't extend to the engine of the facelifted 911 Turbo, GT2 and GT3 when they're released early next year. All three models will dispatch with the legendary M97 powerplant in favor of the new, direct-injected A91 flat-six that's equipped on the recently updated 911 Carrera.

The two turbocharged 911s will be packing 3.6-liters of displacement, with a 97 mm bore and an 81.5 mm stroke (the outgoing engine was sized 100 mm x 76.4 mm), along with revised turbochargers and intercoolers. Autocar's sources suggest that output on both models will rise by around 20 hp, with the

President Bush was hailed as “a great leader” and “a great friend” of Israel at an emotional Academy Awards-style celebration of the country’s 60th birthday here Wednesday night. You can make posts like that.

President Bush was hailed as “a great leader” and “a great friend” of Israel at an emotional Academy Awards-style celebration of the country’s 60th birthday here Wednesday night.

President Bush was hailed as “a great leader” and “a great friend” of Israel at an emotional Academy Awards-style celebration of the country’s 60th birthday here Wednesday night.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has reiterated his desire to sign Cristiano Ronaldo but has said that the club are merely interested spectators in a dispute between the player and Manchester United.

“Of course we want Cristiano given the quality he has,” Calderon said in an interview with Spanish sports daily AS on Wednesday.

“But there is a contractual problem which the player and Manchester have to resolve and not us…The thing is the player has said publicly that his dream is to play for Madrid.

“I heard those words with pride and satisfaction, but Cristiano’s departure does not depend only on him.

“It has not been us who have built up or knocked down this signing. Madrid are just spectators in this comedy.”

Acura has just released the first photo of the 2009 Acura TSX sedan. It is scheduled to be on sale in spring and will be shown to the world at the 2008 New York Auto Show next month.

"The new 2009 TSX speaks clearly to the direction we are taking our Acura sedans in the future," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president for auto sales.

I cannot wait to see this car in action.