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MERCEDES TEASES NEXT FLAGSHIP
A sculptural installation entitled ‘Aesthetics S’ offers an artistic preview of the next Mercedes-Benz S-Class flagship.
TOYOTA PULLS ABOVE ITS WEIGHT
Toyota in the United States has come up with a heavy-hauling publicity idea that’s literally come out of the clouds.
GM HOPES OPEL WILL SHINE IN AUSTRALIA
General Motors’ German subsidiary, Opel, has entered the already crowded Australian car market with a three model launch range, pitched at the premium end of the volume segment.
HONDA SHAKES A LEG
At the same time as Honda is trying to rebuild its image as a maker of exciting cars, with confirmation of a new NSX sports flagship for 2014, it’s sticking with some worthy, but relatively un-sexy developments, such as its Stride Management Assist (SMA) device.
MINI GETS MINI-ER FOR LONDON GAMES
As the name implies, MINI cars are compact, but the brand known for thinking laterally has come up with a cracker mini idea in London.
BIG BUCKS FOR THE BIG THREE
America’s ‘Big Three’ car manufacturers have released their second quarter financial results, and after the turmoil of the global financial crisis, and a soft recovery in the home market, each has remained in the black. But there’s bad news to go with the good.
OVER THE TOP OVERFINCH
Yorkshire, UK-based Range Rover tuner Overfinch has been transforming 4WD workhorses into high speed ‘Toorak Tractors’ for more than 35 years.
SUV HEAVYWEIGHT LIGHTENS UP
The new, fourth-gen Rangie features all aluminium monocoque construction that’s a claimed 39 percent lighter than the out-going model’s steel body, for an overall kerb weight reduction of up to 420kg.
SILVER ARROWS ON TARGET FOR GOODWOOD
Mercedes-Benz is bringing four, original, pre-WWII ‘Silver Arrows’ racers to the annual Goodwood Revival, scheduled for 14-16 September at the historic Goodwood circuit in West Sussex, UK.
PIZZA DELIVERY DESIGN IS HOT
Domino’s Pizza has launched a design contest aimed at creating the perfect pizza delivery vehicle. The pizza giant’s logic is that commercial vehicles like fire engines, ambulances and tow trucks are usually, expressly designed for their purpose, but pizzas are delivered in normal cars or vans.
BENTLEY’S ULTIMATE DROP-TOP
Bentley has boldly announced its intention to create what it says will be the “the world’s most elegant and sophisticated convertible”, the Mulsanne Convertible Concept.
VW HOVER CAR LIFTS OFF
Given the name Volkswagen translates to English as ‘People’s Car’ it’s no surprise the German giant is effectively crowd-sourcing future personal transport ideas using the power of the web and social media.
Formula One hits Jersey Shore
Grand Prix ace David Coulthard has taken a promotional hot lap of the streets of New York in last year’s championship winning Red Bull Formula One car.
TIME MACHINES LAND IN COPENHAGEN
A trio of large, silver spheres has appeared in front of the Parliament Building in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. But rather than transporting visitors from another world, demanding to see the country’s leader, they are display modules created by Audi to showcase its future technology and innovation.<
BMW QUALIFIES FOR ART GAMES IN LONDON
BMW has collaborated with The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, to take over the landmark Great Eastern Street car park, in Shoreditch in the heart of the Olympic city’s east end, for a unique exhibition of the BMW Art Car Collection.
MAZDA’S NEW RUSSIAN OPERATIVE
Mazda has confirmed the global launch of its much-anticipated, all-new Mazda6 sedan for next month’s Moscow International Automobile Salon.
Fly on Webber’s wings at the 2012 British GP
Red Bull Racing is ready to give you wings at this year’s British Grand Prix (July 06-08). Well, at least some space on them, for a personal mug shot attached to Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber’s cars.
FERRARI EARTHQUAKE AUCTION GOES LIVE
An online auction, organised by Ferrari to raise funds for the families of the victims of the recent earthquakes in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, is now live.
BMW M hits the big 4-O
Far from the trauma of a mid-life crisis, BMW’s M (for Motorsport) division is proudly celebrating four decades of high-performance road and racing cars wearing the now famous single letter badge.
FORMULA ONE GOES GREEN
The high-horsepower world of Formula One has been pushing towards a greener future (and image) recently, but this may be taking things a touch too far.
MOTOR MAGAZINE: JAGUAR DROPS THE F-WORD
Inspired by the C-X16 concept car it unveiled at last year’s Frankfurt motor show, Jaguar has confirmed an all-new production sports car called the F-Type will enter production before the end of the year, and be on sale by mid-2013.
MOTOR Magazine: Roofless 86
California custom car specialist Cartel Customs has wasted no time in ripping the roof off the US Scion version of the just launched Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ twins.
MOTOR Magazine: BRZ BLASTS OFF
After its first two months on sale in Japan Subaru’s BRZ sports coupe has blown the company’s sales projections away, recording four times the registrations initially predicted.
MOTOR MAGAZINE: Porsche unveils new Boxster
Porsche has released details of its new Boxster, featuring an all-new alloy body, upgraded engines and comprehensively reworked chassis.
