2010 FIA GT1 World Championship News.

Under glorious skies in the centre of the French capital, a press conference was held at the Automobile Club de France officially launching the new-for-2010 FIA GT1 World Championship.
Ahead of what is expected to be an extremely competitive inaugural season, the event drew nearly 300 people, including the media, [...]

Quite a few high end cars made their debut. Here are videos of some of them.
Jaguar XJ

Bentley Mulsanne

Bentley Supersports Convertible

Porsche 918 Spyder

Rolls Royce Ghost

Volvo S60

Hyundai iFlow

Bentley Motors is releasing an early preview of the processes, technologies and coachbuilding skills required to create the car manufacturer’s new flagship.
It requires 125 man-hours to create the body of a pre-production Mulsanne at the new 7,500m2 Assembly Centre.
The bare metal shells of high-strength steels and aluminium are assembled using techniques that range from industry-leading [...]

Every year dozens of new cars are unveiled at auto shows around the world and image can often make or break a debut. When creating a lasting impression, name recognition is key.
With so many competing brands, finding a trademarkable name with global appeal can be challenging.
One way to bring instant recognition and equity to a [...]

(SEOUL) February 22, 2010 — The next generation Kia Optima (also known as ‘Magentis’ in some markets) will make its public world premiere at the New York International Auto Show, which opens on Friday 2 April 2010. A fresh design from the ground up, Kia’s latest generation of its popular mid-size sedan is completely [...]

Jaguar will unveil the latest evolution of its supercharged XKR coupe at the Geneva Motor Show.
The new XKR Special Edition delivers a significantly raised maximum speed, 174mph (280km/h), and bold exterior styling changes that create the ultimate supercharged Jaguar.
The 2011 Model Year XKR features the acclaimed AJ-V8 Gen III R direct-injection engine, the most advanced [...]

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today confirmed that an all-new small crossover SUV, the Nissan Juke, will join the Nissan lineup in the United States in fall 2010. The European version of the dramatically styled Juke will be revealed to the media on February 10th and makes its global public premiere at the Geneva Motor [...]

When the 2011 Avalon reaches dealerships this spring … it will have …the redesigned accelerator pedal assembly … and a brake override system!

The Avalon will also feature toyota’s unique Star Safety System … which includes…
• Vehicle Stability Control
• Anti-lock braking system
• Electronic Brake force Distribution
• Brake Assist … and …
• Traction Control …
… [...]

NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.

Engineers and scientists from NASA and GM worked together through a Space Act Agreement at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to build a new humanoid robot capable [...]

From Audi – a bit annoying, we think, but judge for yourself!