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For the first time in the 90-year history of the Le Mans 24 Hours, two hybrid race cars are on the front row. On Thursday night, Audi Sport Team Joest with its three Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars took the three best grid positions for the world’s most important endurance race.
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Volvo Car Group has developed an ingenious concept for autonomous parking. The concept car, which will be demonstrated at a media event next week, finds and parks in a vacant space by itself, without the driver inside. The smart, driverless car also interacts safely and smoothly with other cars and pedestrians in the car park.
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Fiat presents the first official photos of the Fiat 500L Living, the new model that will have its world preview in July on the sixth anniversary of the 500 family. A development of the icon launched in 2007, the new car is for living to the full, a car which reaches out directly to a diverse public, attentive to new features and looking for a balance of functionality and design, to make room for their many interests and intended uses without compromising on style.
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Fiat 500L Living © Fiat[/caption]
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McLaren Automotive has teamed up with Xbox to offer one of the best seats of the summer at the 2013 Festival of Speed: the passenger seat of the McLaren P1™ while it makes its global dynamic debut at the world famous event.
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McLaren and Forza Motorsport 5 collaboration © McLaren[/caption]
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 2014 Nissan Versa Note, which goes on sale this month at Nissan dealers nationwide, is more than just the fourth all-new product to appear in Nissan showrooms in recent months – following the redesigns of Altima, Pathfinder and Sentra. It is also the dynamic next-generation of the vehicle that, combined with Versa Sedan, held the entry segment sales leadership for 20 consecutive months and 38 of the last 44 months.
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2014 Nissan Versa Note © Nissan[/caption]
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Audi and the A1 e-tron are participating in the German federal government’s Electromobility Showcase initiative. To explore the potential of the new drive system, the brand with the four rings has deployed 80 cars in six separate projects. A specialist for urban centers, the electric-powered compact model also includes a range extender for additional range.
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Two Audi A1 e-tron charging at the Audi Forum in Ingolstadt © Audi[/caption]
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Munich. From July 2013, both the MINI Countryman and the MINI Paceman will include new customisation options and clever details to enhance the distinctive profile of these two models. New sports options include the John Cooper Works Exterior Package, the John Cooper Works Interior Package and the John Cooper Works Chili Package. The optional storage package for the MINI Countryman now also includes a double cup holder at the rear. In future the MINI Paceman will be fitted with a rear centre console as standard featuring integrated storage facilities and a 12-volt power socket. Two cup holders can also be fitted as an optional extra. MINI will also be expanding its range of models fitted with the permanent all-wheel drive system ALL4 as of July 2013 with power transmission to all four wheels becoming available for the MINI Cooper Countryman and the MINI Cooper Paceman.
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MINI Cooper Countryman ALL4 and MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 © BMW[/caption]
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