March 31, 2015 - Car Journals

Fiat 500 Vintage ’57 – The Legend Is Back

March 31, 2015June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Presented in world preview at the Geneva Motor Show, the new 500 Vintage ’57 will be revealed today at the Centro Storico Fiat in Turin where tradition is alive, passed on and renewed. The art nouveau style building located in via Chiabrera has hosted a permanent exhibition illustrating the establishment and technological, social and economic development of Fiat since 1963. Also on show a very large collection of cars, memorabilia, models, advertising posters and a huge archive: over 5,000 meters of paper documents, 300,000 technical drawings, 18,000 posters, 1,300 sketches,…

Double Win for Kia in the 2015 Red Dot Design Awards

March 31, 2015June 8, 2016 Car Journals

The Kia Motors design team has swept the board yet again in the annual Red Dot Awards, picking up two ‘Red Dots’ for the outstanding product design of the Kia Soul EV and all-new Kia Sorento SUV. The Red Dot Awards program is one of the most highly-respected international design competitions in the world, and celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2015. This year, the jury – made up of design experts from a range of industries – awarded a ‘Winner’ and ‘Honourable Mention’ distinction to the Kia Soul EV and…

BMW M Official Car of MotoGP™ For The 2015 Season

March 31, 2015June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Munich/Doha, 30th March 2015. – The opening round of the 2015 MotoGP World Championship in Qatar marked the start of a 17th season as “Official Car of MotoGP” for BMW M. BMW has been involved in MotoGP since 1999 and provides the official fleet of vehicles. BMW M Division’s commitment also incorporates many other activities, including the presentation of the coveted BMW M Award. As a long-term partner of MotoGP organiser Dorna Sports, BMW M Division is once again introducing a number of new features this season. These include a technical innovation:…

Audi mastermind for piloted driving: the central driver assistance controller

March 31, 2015June 8, 2016 Car Journals

Central controller manages all systems for piloted driving High-end computing power on a surface the size of a tablet PC Series production within the next two years The central driver assistance controller (zFAS) is the core of future systems for piloted driving under development by Audi. This mastermind uses cutting edge, high performance processors and will work its way into the model range step by step in the foreseeable future. It is a key milestone on the road to new, automated driving functions and a demonstration of the pioneering role…