Jeep has revealed a new special edition 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a name that will be determined via an online contest. The “stealthy” looking Cherokee debuted at the Houston Auto Show today.
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Stealthy Jeep Grand Cherokee special edition name contest announced
Filed under: Technology , BMW , Infotainment Touchscreens are becoming common and touch pads – like those in the Audi A7 , A8 and next A3 – are gaining traction, but the next input revolution might not be gesture controls , it’s likely to be “smart fabrics” and BMW is already toying with the technology. Researchers at the Polytechnic School of Montreal, Canada have developed a new flexible, polymer-based fiber that can be woven into existing fabrics. Essentially, it’s a capacitive pad that can register touches and swipes when alternating current is plumbed through the fibers.
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Report: ‘Smart Fabric’ could control climate, audio functions in future BMWs
Filed under: Podcasts , Auctions , Cadillac , Chevrolet , Ford , GM , Jeep , Nissan , Volkswagen Barrett-Jackson 2012, Camaro ZL1 vs Shelby GT500, Volkswagen says it’s really #1, C7 Chevrolet Corvette Episode #266 of the Autoblog Podcast is here with Chris, Dan, Zach and Drew Phillips this week. Topics include the Barrett-Jackson auction, smack talk from the Camaro ZL1 chief, Volkswagen disputing GM’s claim of #1 in the world, and a C7 Corvette sighting. Your questions and comments power the end of the ‘cast, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel , thanks for taking the time. We’ve embedded our Q&A module after the jump for you to scroll through and follow along, too
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Autoblog Podcast #266
Spy photographers have caught what appears to be a second facelift for the Smart fortwo testing outside the Mercedes development facility in southern Germany.
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Smart fortwo second facelift spied
Filed under: Classics , Auctions For the first time since 1973, a Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow has gone up for auction. Just five of these historic machines were ever built, and only three are known to exist today. So, it’s rare. But it’s also fast.
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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: 1933 Pierce-Arrow sells for $2 million [UPDATE: w/video]
2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe The C63 AMG Coupe is the cheapest and one of the best AMGs. This C63 AMG coupe seems like a total bargain compared with the CLS63 AMG four-door test car that we also recently drove here at Automobile Magazine. That car was larded up with $34K in options, making it sticker for a breathtaking $130K. This C63 is, arguably, a more entertaining proposition, even though it has 69 fewer hp and 147 fewer lb-ft of torque than the twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 CLS63 with the AMG performance package
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2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe