Ford has sought to bring their brand identity back to Nascar with the unveiling at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The model has been designed to retain as much detail from the production road car as possible.
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2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup Car revealed
Our spies have caught the BMW M6 on numerous occasions, but new details are starting to emerge about the highly-anticipated model.
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2012 BMW M6 to be sportier than its predecessor – report
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
Toyota and Gazoo Racing are reportedly developing a turbocharged four-cylinder engine with direct injection.
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Technology , Videos , GM Last Summer Toyota showed off its Window to the World technology created in partnership with the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. It turned a rear window into an augmented-reality screen that would keep kids interested in something other than asking “Are we there yet?” Now General Motors has showed off a similar bit of kit called Windows of Opportunity, developed with the Bezalel School of Art and Design in Israel. GM’s Windows concept is aimed just as much at kids as adults. The team came up with four different apps that provided interactivity ranging from a virtual take on drawing on foggy windows to checking what was on other augmented windows on cars around the world
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Video: GM latest to explore turning rear windows into screens
A few years ago, Fisker announced the Karma would be priced from €78,780 ($101,720) in Europe. Fast forward to today and the car is reportedly going to cost a wallet-busting €101,800 ($131,250) in Germany.
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Fisker Karma European pricing jumps by €23,020 – report