Daniel Ricciardo is tipped for a seat in the GP2 championship for 2011, but according to his team boss this year, the 21-year-old Australian is ready to move into formula one.
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Standing next to the Jaguar XKR in person may cause nervous pangs in the stomachs of drivers before they're even seated on board. Like any gorgeous landscape, sculpture or famous building, photographs simply don't do this machine justice. It's a piece of styling work that needs to be seen in person-- and when it is, its visual punch is stunning, infectious and almost nerve-wracking.
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Johnson Controls (JCI), which specialises in automotive seating systems, interior components and electronics, has signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Michel Thierry.
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The organisers of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series have released the 2011 calendar of their championship for spec Renault single seaters.
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We reveal look of new four-seater, targets Aston and Porsche Panamera
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I find it hard to believe that 40-years have flowed under the bridge since the original Z-car was introduced in North America. Known in 1970 as the Datsun 240Z, this two-seat coupe was a game changer amidst a field of American muscle cars. It provided a lean, sophisticated alternative to the gas-hoarding V8-powered behemoths pushed by Detroit that could eat-up a quarter mile in good time but couldn't get out of their own way on a track.
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A hybrid vehicle from a trusted automaker like Honda, which happens to be the least-expensive gas/electric car in Canada, which consumes under 5.0 L/100 km around town and on the highway, and that can seat five people and their belongings, sounds like a very interesting proposition.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: A completely insane level of quickness--both accelerating and braking--combined with an uncanny road feel through the steering wheel and seat.
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Unveiling the Ibe all-electric sports coupe at the Paris Auto Show took little-known manufacturer Seat from obscure to red-hot with one sweep of the drop-cloth. Until now, the Spanish car maker has largely been known for nondescript VW-based hatchbacks. But the candy-apple coupe should ensure that the public not only remembers the Seat name... but pronounces it correctly (it's SAY-at).
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Vitaly Petrov's hopes of retaining his Renault race seat beyond 2010 got a boost at Suzuka.
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In response to the rapid growth in Asian vehicle production, automotive safety systems specialist Autoliv has begun construction of a seatbelt weaving plant in Mysore near Bangalore. It will be India's first plant for this component.
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Climate controlled seat maker Amerigon has opened a technical support office in Augsburg, Germany, to provide design services, product development, application engineering and prototype builds to support sales to European automakers.
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Motor racing has always been the laboratory for and showcase of the most innovative technologies. Formulec intends to become the sporting development platform for car makers and energy industrialists who seek to increase the performance of electrical vehicles.
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Opel's main factory in Figuerelas, Spain, is set to boost production to 480,000 annual units or "full capacity" on the back of brisk demand for Corsa supermini, despite the GM subsidiary's decision to hand some production to Eisenach, Germany.
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The son of a former F1 driver is reportedly targeting a test driver seat with the Lotus team.
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Vitantonio Liuzzi has played down rumours Force India is planning to replace him at the end of the season.
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Pastor Maldonado, the new GP2 champion, had hoped to secure the Sauber race seat alongside Kamui Kobayashi for 2011.
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Audi's e-tron electric sports car caught a lot of attention at the Detroit auto show in January. Now the e-tron is back, at the Paris auto show, without a roof, but with the addition of a twin-turbo V6 diesel behind the seats.
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