Ever wished you didn’t have to crane your neck, adjust your mirrors, and lean on (literal) blind faith that your passenger-side door isn’t hiding some unseen obstacle when you park? Have you been pining for a heads-up display that works like Google Glass but looks more like the cheesy sunglasses you get at the Dollar Store? Mini has you covered with its new Augmented Vision concept: A set of oddly
– What’s a plug-in hybrid without the plug? The Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI Quattro, which will offer the option of induction charging, in which the driver simply parks over a charge plate to refill the car’s battery. – That’s the word from Audi’s technical boss, Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, who believes plug-in hybrids and electric cars will never reach their full market potential unless wireless inductive charging spreads across the
-Winter is coming to Chrysler’s ad campaign—specifically, to this new TV spot. – Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage lends some of Tyrion Lannister’s convincingness to Chrysler’s pitch, which seems to contend that, unlike Westeros and Essos, America’s royalty doesn’t hinge on bloodlines, but on Chrysler 300s. – As The Detroit Free Press points out, the ad features appearances by NBA assistant coach Becky Hammon, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, Jewelry
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-The Nissan Murano falls behind the brand’s compact Rogue and three-row Pathfinder in the sales pecking order, but it is nevertheless hugely important and arguably the most familiar to consumers. The model also has a history of debuting bold styling languages for Nissan (witness the 2003 and 2009 editions), and the look of this new-for-2015 version already has spread to the 2016 Maxima. Given that tone-setting role—not to mention its
– Here in Michigan, the first throes of spring are poking their way through the depressing gray cloak that covers the state during the winter. It got up to nearly 50 degrees the other day, which practically had locals jumping about in their swimsuits, but it prompted something altogether better, too: Ford apparently thinks the weather’s good enough for its high-performance Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R prototypes to begin frolicking
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-Seems like the star of Raging Bull is about to enter the fold of the prancing horse: Robert De Niro has confirmed to an Italian newspaper that he’s slated to play Enzo Ferrari in a movie due out in 2016. – The 71-year-old Hollywood legend will portray il Commendatore over the majority of his career—from the car company’s founding after WWII through Enzo’s final days in the 1980s. – Triworld Cinema owner
-Seems like the star of Raging Bull is about to enter the fold of the prancing horse: Robert De Niro has confirmed to an Italian newspaper that he’s slated to play Enzo Ferrari in a movie due out in 2016. – The 71-year-old Hollywood legend will portray il Commendatore over the majority of his career—from the car company’s founding after WWII through Enzo’s final days in the 1980s. – Triworld Cinema owner