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Halley VI Hugh Broughton ArchitectsKeeping more than 50 scientists warm in style. This is the Halley VI Antarctic research station, and today it officially opens as home to up to 52 (very cold) scientists working as part of the British Antarctic Survey. The Seuss-like $40.6 million facility, designed by Hugh Broughton Architects, is built to withstand the elements on the floating Brunt Ice Shelf. Stationary buildings can get buried under the 3 feet of ice that piles up annually here. So the Halley VI ar…
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Some of the world’s most famous sports car manufacturers have built test facilities around the Nurburgring to to prepare and engineer new vehicles on one of the most grueling tracks in the world. Hyundai has now announced that it will be building a test facility at the famous track in Nurburgring – with construction already underway.
Hyundai is investing a whopping €5.5m ($7.3 million) into the new facility, which will be used by engineers at the company’s existing R&D centre in Rü…
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Some of the world’s most famous sports car manufacturers have built test facilities around the Nurburgring to to prepare and engineer new vehicles on one of the most grueling tracks in the world. Hyundai has now announced that it will be building a test facility at the famous track in Nurburgring – with construction already underway.
Hyundai is investing a whopping €5.5m ($7.3 million) into the new facility, which will be used by engineers at the company’s existing R&D centre in Rü…
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2013 Infiniti M sedan – image: Infiniti
Days after announcing a bizarre and questionable naming strategy for all new Infiniti models, company head Johan de Nysschen seemed to placate fans by “leaking” some very good news on Facebook: Infiniti is working on a forced-induction V-6 version of its M sedan (which will become its Q70 sedan in the near future) that will be good for over 550 horsepower. While speculation is that the new Infiniti sedan will get the 3.8-liter V-6 from the Nissan GT-R, de…
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The Cosworth Racing Genesis Series, coming to SEMA 2012
In case you needed another reason to make a pilgrimage to Las Vegas for this year’s SEMA show, here it is: Hyundai has teamed up with new development partner Cosworth to create what it’s billing as the “ultimate” Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Called the Cosworth Genesis Racing Series (CGRS), the satin blue coupe is designed to deliver performance gains without sacrificing driveability, making it the best compromise between a street car and a track…
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Fisker’s CEO Tony Posawatz says that the plug-in hybrid automaker has a lot of work to do and is currently seeking discussions with strategic partners.
Posawatz said that he is also looking into starting a leasing program.
Fisker is looking into improving its relationship with its dealers as well, which consists of 48 …
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The 2012 Range Rover Evoque – image: Jaguar Land Rover
Land Rover’s right-sized and urban-chic crossover, the Evoque, has been a huge global hit for the British automaker. Sales have been so good in the United States that inventory shortages are a problem in several regions around the country, and Land Rover dealers have been vocal about not having product to sell. The automaker has been listening, and has agreed to ramp up production of U.S.-bound units.
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Mobile Gaming: OutRun Jeff NewtonWe feel confident anointing this the world’s first augmented-reality golf-cart-based OutRun cabinet
In the late 1980s, millions of arcade-addicted kids sat in the faux racing seats of Sega’s OutRun videogame, grabbed the rubber-covered wheel of the imitation Ferrari Testarossa, pressed down on the pedals, and imagined they were roaring down the street. Twenty-five years later, one of those kids, Garnet Hertz, has realized that fantasy, modding an 1,100-pound arcade machi…
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Also in this episode: The 100MPG equivalent Ford Focus electric taunts the competition, the
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It's no longer enough for automakers to just design a car and send it out to buyers. Today, they also have to think about fuel economy and the impact of alternative fuels, including what happens to batteries and fuel cells once their useful lives are over. I talked to Ford about it; read all about it in my Driving Force column in Metro by clicking here.
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