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End of an era for Dream Cruise landmark

One of the local landmarks that adds an authentic feel to Detroit's Woodward Dream Cruise has closed. The Vinsetta Garage, an art deco repair shop that dates to 1919 and sits just feet from Woodward Avenue, was shuttered last week as the owner prepares for a new direction in life. Jack Marwil, who owned the shop since 1989, plans to attend law school after the death of his wife this fall.

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 goes apocalyptic in new video

If you're a fan of AutoWeek's Best in Show-winning Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4--and if you're here, we know you are--check out the brand-new video below. It shows the Aventador outracing the apocalypse in a stylized clip complete with gaping sinkholes opening up, rock spires shooting through the ground and an ominous fog rolling in to swallow up the raging bull. All of which, of course, fail to silence the red Lambo.

Reproducing reality – X-Rite’s Total Appearance Capture

Total Appearance Capture isn't some sinister new form of identity theft but a revolutionary method of digitizing physical models using a new scanning technology, with the ability to capture extraordinary detail and all input and output light. The system, from coatings color measurement experts X-Rite, combines color, texture, gloss and other surface characteristics into a digital material ‘description' that can be imported directly to computer-aided design programs. What sets it apart from previously available methods is its ability to collect information on complex materials such as textiles, leather, basketwork, stone, coatings and plated finishes, in a 3D scene lit by a virtual studio environment.