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Rolls-Royce bolsters custom-car operation to meet higher demand

Rolls-Royce is expanding its "Bespoke" customization enterprise to keep up with an influx of buyers wishing to determine the final strokes on their vehicular masterpieces. The British luxury-car manufacturer will double the headcount for its Bespoke team by the end of the year. More than 50 designers, engineers and project managers will run the operation to meet growing customer demand.

Audi Urban Concept

Audi has released additional photos and information on the Urban Concept, which is set to make its debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September. As we previously reported, the new car – touted by Audi as a 'new kind of concept car' that combines aspects of a racing car as well as a fun-to-drive urban vehicle – is a diminutive two-passenger vehicle powered by two e-tron electric motors. Measuring in at 3200mm long, 1700mm wide and 1200mm tall, the Urban Concept is expected to weigh less than 500kg, thanks largely to a cockpit made from CFRP.

Ferrari FF: Snow Flow

Ferrari FF in the Snow We heard the whispers, and they all pointed the same way – a Shooting Brake Ferrari at Geneva, probably to replace the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Although one source pointed to what we now know as the Ferrari FF as a swansong for the 612, not a new model. But a new model the Ferrari FF is, and Ferrari will be taking it along to Geneva in a few weeks.