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Toyota Prius points the way to design future

For a glimpse of Toyota's future design trends, check out the Prius. The third generation, debuting Monday in Japan, stays true to the line's role as a vanguard of futuristic styling and sports many new elements that will be popping up soon in other models. Chief among these are the sharply creased corners, the forward placement of the Toyota badge, a lowered grille and styling that Toyota's global design chief Wahei Hirai calls "free-form geometrics." The goal was to create an avant-garde, high-tech look that also screams green.

Porsche Cayenne (2010 / 2011) – the Configurator

Porsche Cayenne Configurator online - at least in Germany It’s turning in to something of a Porsche Cayenne day today, what with the leak of official pictures of the new Cayenne this morning, followed by Porsch’s own info on the Cayenne. So we thought we may as well go to town and offer you up the Porsche Cayenne Configurator. It would seem that Porsche are on the ball with a confugurator already up for the 2010 Cayenne.

VW Jetta Hybrid unveiled at 2012 Detroit show

Volkswagen unveiled its second hybrid production car at the 2012 Detroit auto show: the new Jetta Hybrid, which goes on sale in November 2012. The hybrid Jetta is aimed predominantly at the north American market, although it is likely to be sold in other markets over the coming years. VW Jetta Hybrid: the technical lowdown The first hybrid from Wolfsburg was the VW Touareg, co-developed with Porsche and Audi.