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Hot seats: from design to delivery [sponsored]

As the user demands on car interiors are increasingly influenced by their growing design consciousness, so suppliers like Lear strive to bring better-engineered seating to satisfy. 2013 was another big year for Lear, as Jeanette Puig-Pey, its global fabric & leather design manager, enthuses: "At our ‘Design2Perform' event we celebrated the unveiling of our brand new collection, with special emphasis on color and texture and our TeXstyle Enhance product, perfect for customization. Laser etching is part of this offering, it is exclusive to Lear Corporation and can be used to add refined design elements to cloth and leather." A mix of fabric and leather in seating is not new but is often seen by the consumer as a cheaper alternative to full leather.

The Porsche 911: the car that shouldn’t work but does

Humanity might struggle perpetually with questions like the meaning of life, but it does know one thing for sure: rear engine cars are bad. Like a sling shot, the heavy engine at the back is always trying to overtake the driver in front. Anyone can understand that.Yet the Porsche 911 - one of the fastest cars on the market, and one of the most enduring in history - has its engine at the back.

Lamborghini Urus SUV concept (2012) leaks early

Lamborghini's SUV show car, the Urus 4x4 concept, has leaked early ahead of its planned debut at the 2012 Beijing auto show this weekend. These leaked photos of the Lamborghini Urus reveal a swooping, coupe-alike crossover - marrying the style of a Lamborghini Reventon or supercar with the stance of an SUV. Lamborghini Urus: the leaked images We'd been expecting a sleek crossover, especially since yesterday's media invitation revealed an outline sketch of the Urus.