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VW take control at Italdesign Giugiaro through Lamborghini.

Maserati Merak - by Giugiaro Perhaps it makes sense politically for an Italian company to takeover another, but the outcome is the same – VW has taken a majority stake in Italdesign Giugiaro – 90.1% – through its Italian subsidiary Lamborghini Holdings S.p.A. Just as we expected. And there’s a lot of sense in this move by VW – even if they are going back on their stated intent to end the acquisitions – as there’s a strong history with Giugiaro.

Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid (2010): first photos

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 11 February 2010 12:05 If you thought hybrids were dull, check out this petrol-electric car: the new Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. Due to bow in at the 2010 Geneva motor show, the hybrid Porsche will race at the Nurburgring 24hrs in May 2010 as an experimental green race car.Porsche calls it 'Porsche Intelligent Performance' – a marketing phrase we're bound to hear more of, as Zuffenhausen develops its hybrid technology to dispel fears of the long-term future of sports cars. Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid: the tech storyThe hybrid 911 takes a conventional GT3 R race car and adds an electrically powered front axle.

Jaguar XK Diesel spotted?

Is this the Jaguar XK Diesel We’ve run the odd story over the last year or two about the possibility of Jaguar creating a Jaguar XK Diesel. But it hasn’t happened. Yet.