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CAR interviews Infiniti boss Andy Palmer (2011)

Andy Palmer is a busy man, and one with a job few in the industry would relish tackling – making Infiniti’s European dreams a sales success. We tracked him down for a quick chat after the Geneva show to talk Formula 1, European production and BMW… Is Infiniti happy to continue following its sector-busting route to generate new sales? 'Infiniti’s ethos is bravery.

Apple's Siri to invade cars within one year

The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 was under way on Monday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, where Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the Siri personal assistant will soon be in the car. According to Cook, within the next 12 months, drivers will be able to hit a button on the steering wheel and connect with that disembodied voice from the commercials. BMW, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Audi, Toyota, Chrysler and Honda have all signed on for the experience.

Novitec ups the ante on the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale

The Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale might be leading in the vowels-per-word category, but on power it's slightly down--especially when you put it next to its Italian brethren. German tuner Novitec has a 646-hp solution for that. The Novitec Tridente, built off the MC Stradale platform, gets a belt-driven supercharger, a bigger intake manifold, larger injectors and new engine-software mapping.