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Build your Mini Cooper Hardtop

We suspect that your initial inclination upon the discovery of a new model's configurator is to throw gobs and gobs of equipment at a car to see just how high the price will go. After all, that's what we tend to do. It's especially satisfying with German automakers — notably Porsche and BMW — who seem to have turned option pricing into something bordering on absurdist theatre.

Strate College degree show 2009

Graduating students from Strate College in Paris, France displayed their final projects in a degree show held at the school's temporary facility late last month. Founded in 1993, the school has outgrown its rented facility and is in the process of relocating to a new purpose-built facility, which will be completed at the start of the next school year. Of the 60 students studying various disciplines, the design exhibition also included the works of 16 students in the Transportation Mobility program.

Jaguar premieres first Super Bowl ad ahead of game

Jaguar must have been ecstatic about its first Super Bowl ad because the British automaker decided to premiere it online before the big NFL showdown on Feb. 2. The ad features renowned British actors Sir Ben Kingsley, Tom Hiddleston and Mark Strong in the leading roles in its Super Bowl ad production.