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BMW takes the Active Tourer Outdoor outdoors this weekend

This weekend BMW will be taking its BMW Concept Active Tourer Outdoor to the annual OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany. We first saw the concept last September, noting that it was a departure for BMW in more ways than one -- with the German automaker stretching itself into segments in which it previously had no foothold. The BMW Active Tourer is meant to preview a whole new generation of small cars from BMW, but one of the biggest changes underneath is a transverse layout of the engine -- a setup that BMW has traditionally shunned in favor of a longitudinal layout.

Land Rover Range Rover [w/Gallery]

The first images and details of the fourth-generation Range Rover have been released, with a notable upward shift in size and 'dynamism' for the full-fat RR. The outgoing version brought with it a dramatic increase in size to make way for the smaller Sport and this new one grows to truly 'full-size' dimensions. The increase in length (no official figures have been released) is exaggerated by the canted-back nose, extended wheelbase and rear overhang and tapering roof line.

Porsche 918 RSR concept (2011) first official pictures

Porsche opens orders books for 918 Spyder (2011)Porsche 918 Supercar hybrid to be builtCAR interviews Porsche's R&D boss Wolfgang Durheimer (2011) Two of 2010’s most exciting cars were the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid racer, and the Porsche 918 Spyder concept car that previewed Porsche’s hybrid successor to the Carrera GT supercar. What do you get when you mix the two together? Answer: the new Porsche 918 RSR, just unveiled at the 2011 Detroit motor show.