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Bentley Arnage successor to be launched at Pebble Beach

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 08 July 2009 10:10 Bentley has today issued its second teaser of the ‘grand new Bentley’ – the 2010 successor to the Arnage limousine. The official, authorised photo is another chance to see the finished Bentley that CAR scooped last week with our world exclusive spyshots of the Arnage replacement being finished in the Bentley factory. The new Bentley will be revealed, and named, for the first time at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California in August 2009, where the company is a featured marque to celebrate its 90th anniversary.It looks very elegant, curvier than a Rolls, like a Bentley should...

Hot Wheels and Icon in sandbox battle

As first reported by Jeff Glucker of Hooniverse, the toymaker Mattel has been accused of infringing on a trademark held by the low-volume vehicle builder Icon 4X4. Icon claims that a Hot Wheels toy being distributed worldwide is based on its Icon FJ40—which itself is based on the Toyota FJ40—and that Hot Wheels' use of Icon's design, promotional materials and the name “FJ40” violates trademarks held by Icon. In its response to Tuesday's Hooniverse post, Hot Wheels claimed that the toy is not based on the Icon FJ40, and that it has the right to use the term “FJ40” despite Icon's trademark.

CAR interviews Porsche's R&D boss Wolfgang Durheimer (2011)

Dr Wolfgang Durheimer starts his new job today; previously Porsche’s R&D chief, Dr Durheimer takes up his post as boss of Bentley and Bugatti on 1 February 2011. Just before he left Porsche, CAR caught up with Dr Durheimer to discover the future he’s leaving behind at the German sports car manufacturer. Dr Durheimer begain his career in the auto industry in 1986, working for BMW as a product manager, product development boss for the Motorrad division, and then as R&D boss.