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Cars, Culture and the City

When you think of American cities associated with the car it is Los Angeles of course that leaps first to mind, thanks mostly to Hollywood, and Detroit second. But New York turns out to have been vital in the history of car design, as I found researching an exhibition Cars, Culture and the City at the Museum of the City of New York as guest curator over the last few months, working with the museums curator architecture and design, Donald Albrecht. The show has just opened, on March 25.

Infiniti Q30 concept stars at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show

The Infiniti Q30 Concept could well be one of the most important cars debuting here at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The brand has big aspirations to rival premium players, and its new up-market Q30 concept hatchback could be the car to take the fight to Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Please click on the image above to read more on the Infiniti Q30 concept

Daihatsu Sonica

Daihatsu launched the Sonica yesterday, a small hatchback for Japan. Designed in Osaka, the Daihatsu Sonica furthers the goal of parent company Toyota Motor Corporation to make the brand synonymous with small affordable cars. Distinguished by a long wheelbase and short overhangs, the one-box Sonica should live up to its description of having a 'spacious and comfortable' interior.