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Jaguar Land Rover leads UK universities to develop virtual simulation tech

Jaguar Land Rover is to lead four UK universities in a £10m ($15.5m) government scheme to develop virtual simulation technologies and processes to help improve and accelerate the car design process. The carmaker will be leading project teams from the universities of Cambridge, Loughborough, Leeds and Warwick in the Program for Simulation Innovation (PSI), developed to improve the potential of the UK virtual simulation industry. It is hoped that through its results design quality and capability can be improved through the simulation of sights, sounds and smells.

Ford Transit to replace Econoline van in 2013

Ford is finally putting the Econoline out to pasture. The full-size van has been has been available in one form or another since 1961. The E-series will be replaced by the European-designed Transit van, which will arrive with a global platform in 2013.

Pagani Huayra

Horatio Pagani took the opportunity of the Geneva motor show to launch the successor to the critically acclaimed Zonda hyper-car. The Huayra builds on the foundations of the Zonda, retaining a clear visual link to its predecessor. Pagani's trademark stylistic details are still present, such as the emphasis on carbon fiber and the quartet of exhausts.