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Ford is developing a virtual child to improve safety research

Researchers at Ford have started constructing a "virtual" six-year-old child that will help them research future safety devices. It will take years to build the complex, multilayer digital dummy, Ford said on Thursday. And the finished computer model won't be used for vehicle validation or crash testing.

Audi A1 Quattro models ‘on the way’

Audi has confirmed it is testing four-wheel drive Quattro versions of the A1 – indicating an imminent expansion of Audi’s supermini range. Although showcased as this one-off at a Quattro publicity event in Montreal, Canada, to celebrate 30 years of the all-corner drive system, Ingolstadt acknowledged at last autumn’s 2010 Paris motor show that Quattro versions of the A1 were in the pipeline. The production A1 Quattro will use the Haldex differential to split drive to both axles; it’s a similar technology to that found in A3 and TT Quattros, as opposed to the mechanical Torsen diff found in larger Quattro models.

Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta revealed

The Ferrari P450 Super Aperta created for US businessman Edward Walson Special, one-off Ferraris are the preserve of the very wealthy. Whether they’re made by Ferrari or Pininfarina or Zagato, they command a price that is beyond the reach of mere mortals. Cars like the James Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5 (and now the competizione version) cost millions.