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Retro style, street-rod flair made PT Cruiser a star

The recipe was simple. Use an existing small-car platform, mix in some nifty retro styling inside and out, build it in a low-cost country, and command a higher price. When it made its debut at the 1999 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Chrysler PT Cruiser with its street-rod flair was an immediate sensation.

It's not too late to register for today's Autodesk 'Concept Modeling for Automotive' Webinar

It's not too late to register for Autodesk's penultimate Webinar in the series, ‘Concept Modeling for Automotive', which takes place today at 1400 (GMT). This webinar focuses on the use of Autodesk Maya, the powerful 3D modeling software. dreiformSTUDIO's managing partner/CEO Seifke Luers will demonstrate efficient but also creative 3D sketching tips, as well as tricks for rapid concept development and refinement.  dreiformSTUDIO was founded in 2011 to meet the demand from automotive clients for fast concept modeling with Autodesk Maya and now provides concept modeling of interiors, exteriors and motorcycles for BMW, Daimler and Audi.

New Lotus Esprit revealed

The New Lotus Esprit We’ve been banging on that the new Lotus Esprit would turn up at the Paris Motor Show forever. It seemed the most logical step, but then Lotus went and shoved a spanner in the works a couple of weeks back by revealing the new Lotus Elite. So we thought that would be the powder spent for Paris.