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2010 Audi A8 to launch in Miami

The Audi Pavilion at Design Miami USA where Audi will reveal the 2010 A8 The long, drawn-out saga of the next generation Audi A8 is finally being resolved with the announcement that Audi are going to launch the A8 on the eve of the Design Miami USA event – 30th November. Which does seem a bit of an odd place for a mainstream, high-end car maker to launch its new flagship. Are Audi saying that the new A8 is all about design, rather than performance or luxury or, quite frankly, anything else?

Video and design sketch of Honda-badged NSX Concept released

Honda has revleased a video design sketch of its NSX Concept, due to be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The company has also released new details concerning the NSX Concept, which was first seen at the Detroit Motor Show sporting an Acura badge. The new NSX is expected to indicate the direction in which they will be heading in terms of the design and technology of Honda's next-generation supercar, widely tipped to be available for purchase in the next few years.

Mini factory celebrates its 100th birthday

A bastion of the British car-building industry, Mini’s ‘Plant Oxford’ in Cowley, Oxford celebrates 100 years of building cars today (28 March 2013). Currently responsible for producing the second-gen BMW Mini range, Plant Oxford has been the birthplace more than just trendy city cars: it’s stamped out over 11.5 million cars since 1913, including legend like the Morris Minor and Frogeye Sprite, and clunkers like the Morris Marina. It also contributed to the war effort by repairing damaged RAF fighter aircraft during the Second World War.