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Old is new again: Will a floor-hinged throttle pedal be in your future?

If you think that every little nut, bolt, switch, gear or widget in your new car wasn't scrutinized by a team of highly educated, overworked car geeks (read: engineers), think again. A couple of recent conversations with automotive engineers confirmed that virtually nothing that goes into a car today is taken for granted. During the recent Pebble Beach weekend, I had the pleasure of spending time with an engineer for Jaguar, and the subject turned to materials used for various switches in the cabin.

New 2013 Range Rover revealed

Land Rover has today revealed the all-new Range Rover ahead of its debut at the Paris Motor Show on 27 September. The new all-aluminium L405 Range Rover is lighter, greener and more refined than the current model: prices will be announced in early September and deliveries will start in early 2013. Driven: Range Rover TDV8Kahn Design Diamond Jubilee Edition Range RoverWe drive the Queen's Land RoversOverfinch reveals £89,995 Range Rover EvoqueDriven: Overfinch Range Rover

SEAT Ibiza Bocanegra – Official

SEAT Ibiza Bocanegra - coming to the UK by the end of this year. First shown as a concept at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008, it is back to be unveiled as a proper production model at the Barcelona Motor Show in full, road-ready trim. Based on the SEAT Ibiza Cupra, this promises to be a hot hatch with lots to offer.