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Nissan to alter design philosophy to attract females and younger buyers

Nissan will transform its design philosophy in an attempt to reengage with its female and younger buyers, the carmaker's director of Global Upstream Planning Rachel Nguyen has revealed. Speaking at the Nissan 360 event in the US, she announced Nissan is planning new gender-specific concepts to explore what women expect from their vehicles. "When we study the ideal vehicle partner qualities that women customers want, we hear that they want vehicles with effective technologies, especially intuitive navigation systems," she said.

Whipped sets the stage for TV car carnage

There is no shortage of car carnage videos on the Internet. Now, Speed TV thinks it can translate that to your home with Whipped. Consider it the automotive equivalent of ABC's Wipeout show, where contestants will compete in four automotive-obstacle-course challenges.

2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek: Drive Review

What is it? To put it simply, the 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek is an Impreza five-door with a raised suspension, specific front and rear fascias, body-side cladding and exclusive wheels. However, the company line is that the XV is not an Impreza but its own model targeting a new group of customers: urbanites.