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Aston Martin One-77 (2009): new video and cabin photo

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 12 November 2008 12:12 Aston Martin today publishes a second video of its uber-exclusive One-77 supercar – and we see the first glimpse inside the £1.2 million car's cabin. Watch the short film on our video player below to see official footage of Aston CEO Dr Ulrich Bez, design boss Marek Reichman and program manager Chris Porritt talking about the One-77. Porritt said the One-77 continued the tradition set by low-volume models like the DB4 GT Zagato – with craftsmanship that just wouldn't be possible on a V8 Vantage or DB9.

CCS Ford Model T project

This past semester, eleven junior-level College for Creative Studies (CCS) Transportation Design students were asked to reinterpret an automotive icon: the Ford Model T. Over the course of the 16-week semester the students created 11 different concepts for a Model T for the future without forgetting the underlying principle - creating an icon that would have equal significance and social impact like the 100 year old original.   On April 30 each of the students presented their research, sketches, renderings and one- quarter scale models judged by Peter Horbury, Ford Executive Director of Design, The Americas and Pat Schiavone, Ford's Design Director for North America Trucks and CUVs. The winning concept, which the judges thought best embodied the spirit, innovation and sociological impact equal to that of the original Model T, was created by Dong Tran, of Cicero, New York.

Mini previews John Cooper Works concept before Detroit auto show

A new Mini John Cooper Works concept will bow at the Detroit auto show in January. It gets exclusive gray paintwork, red accents, new aerodynamics and new 18-inch JCW light alloy wheels. Mini says the concept has a longer wheelbase and wider track than the outgoing model, which is hardly surprising -- the Mini gets less Mini every year.