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CDN/GM-PATAC competition deadline extended

We're now three months into the CDN-GM/PATAC Interactive Design Competition China, and here at CDN we're excited to see some many strong entries coming in. Because there has been such a flurry of quality entries leading up to the first round deadline, we're happy to announce that the deadlines have been adjusted to allow for more students to compete for two internships with GM in China. All entries must now be received by March 1, 2013 in order to qualify for judging.

Bertone Jet 2+2 Aston Martin Rapide

Images and details of the Bertone Jet 2+2 Aston Martin Rapide have been revealed in anticipation of its Geneva debut. Celebrating 60 years of collaboration with Aston Martin – which is also celebrating its centenary – the one-off wagon was commissioned by an unnamed Aston collector. The last Bertone Aston was the Vanquish-based Jet 2 shooting break from 2004.

See craftsmen build the Maserati Alfieri

At Geneva earlier this month, Maserati debuted the Alfieri concept, a love letter to Maserati's first 100 years and a preview of the next few years, if not the next 100. Here, design chief Lorenzo Ramaciotti shows how the Alfieri -- named after one of the five Maserati brothers -- was inspired by the 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53, as previously threatened, especially in the proportions. But like any car, the key is always in the proportions.