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Hyundai lures Toyota's Michael O'Brien to head U.S. product planning

Hyundai named Michael O'Brien vice president of product and corporate planning--an influential position that has been vacant since John Krafcik became CEO in late 2008, the company announced on Tuesday. O'Brien, 55, spent the last 14 years at Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales division as a manager within the corporate planning division.

Careful young drivers penalised by hire companies

YOUNG DRIVERS with good driving records are being unfairly penalised by car hire firms. Rental companies are accused of imposing tough age limitations on those able to hire a car. In a study by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), it found car hire companies often have stringent minimum age limits that take no account of a driver’s clean record.

Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed Series 51 Review & Road Test (2011) Part 2

Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed on the road A prod on the button yields a turbine-like wail from the starter as it breathes life in to the 12 cylinders. That the background growl of the W12 is audible is a pleasant surprise; Bentley has chosen not to make the Speed experience a silent one. A prod on the throttle is enough to entice the Speed to leave its stationary position with something very close to instant acceleration.