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VW developing 10-speed transmission to save fuel

Volkswagen is developing a 10-speed dual-clutch transmission to help reduce fuel consumption in its vehicles, CEO Martin Winterkorn said. The transmission is one of a number of drivetrain technologies that the automaker is focusing on for the mid- and long term, he said. Others include plug-in hybrids and a high performance diesel engine.

McLaren 12C Can-Am goes in to production

The track only McLaren 12C – the 12C Can-Am – was revealed as a one-off at Pebble Beach but is now going in to limited production. The 12C Can-Am is aimed at the lucrative track day market in the States, and without the constraints of any production series McLaren has been able to play as they wish. That means the 12C Can-Am – developed by the McLaren GT Team which developed the 12C GT3 Race car – gets a new aerodynamic package that improves downforce by 30 per cent, including a carbon fibre splitter with winglets, a carbon fibre diffuser and huge rear spoiler.

Lamborghini Unica Tease – new super sports car at Geneva +video

Lamborghni Unica teased ahead of Geneva 2012 Lamborghini has released a teaser video for next week’s Geneva Motor Show promising a brand new uncompromising super sports car -Lamborghini Unica It looks like the Lamborghini Unica – if that is the name Lamborghini has chosen for their new uncompromising super sports car – is designed to steal some of the thunder from the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta in Switzerland next week. But what is it? We know it’s not the Lamborghini MLC SUV, because that’s not scheduled to be revealed until the Beijing Motor Show in April.