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Land Rover Discovery Vision concept (2014) first teaser of Disco’s future

By Ollie Kew First Official Pictures 03 April 2014 00:01 Meet the new Land Rover Discovery. Okay, stop squinting; this is merely a teaser of the ‘Discovery Vision’ concept car that Land Rover will unveil at the New York motor show later in April 2014. Imagine you’re a child sat on the middle seat of the second-row bench in the Discovery Vision concept.

Porsche 911 50 Years Edition celebrates the 911′s half century

The Porsche 911 50 Years Edition (pictured) celebrates half a century of the 911 If you’d guessed how much the Porsche 911 would change in the coming years when it was first launched in 1963, there’s a pretty strong chance you’d have decided the shape would change out of all recognition and the engine would move from the back to the front. But you’d have been wrong. The Porsche 911, perhaps more than any other car ever made, has evolved over its 50 years of life instead of being replaced by a new and ‘better’ car.

General Motors Europe opens new Design Center

Being a car designer is often percieved as a glamourous occupation, but few people realise that this typically means working in some of the least inspiring places. Wolfsburg, Detroit and Birmingham are just a few of the locations that are home to some of the largest populations of car designers around the world. GM Europe's location in Russelsheim, Germany is also one of the less glamourous locations but the new design center building opened this week aims to redress the otherwise rather industrial feel of the place where tomorrow's Opels and Saabs are created.