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Mercedes-Benz
Citan

The Mercedes-Benz Citan is an all-new urban delivery
van which has been developed by Mercedes-Benz in collaboration
with Renault-Nissan. The Citan will join Mercedes’ other
commercial vans, the Sprinter and the Vito, and be the
smallest of the trio. The name Citan was derived from
the words "City" and "Titan" - apparently
in an effort to help market the vehicle as both high-tech
and rugged.
The Mercedes-Benz Citan was designed to be practical,
economic and safe. The choice of drivetrains includes
economical and low-emission diesel and gasoline engines
- including a BlueEFFICIENCY package. An electric powered
version of the Citan is already being planned.
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Kia
Track'ster Concept

Kia today unveiled a sketch of their latest concept
car, a vehicle which is based on the company's Soul
city car. The Kia Track'ster concept will make its world
debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show next week. The idea
behind the concept was to try and create a distinctly
sporty looking version of the Soul.
The Kia Track'ster was developed at Kia's Californian
design studio, and the design team was led by Chief
Designer Tom Kearns. The same team came up with the
Soul'ster convertible concept, which is currently being
considered for production.
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Infiniti’s
Geneva-bound Electric Sports Car Concept to be Called
EMERG-E

Infiniti have been teasing their latest concept
car since last November, when they released a couple
of close-up hi-res shots of the front and back. Since
then they also made a fuss out of promoting a single,
even
more unhelpful image which they published in January.
Today they’ve released yet another picture, and this
one is just a few vague white lines on a swirly purple
background. It seems like the closer we get to the cars
official unveiling, the worse the pictures get!
On the upside, we now know what the concept will be
called. Apparently the car which will be debuting on
the 6th March at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show will be
named the Infiniti EMERG-E.
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MINI,
Proud Sponsors of Misery, Hypothermia and Death

For some reason, MINI decided that it would be a clever
marketing move to put their name on a cold snap which
is currently plaguing most of Europe. They paid the
paltry sum of €299 ($392) to whoever it is you pay to
get a weather front named, and chose to call the cold
front "Cooper". The company also plan to name
a warm front later this year "Minnie". Don’t
ask why.
Well it all started off as a nice little advertising
gimmick. That is until temperatures unexpectedly plummeted
earlier this week, especially in Poland and the Ukraine
where temperatures of -33C (-27F) were recorded. The
cold weather has affected almost every country in Europe,
and killed at least 70 people across the continent due
to hypothermia - not to mention hundreds hospitalized
due to the cold and hazardous conditions outside.
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Ten
Cars That Got More Reliable With Age

Just because something is newer
doesn’t necessarily mean it's better. Vineyard
owners and antiques dealers rely on the passage
of time to make a living. But you'd assume
something as important to everyday life, like
the average family car, would, with each generation,
get more reliable and less likely to require
expensive maintenance. In an ideal world,
you'd also hope that when the worst happens,
newer vehicles would be easier and cheaper
to fix thanks to more intelligent engineering
solutions. But we all know that's not going
to happen anytime soon! Continue


Retired
GM Designer Creates a Series of Retrofuture
Concepts

Nelson Barros, the design
studio manager at General Motors Brasil from
1969 to 2006, hasn't let retirement stop him
from getting out his digital sketch pad and
putting it to good use. Barros has created
a series of retrofuturistic concepts which
are designed to provide a glimpse of an alternative
future, where cars like the Jaguar XK 120,
1950 Studebaker Commander, 1973 Ford Maverick,
and 1959 Corvette, are all brought back to
life.
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'Flying
People' Take to the Skies of New York

It's a bit off-topic, but this
viral marketing video is so clever, and kinda
vehicle related, that it's worth sharing.
In order to help promote the new supernatural
movie 'Chronicle', the marketing company behind
the 20th Century Fox production commissioned
three life-sized, human-shaped RC aircraft.
The 'Flying People' were then let loose over
the skies of New York where they caused quite
a sensation.
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Infographic:
Jeremy Clarkson's Most Complained About Quotes

Jeremy Clarkson is quite easily
the world’s best known motoring journalist.
His unique way with words make him one of
the most entertaining, but also controversial,
public figures out there. Over the years his
rants have got him into trouble more than
once – usually by people with nothing better
to do. But sometimes his theories on the world
are a little over the top. In the wake of
his most recent outburst – in which he suggested
striking public sector workers should be shot
– Carbuzz.co.uk have put together a selection
of his all time best, or depending on how
you look at it, most complained about, quotes.
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