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Banned self-drive vehicles: NZTA on clash course with Ferrari engineer

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Above: The converted Skoda Yeti with its wheelchair ramp The New Zealand Transport Agency may face a potential showdown with a former Ferrari engineer over its ban on NZ-built, self-drive wheelchair-access vehicles. Retired chief technical officer Luigi Marmaroli has tested in Italy one of the banned vehicles now completing European homolgation – and he told the New … [Read more...] about Banned self-drive vehicles: NZTA on clash course with Ferrari engineer

Honda counts down to launch of hybrid NSX supercar

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Honda is putting the final touches to its new petrol-electric NSX supercar and promising that it will offer “the excitement of a (Ferrari) 458 at the price of a (Porsche) 911.” The production coupe has been spied testing at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany ahead of its likely first public appearance at either the Los Angeles motor show in November or Detroit in January. It … [Read more...] about Honda counts down to launch of hybrid NSX supercar

Ferrari 250 GTO: another multi-million dollar money-go-round coming up

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All eyes are on the prestigious classic car sales weekend in California next month when one of the most desirable cars ever made goes up for auction. And there is no telling what the Ferrari 250 GTO (above) will fetch at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Only 39 were ever made – and the last one to sell sold for $US52 million. The car for sale is chassis No. … [Read more...] about Ferrari 250 GTO: another multi-million dollar money-go-round coming up

Google, Apple race to get control of in-car infotainment

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Google is about to take on Apple for control of dashboard computing, the world of in-car infotainment that ultimately could link smartphones to a vehicle’s own controls and display screen. Google is this week expected to unveil its first in-car interface for Android smartphones, likely to be called Google Auto Link. It would directly compete with the iPhone interface, … [Read more...] about Google, Apple race to get control of in-car infotainment

Toyota the most valuable car brand, but Ferrari most powerful

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  Apple might be the world’s most valuable brand and Toyota the most valuable automotive brand, but Ferrari is the most powerful, says the Brand Finance Global 500 list. The 2014 list of the strongest 500 brands in the world has high-tech companies Apple, Samsung and Google as the three most valuable but rates Ferrari as the world’s power player. London-based … [Read more...] about Toyota the most valuable car brand, but Ferrari most powerful