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We sat down recently with Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös, and the biggest news is this: The all-electric Rolls-Royce 102EX concept, which debuted at last year’s Geneva auto show, won’t reach production. The Phantom-based 102EX was built as a sort of market-research project, and more than 500 potential customers were given the chance to test it. [...]

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For years, Porsche has expanded its model lineups using the Taco Bell approach: same ingredients, different combinations. Take the new Panamera GTS, the eighth distinct version of the big hunchback sedan. Porsche starts with a basic taco shell. Actually, the Panamera is more substantial, more of a gordita. Then the company adds all-wheel drive. Think [...]

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On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car’s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. Although many of you identified the sound as a big V-8 engine’s exhaust note, only one guessed that it was from a Dodge Charger SRT8. This one was actually a 2012 Charger SRT8 Super Bee, which [...]

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Sergio Perez will lose five places on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix after a gearbox change following qualifying. The Sauber driver qualified in 17th position after he was unable to complete a timed lap in Q2 due to a problem with his car's gearbox

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Heikki Kovalainen - 19th: "I'm reasonably positive about today. We didn't get everything we could out of the car in Q1 but it felt better this afternoon than it did in FP3 and on my last quick lap I was held up by an HRT which probably cost me something like six tenths, but around this sort of circuit that's one of the issues you have to deal with.

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Like Elvis and Tupac before him, Apple icon Steve Jobs is showing up in all kinds of unexpected places after his passing. This latest sighting comes in a commercial for a Honda SCR 110 scooter that channels The Jobs himself. Up close, the male actor isn't a ringer, but the black turtleneck and design theme leave no doubt about his inspiration.

The Chinese-language tag for this commercial says "Wuyang Honda Motorcycle." We don't know if they made it, but a post house called CN Post Production takes credit for some of the work on it. Follow the jump to check out the bizarre advertisement, and for thie other side of strange, you can check out their JianLi Bo apple juice spot.

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Argentina is on the verge of securing its return to the Formula 1 calendar, the country's president said on Wednesday.

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Kimi Raikkonen fears it may take some time for Lotus to deliver a total fix to his power steering problems, after further issues with it hampered his opening day of running at the Australian Grand Prix. The Lotus driver only completed eight laps in first practice while the team made alterations to the power steering because the Finn was not happy with the way it originally felt. It is understood Raikkonen is seeking to get more precision from the steering, and solutions implemented by his Enstone-based outfit so far have not been successful

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The next product to be revisited or replaced by Hyundai is the Santa Fe. These images preview the third-generation crossover, which will be shown in New York next month. Hyundai says it has developed a new design concept for the vehicle called “Storm Edge,” which is supposed to capture the images created by nature during [...]

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Lotus technical director James Allison has admitted the chassis fault that caused the team to withdraw from the first Barcelona test - and effectively cost it four days of running at the Spanish track – was a serious blow to its preparations ahead of the Melbourne season opener this weekend. Romain Grosjean had completed just seven laps of running during the first Barcelona test when a problem was discovered with the mounting of the upper front wishbone rear arm – forcing the team to return to the factory to revise the part

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Brendan Gaughan Hoya HatBrendan Gaughan & the Georgetown Hoyas NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan, who drives the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series and No. 2 Chevrolet 8 Camping World Series, is a former walk-on basketball player for the Georgetown Hoyas, lettering in 1995, 1996 and 1997. Gaughan, who was roommates with...more»

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Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner believes all of Mercedes' rivals will now be forced to copy its DRS-assisted rear wing F-duct, now that the FIA has confirmed it is happy with the concept. Although some of Mercedes' rivals were unsure about the legality of the device, which helps boost straight-line speed even more when DRS is activated, the FIA's Charlie Whiting said on Thursday there were no issues. And Horner, whose Red Bull Racing team is already well advanced in developing its own version, thinks that all teams must now invest in working on similar projects

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DODGE BRAND IDENTITY RETURNS IN NASCAR WITH 2013 DODGE CHARGER Dodge Charger Race Car For 2013 Sprint Cup Series Unveiled At LVMS PHOTO CAPTION: The unmistakable Dodge crosshair grill on the newly designed and engineered 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dodge Charger revealed Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (credit: Dodge) LAS [...]

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Yvan Muller survived a second lap trip across the grass to take victory in the opening race of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship at Monza. The defending world champion grabbed the lead from polesitter Gabriele Tarquini with a clean move at the Parabolica close to the end of the opening lap

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Robin Frijns kept Foretc at the top of the timesheets on the second day of pre-season testing for the new Formula Renault 3.5 car at Paul Ricard. The reigning Formula Renault Eurocup champion shaved more than one second off his pacesetting best on the opening day to post a 1m45.667s

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NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2012) NHRA announced today that Matt Artin, an eight-year veteran in media planning, advertising and promotions, has joined the world's largest motorsports sanctioning body as director of advertising and promotions....

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Sebastien Loeb continues to lead in Mexico, while an impact with a rock further dented Jari-Matti Latvala's remote hopes of getting back in victory contention. Despite a string of stage wins, Latvala was not gaining on the leading Citroens quickly enough to suggest he could rejoin the lead battle after his costly suspension damage on Friday. The Finn then lost another 50 seconds when he broke a wheel hitting a rock early on SS15 this afternoon, forcing him to drive 25 kilometres on a punctured front tyre

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For 2013, Ford will bestow Platinum status upon its Super Duty crew-cab lineup. The trim level, which will sit at the top of the range, was previously available only on F-150 pickups. Out of concern that the Super Duty King Ranch didn’t offer plush enough surroundings for the discriminating workingman, Ford has stirred in a [...]

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Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner is confident Mark Webber can begin his 2012 Formula 1 campaign much stronger than he started last year. After fighting for the 2010 title, Webber had a difficult '11 season and was overshadowed by team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who dominated the championship.

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Alex Zanardi has been confirmed as a member of the Italian team for this year's London Paralympics. The two-time CART champion and former F1 driver, who has spent the past few years competing successfully in marathons and time trials in the handbike class, will be one of 10 athletes to make up Italy's paracycling team. He has long held an ambition to compete at London, but was uncertain whether he would be selected due to heavy competition for places

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Charter Communications LogoAric Almirola • No. 43 Charter Communications Ford Fusion · Aric Almirola will be making his sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Bristol this weekend. He has one top-10 finish, eighth, in 2008 at the track · Almirola has more success in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide Series at Bristol. He...more»

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It should not come as a huge surprise to the NASCAR world that Hendrick Motor Sports has lost its initial appeal of penalties that were levied against Jimmie Johnsons team including Chad Knaus and Ron Malec. Crew chief Chad Knuas and car chief Ron Malec were both suspended...

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Sebastien Loeb continues to lead in Mexico, while an impact with a rock further dented Jari-Matti Latvala's remote hopes of getting back in victory contention. Despite a string of stage wins, Latvala was not gaining on the leading Citroens quickly enough to suggest he could rejoin the lead battle after his costly suspension damage on Friday. The Finn then lost another 50 seconds when he broke a wheel hitting a rock early on SS15 this afternoon, forcing him to drive 25 kilometres on a punctured front tyre

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Volkswagen Motorsport driver Sebastien Ogier has endured what he called his most boring morning in a rally car on the opening loop of Rally Mexico stages. The Frenchman is running third on the road on the Leon-based round of the World Rally Championship and struggling to find any grip on the loose gravel surfaces

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Auto GP race winner Giovanni Venturini has signed for BVM Target to compete in Formula Renault 3.5 this year. The announcement completes the 13 teams' 2012 driver line-ups. Venturini scored two victories in Auto GP last year with Griffitz Durango

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Marc Marquez has returned to testing action for the first time since the Sepang crash that left him with vision problems last October.

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Brian Vickers is set to return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition with Michael Waltrip Racing next week at Bristol. The former Red Bull Racing Team driver will share driving duties of the #55 Michael Waltrip Toyota, currently driven by Mark Martin. The veteran has committed to a limited schedule, consisting of 24 points races, and will first step aside next week.

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When we confirmed last year that Mini was putting the two-door Paceman concept into production, we stipulated that the car’s name could change before it goes on sale. Now, a source within Mini has told us that a name change is indeed in the cards, and that the car likely will be called Countryman Coupe. [...]

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Filed under: Etc., Europe, Crossover, Hatchback, Mini

It's pretty obvious that automakers' definition of the word 'coupe' these days is a far cry from the traditional meaning. (We do live in the world of the "four-door coupe," after all.) That said, Car and Driver reports that Mini will call the company's two-door Paceman Concept the Countryman Coupe once it hits production.

While it's true that both the Paceman Concept and most coupes have two doors, the vehicle is more of a CUV/hatchback/crossover, at least to our eyes. Even so, the fact that the vehicle will reportedly share the Countryman moniker is no shock. Both vehicles wear the same nose front fascia, grille, headlights, fenders and hood. Even so, based on the automaker's current naming convention, that means we'll have to get used to saying something like "Mini Cooper S Countryman Coupe." Because that won't get confusing or anything.

Last we heard, the three-door Countryman will go on sale in 2013 as a 2014 model, and rumor has it that the production model will debut at the Paris Motor Show later this year. A few patent drawings have already made their way to the web, indicating the final version will be remarkably similar to the concept we've already seen.

Mini changing Paceman name to Countryman Coupe for production originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Residents of Amish communities famously eschew almost all trappings of modernity. No TV, no telephones, limited use of electricity, and, gasp, no Autoblog! But there comes a time in a young Amish person's life when they're allowed to go out and taste the world. And sometimes alcohol.

Case in point: Sunday evening, police in Sherman, N.Y. were responding to reports of a group of young Amish having a "buggy party." Before they could get there, though, another buggy carrying four Amish allegedly switched lanes abruptly and collided with the patrol car.

The buggy flipped, injuring one of the passengers and, we imagine, spilling what police say was the fruits of a beer run.

The crash must have been loud enough for the partygoers to hear, because when the cops finally showed up, several buggies were observed fleeing the scene.

The four passengers of the bashed-up buggy are charged with underage possession of alcohol. The driver, 20, faces additional charges since police say he admitted to being the host of the party.

And, by the way, the horse is fine. Police say it, wisely, fled the scene and took shelter in a nearby barn.

Four Amish charged with illegal alcohol possession after crashing into police car originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DIY Networks Man Caves' Hosts Jason Cameron & Tony Siragusa - Photo Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Popular Primetime Series Builds a Custom Race-Ready Suite in Time for NASCAR Race Weekend March 17 – 18; Special Episode to Air on Friday, Aug. 17 NEW YORK – March 12, 2012 – DIY Network, the go-to destination for...more»

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Chrysler has disclosed upcoming product plans in its annual report, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week. The most significant news is that all next-generation C- and D-segment Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles will be built on the company’s CUSW platform. The Dodge Dart is the first vehicle to utilize CUSW, which [...]

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The 2012 World Tour of iRacing makes its third stop in the Sunshine State with the 120 Minutes of Sebring on Sunday, March 18. The race honors America’s longest-running major endurance race, the Twelve Hours of Sebring, which is poised for its 60th Anniversary this weekend. Like its real world counterpart, the 120 Minutes of Sebring features mixed class competition among some world’s fastest, most popular sports cars including the HPD ARX01c (LMP2), the Corvette C6.R (GT1) and the Ford GT (GT2) over a rough ‘n tumble 3.7 mile Sebring International Raceway that is as challenging to drivers as it is demanding on cars. Practice gets underway on Tuesday, March 13 at 00:00 GMT and 20 minute qualifying sessions begin a half hour later (00:30 GMT) with both practice and [...]

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Petter Solberg's early lead in Rally Mexico has disappeared already after the Ford driver suffered a puncture on the event's first full-length stage. Solberg had started the day in front after winning Thursday night's street stage, but he picked up a puncture just four kilometres in today's El Cubilete opener, costing him 54 seconds and dropping him to 13th. "We also had a spin as I tried to push through the puncture.

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Timo Glock says there is no point getting depressed about Marussia's off-track troubles this year - and that he has tried to do everything he can to help improve the team's situation. Marussia was unable to join any of the official pre-season tests because its MR01 failed its final crash test shortly before the last opportunity at Barcelona – so its only running was on two 'filming' days at Silverstone last week

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AJ Foyt Racing Mike Conway London, UK - Tuesday 20th December 2011 Long Beach Grand Prix winner Mike Conway has signed with AJ Foyt Racing to drive the No. 14 ABC Supply Honda in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series....

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Sergio Campana was quickest in the final Auto GP practice session before Friday afternoon's first qualifying session of the year at Monza. The 2011 Italian Formula 3 champion recorded a fastest time 1m37.115s for new team MLR71 while morning pace-setter Sergey Sirotkin was second quickest, 0.131s adrift in his Euronova entry.

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Red Bull Racing Thursday 5 January 2012 Red Bull Racing is pleased to confirm that Sébastien Buemi will continue his relationship with Red Bull as Red Bull Racing's test and reserve driver for 2012. The 23-year-old joins Sebastian Vettel and...

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Lewis Hamilton says he will start the 2012 Formula 1 season feeling better prepared that at any other time in his career, but will keep things in perspective if he does not win in Melbourne. McLaren looks set to be Red Bull's main title rival based on winter testing, and with his team having enjoyed a much smoother build-up than 12 months ago, Hamilton said he heads for Melbourne in an optimistic mood

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Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Technology, Mazda, Earnings/Financials

Mazda is taking the steps necessary to right its financial ship, but when a patient has this kind of issue, the cure can hurt just as much. The small, independent carmaker has been hurt by its relatively Japan-centric manufacturing base and the strength of the yen, the loss of Ford as a noteworthy stakeholder and the resulting loss of financial cushion. Mazda is expected to post a $1.2 billion loss for its 2011 financial year, which is smaller than earlier estimates but it's still the fourth losing year in a row and the largest in a decade.

The need to act has forced Mazda North America into a five-month plan to shed a number of its 701 employees for leaner running. Select employees will be offered a buyout package, and if voluntary uptake isn't sufficient then involuntary dismissals will occur. The timeline begins this month with lump-sum offers, followed by layoffs at the end of May if necessary, and the stretch to August will see the transition of personnel into the restructured organization.

Mazda is also issuing shares to raise $1.9 billion in order to aid its position and get production started in Mexico and Thailand. It is also aggressively seeking a partner and considering licensing its SkyActiv technology.

Mazda looking to shrink U.S. workforce by offering buyouts, layoffs possible originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lotus technical director James Allison has admitted the chassis fault that caused the team to withdraw from the first Barcelona test - and effectively cost it four days of running at the Spanish track – was a serious blow to its preparations ahead of the Melbourne season opener this weekend. Romain Grosjean had completed just seven laps of running during the first Barcelona test when a problem was discovered with the mounting of the upper front wishbone rear arm – forcing the team to return to the factory to revise the part

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AUDI Motorsport Ingolstadt, December 19, 2011 - New position: Head of Racing Commitments - Engineer is returning to Audi family - Experience from eleven years in Formula One Audi is tackling the 2012 motor sport season with an extended leadership...

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SPEED LogoKYLE PETTY ON THE NASCAR APPEALS PROCESS Petty: “This appeals process is a crapshoot … these people shouldn’t be judging Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus … they don’t even understand the sport … “ Former driver and SPEED analyst Kyle Petty sounded off on the NASCAR appeals process, through which Hendrick Motorsports and crew...more»

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Reigning world champion Chevrolet set the pace in testing at Monza's opening round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship. Yvan Muller kicked off his title defence by recording the fastest time of the day in the fifth of five one-hour sessions. The Frenchman's time of 1m58.022s was just 0.013s quicker than RML Chevrolet team-mate Rob Huff.

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Full disclosure: The C/D office is nearly unanimous in the opinion that the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive is something less than a real car. Is it the world’s most luxurious golf cart? Probably. Here to challenge the notion is a fairly comprehensive quarter-cycle refresh for 2012 that brings the subtle exterior changes shared with other [...]

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The European Formula 3 Championship has been revived for the coming season in a bid to increase interest in the single-seater category. AUTOSPORT magazine revealed last week that amid falling grid numbers in the category in recent years, a proposal to merge the British championship with the Euro Series to create a full European championship would be put in front of the FIA World Motorsport Council. While this scenario has been averted, the FIA International F3 Trophy, which began last year in a bid to join up the world's most prestigious races in the class, has been scrapped.

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What Is It? It’s a Honda Civic that runs on compressed natural gas (CNG). In fact, it’s the only factory-built CNG car in the country available to non-fleet customers. Exciting, right? Well, probably only if you live in one of the 35 states where the Civic CNG is available (that’s four more than the previous [...]

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We hope you have lots of tie-down straps. Ford announced today that its upcoming Transit van will offer an optional twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The same engine, when installed in the F-150, makes 365 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque. Not to be confused with Ford’s compact Transit Connect van on sale now, the Transit [...]

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As was the case with the original NSX, the new one will be sold as an Acura in markets where the brand exists (such as the U.S.), and as a Honda in non-Acura-having places like Japan. At the Geneva auto show, Honda showed its take on the NSX concept that made its debut in Detroit [...]

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Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Motorsports LogoSam Hornish Jr. (No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger R/T) Finished 9th “On the short run we were able to make up some spots. Our guys did a good job of sticking with it in the pits. Our long run we’d just continue to get freer and freer...more»

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Carmen Jorda and Robert Cregan will compete for Ocean Racing Technology in the team's maiden season in GP3. The Portuguese squad, which also races in GP2, announced on 7 March that it would take over from Tech 1 Racing for the 2012 season .

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The FIA World Motor Sport Council has agreed some minor changes to Formula 1 regulations ahead of the season-opener in Melbourne next weekend.

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Mark Lambert continues on a roll in the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour as he has extended his point lead in the popular short track division through five weeks of online racing in 2012 Season One. With two short tracks as characteristically different as New Smyrna and Oxford Plains Speedways in the last two weeks of the season, it was Lambert who adapted the quickest, scoring big wins at both facilities in Weeks Four and Five respectively. While it was Lambert taking the highest strength of field (sof) win for the week at New Smyrna Speedway, it was second place finisher Max Paquette who took top point honors due to multiple starts by the point leader. Lambert’s win came in a 3070 sof race on February 23rd in which he [...]

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While we're a little obsessed with cars here at Autoblog, our sister publication Translogic has a good habit of dispensing with terrestrial transportation entirely from time to time. This is one of those weeks, where the video crew has traveled to Switzerland - not to Geneva, but to Bex - to interview the Jetman, Yves Rossy.

Rossy is the first human to fly by means of a jet-powered wing. The Swiss pilot developed the wing over five years ago, and has since flown over the Alps, crossed the English Channel, and last year flew across the Grand Canyon.

Translogic has some great aerial footage of the Jetman, who proves to be a pretty funny interview as well. See the video below to view all of it, in full HD.

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Translogic visits Switzerland to interview Jetman originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kasey Kahne signs a record third Coors Light Pole Award in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday in Las Vegas, Nev. - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty ImagesKasey Kahne, with a qualifying lap speed of 190.456 mph, captured the 2012 NSCS Kobalt Tools 400 Coors Light Pole Award at Las Vegas Motor Speedway....more»

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Among the most celebrated and unique designs to emerge from storied Italian design house Carrozzeria Touring are the 1950s Alfa Romeo 1900–based Disco Volantes. The name literally means “flying saucer”—perfectly suited for cars so wide, low-slung, and visually striking. A single open-topped car and two coupes were created; it is the latter body style that [...]

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Scott Burgess, former auto critic for The Detroit News, has joined the AOL Autos / Autoblog team. He is a veteran automotive journalist with six years in Detroit covering the auto industry and a Michigan native. Each month he'll dig deeper into the industry's sales figures and file this By The Numbers special report.

Now that I've figured out how to open my email, what in fact my email address is, and where the office is, I've been able to catch my breath and go through the February sales figures.

Lots of people were excited over the February sales numbers, which were the highest since 2009, declaring the end of tough times and announcing only big profits ahead.

Then again, that may not be exactly true. Yes, it was a 15-million-a-year sales pace, outperforming everyone's expectations with sales jumping 15.7 percent compared to the same month last year. But people are waiting to buy cars like never before. The average age of a vehicle on the road is over 10 years old, a trend growing for nearly 20 years, according to a Polk research firm study. Polk says that people are just hanging onto vehicles longer because they're worried about the economy. To think about how different times were 10.8 years ago - Ford Motor Co. had just (re)introduced the all new Fabulous Thunderbird, which, someone is holding onto right now.

So the depression/recession party may not be over, but times are still good. Here are the things I learned by examining the February sales figures.

1. LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT CARS

This February, cars outsold trucks 53.3 to 46.7 percent.

Throughout the industry, car sales jumped 23.9 percent compared to February last year. (Truck sales rose 7.6 percent.)

There are lots of reasons for the jump, though my gut says that people buying new vehicles are also listening to the fear mongering concerning climbing gas prices. Don't expect either trend to end any time soon.

A more important trend might be that in February 2011, trucks outsold cars 50.3 percent to 49.7 percent. This February, cars outsold trucks 53.3 percent to 46.7 percent.

However, the big difference between 2008 and 2012, the last time gas prices skyrocketed, are that Detroit's carmakers have a solid collection of little cars ranging from the Ford Fiesta and Focus to the Chevy Cruze and soon-to-be released Dodge Dart. More on the Chevy Sonic later. The key for Detroit is to see if people associate fuel efficient vehicles with those brands. When times get tough, people tend to go with the brands they assume are the most efficient, even when they're not.

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