Mahindra saves Pininfarina, Ford uses Gorilla glass on the new GT, Lamborghini CEO may move to Audi Quattro and more.
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Mahindra saves Pininfarina, Ford uses Gorilla glass on the new GT, Lamborghini CEO may move to Audi Quattro and more.
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After pulling out of Formula 1 in 2004, Jaguar is finally making a return to open-wheeled racing. Except Jaguar aren’t making an F1 comeback; they’re entering Formula-e in a bid to develop battery tech for their road-going cars.
After months of uncertainty, Indian automotive conglomerate Mahindra finally purchased ailing Italian design house Pininfarina. Mahindra will reportedly pay $28 million for 76 percent of Pininfarina, with plans to purchase the remaining 24 percent.
Bentley all but confirmed the EXP 10 concept will be going to production. Bentley’s board member for sales and marketing Kevin Rose says the super coupe will be smaller than the Continental, but not cheaper. If the EXP 10 gets the green light, it will likely go toe to toe with the Mercedes-AMG GT.
Reports from Italy are surfacing saying Stephan Winkelmann CEO of Lamborghini will be making a move to the parent company’s performance arm, Audi Quattro.
Mercedes continues to make the transition to their new nomenclature as old models get refreshed or updated. What was the SLK is now the SLC, which will make its official debut early next month, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit .
Ford is testing out the automotive application of super-strong, lightweight Gorilla Glass with the new Ford GT. More commonly found on smartphones and tablets, Gorilla Glass is thinner, lighter and stronger than regular automotive glass. The Ford GT’s windshield, engine cover and the partition between the cabin and engine bay will all be made from the stuff.
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