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Porsche Museum Hosts Special Racing Exhibition "24 Hours for Eternity. Le Mans."

The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is getting ready for the return to Le Mans with a comprehensive special exhibition from March 26 to July 13, 2014. Porsche is taking a look back, not only to its multiple previous successes at the French endurance race, but to the present-day Le Mans commitment for 2014. For the first time, the Porsche 919 Hybrid will be presented to the public at the Porsche Museum. The car celebrated its premiere only three weeks ago at the Geneva Motor Show.



The exhibition at the Porsche Museum has been transformed to look like the racetrack, paying…
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Honda Goes Green On and Off Road

In Davis, CA, Honda is building a state-of-the-art smart home that will generate, on average, more renewable energy on-site than it consumes from the grid. The home uses the latest sustainable design concepts and demonstrates our vision for a sustainable, low-carbon future.



Sustainable and high-tech, Honda Smart Home US will be a showcase for environmental innovation, demonstrating Honda's vision for zero-carbon living and personal mobility. A vision of a lifestyle of renewable energy for home and transportation, HSH will feature new technologies to greatly reduce the amount of energy consumed by individual households, including the use of solar power…
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Honda Goes Green On and Off Road

In Davis, CA, Honda is building a state-of-the-art smart home that will generate, on average, more renewable energy on-site than it consumes from the grid. The home uses the latest sustainable design concepts and demonstrates our vision for a sustainable, low-carbon future.



Sustainable and high-tech, Honda Smart Home US will be a showcase for environmental innovation, demonstrating Honda's vision for zero-carbon living and personal mobility. A vision of a lifestyle of renewable energy for home and transportation, HSH will feature new technologies to greatly reduce the amount of energy consumed by individual households, including the use of solar power…
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Nissan Introduces Smart RearView

Nissan has announced the development of the Smart rearview mirror, the world's first LCD monitor that not only provides clear rearward visibility under various conditions, but also allows the driver the ability to switch between the LCD monitor and the traditional rearview mirror, depending on the driver's preference. Nissan will introduce the Smart rearview mirror at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.



The Smart rearview mirror is housed within the structure of the rearview mirror, with a built-in LCD monitor that can be activated in place of the conventional mirror. A high-resolution camera mounted on the rear of the…
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Audi City Concept Brings Digital Dealerships to Life

After successful launches in London and Beijing, the world's third Audi City opens on Kurfürstendamm, one of the most prestigious downtown locations in Berlin.

 

Audi City presents the brand's entire model line-up in fully digital form. Using innovative media technology, visitors can customize their automobile from several million options and experience it in realistic form on a 1:1 scale on ceiling-high powerwalls. Afterwards, customers can schedule a test drive or directly place the production order for their car. Since the Audi City concept made its debut...
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1898 Porsche Now on Display at Porsche Museum

The history of the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer Porsche begins in 1948 with the “Type 356”, the first sports car to bear the Porsche name, but the history behind the Porsche brand goes back much further in time. Ferdinand Porsche, a pioneer in the field of automotive construction, began working on the construction of motor vehicles as early as the end of the 19th century. As the chief designer at leading manufacturers Lohner, Austro-Daimler, Daimler-Benz and Steyr, Ferdinand Porsche was able to draw on over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry when he founded his own company in…
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1898 Porsche Now on Display at Porsche Museum

The history of the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer Porsche begins in 1948 with the “Type 356”, the first sports car to bear the Porsche name, but the history behind the Porsche brand goes back much further in time. Ferdinand Porsche, a pioneer in the field of automotive construction, began working on the construction of motor vehicles as early as the end of the 19th century. As the chief designer at leading manufacturers Lohner, Austro-Daimler, Daimler-Benz and Steyr, Ferdinand Porsche was able to draw on over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry when he founded his own company in…
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The Porsche 911 Targa 4 Goes Topless

Porsche is known for technical innovation married to pure driving performance, and they've combined the two yet again with the 911 Targa 4 and Targa 4S. Ever since they were revealed at the North American International Auto Show earlier this month, everyone has been talking about the amazing way the hardtop turns into a convertible. To stow the roof behind the back seats, the system lifts away the wraparound rear window. The sides of the roof bar slide inward to let the roof move back. Once it's stowed, the glass is popped back into place.

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Audi Returns to the Big Game

Audi of America today announced its return to the Super Bowl with a :60 spot featuring the all-new Audi A3. The seventh consecutive Super Bowl ad for the brand will air during the big game on February 2, 2014, in the first in-game break after the 3rd quarter kick-off, in the final position of the advertising break.

"We're excited to once again return to America's biggest advertising stage, the Super Bowl, for our seventh consecutive year," said Loren Angelo, Director of Marketing for Audi of America. "As one of the most highly-anticipated viewing events of the year, the…
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