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Audi will launch a new crossover positioned below its Q3 in 2016, the automaker confirmed today. To be called the Q1, the new crossover will fit in the subcompact segment and will compete against similar tall-riding premium vehicles like the Buick Encore and MINI Cooper Countryman. In this teaser photo, a five-door crossover is shown with rugged looks and an aggressive grille similar to that found on Audi’s Crosslane concept car from 2012. A similar look is expected to feature on the 2015 Audi Q7. Front-wheel drive will be standard, with all-wheel drive possibly available as an option. Engines would be four-cylinder units.

 

Source: Motor Authority

When Nissan unveiled the BladeGlider, everybody immediately thought “it’s a road-going Deltawing,” because it was clearly a road-going version of the very pointy race car that used to be Nissan-powered. Now the owner of Delta Wing Technologies, Don Panoz, is calling the concept a clear rip-off, and has filed suit against Nissan, Ben Bowlby, a former Deltawing team member who now works for Nissan and was on the BladeGlider team, and Darren Cox, the global director of Nissan motorsports. If Delta Wing Technologies is successful in court, Nissan will be barred from selling, showing, or racing cars with such a design.

 

Source: Complex Rides

The Lamborghini Veneno Roadster seems too crazy to be a real car, but it is. And while most carmakers prefer to showcase their newest products within the safe confines of a convention center, Lamborghini decided to put the Veneno Roadster on an Italian aircraft carrier. The Veneno Roadster is a roofless version of the Veneno coupe, which was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, and is itself based on the Aventador. Like the Aventador, the Veneno is all-wheel drive, and has an ISR single-clutch automated-manual transmission for gear shifting. Despite all that, the Roadster weighs a relatively petite 3,285, largely thanks to extensive use of carbon fiber. Lamborghini’s new forged carbon production method cuts production time significantly.

 

Source: Motor Authority

Will Volvo V40’s look change if the front end that manifests itself as a pedestrian airbag is thrown out? Volvo senior vice president Lex Kerssmakers said this cool bit of safety tech is unlikely to be implemented on the new XC90 because it’s an SUV and already has a blunt front end and a lot of cushion to absorb the impact of a person. But the Volvo exec says that active safety measures such as pedestrian detection cameras and radars make the under-hood airbag unnecessary and not worth further development.

 

Source: Jalopnik

Weismann is like Germany’s equivalent of Morgan; it makes beautiful sportscars with retro styling cues. With BMW power, and razor sharp handling, there’s more than just style that’s coming out of Weismann’s workshops too. Sadly, Weismann is said to have begun bankruptcy proceedings earlier this year. However, in a statement, Weismann said that the management board of the Wiesmann corporation has filed the application to dismiss the insolvency proceedings due to abolition of the insolvency reasons.

 

Source: Complex Rides