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Chevrolet seems to be redefining cockpit luxury, basing on the photos the company released recently at Auto China.

The 2015/2016 Cruze looks much mor upscale than its predecessor, boasting high quality materials and showing better attention to detail.

The model pictured is obviously a high-end variant but we can see saddle brown leather upholstery, chrome accents and piano black trim. There’s also a leather-wrapped three-spoke steering wheel, ice blue ambient lighting and a MyLink II infotainment system with an eight-inch display. Last but not least, there’s a “butterfly-shaped center console” that promises to provide “intuitive, user-friendly operation with clear functions at a glance.” As we have previously reported, the Chinese-spec Cruze will be offered with a turbocharged 1.4-liter engine and a naturally-aspirated 1.5-liter unit. They can be connected to a six-speed manual, a six-speed automated manual and an all-new seven-speed DCG dual-clutch gearbox.

For months, the motoring world has eagerly anticipated for legendary racer Michael Schumacher’s recovery from an unfortunate skiing accident.

Now, good news for all his fans: the 45-year old former Mercedes and Ferrari driver is no longer in a coma. He has left the hospital in Grenoble, where he has been admitted since December.

Schumacher will now “continue his long phase of rehabilitation” elsewhere, the statement added.

The statement thanked hospital staff for their “excellent job”, and also those who have sent the seven time world champion “good wishes”.

“We are sure it helped him,” said Schumacher’s management.

“For the future we ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye.”

It is the Philippines’ Independence Day today, but it seems others also seem to embrace the concept of freedom by letting go.

50 Cent, a popular American rapper, entrepreneur and actor is reportedly selling his yellow Lamborghini Aventador. The Triple Threat (?) posted a photo of his bright ride on his Instagram page, with the caption “0 to a hundred real quick NAH GOTTA BY IT FIRST”.

His post has generated 45,000 likes to date, but no interested buyer yet.

If you have the freedom to buy whatever ride you like, what would it be and why?

The hype for the new 2015 Nissan Navara continues, as the Japanese car company released another teaser video before the pickup truck’s launch tomorrow, June 11.

Latching on the tagline “premium life on board,” the interior cabin of Nissan’s new ride was shown in the footage, promising to be spacious, comfortable and convenient.

Noticeable features include a medium-sized touchscreen display, dual zone climate control system, three-spoke steering wheel with built-in controls, along with a pair of conventional dials separated by a digital screen providing useful information. In the lower section of the central dashboard there seems to be a power outlet along with the 4WD selector knob.

The video also shows Nissan will offer the 2015 Navara/Frontier with leather upholstery, an automatic transmission and A-pillar-mounted handles, while higher-end versions will also benefit from silver and chrome touches.

To watch the video, click this link.

When it comes to cars, Filipinos are known for flashy, ostentatious designs. Oftentimes for Pinoys, porma even comes first before performance.

So perhaps only few will understand why one would pay $1.2 million (around P52 million) for a 1975 Lamborghini Countach LP400 “Periscopica.” Sold during a Bonhams auction, this ride is considered iconic, as this is an early model part of the initial batch of 150 cars that received the Periscopica name.

As years passed by, Lamborghini applied more and more scoops and vents onto the Countach which is why many consider the first cars to be the most beautiful. Production was conducted between 1974 and 1990 during which 2,042 units were made and this particular car was built in 1975 and as you can see it looks like it just came off the assembly line.

Wearing an attractive Blue Tahiti paint scheme, it’s the first Countach to break the 1M USD mark and for good reason since it looks exceptional. It was driven for only 10,252 miles (16,500 km) and even though the chassis number doesn’t match the engine, former Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni says during the Countach’s early days of manufacturing it wasn’t unusual to install an engine that wasn’t in the production order. Balboni says there are “known reasons to consider engine number 1120070 [as] originally fitted by the manufacturer in chassis 1120066.”