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2011 Buick Regal Turbo gets flex fuel capability

Plenty of auto manufacturers have turbo chargers. Not all of them have the ability to run various blends of gasoline up to E85 like the 2011 Buick Regal Turbo.

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Oil price tensions in Libya might impact American driving habits

U.S. markets, including Nymex floor trading, may have been closed Monday for America’s Presidents Day holiday, but world tensions about Libya did not take any break and sent oil prices in the futures market spiking over $108 per barrel; and on its heels are gasoline prices.

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Visionary digital model of 356 Porsche Coupe - Rear Angled View

The classic rear angled view for the 356 Porsche Coupe as envisioned by Tigran Lalayan

Visionary digital model of 356 Porsche Coupe - Front Angled View

Yes, Tigran Lalayan also has a future vision of the 356 Porsche as a coupe.

Digital 3D future vision of 356 Porsche - Front Angled View

A view of the 356 Porsche inspired roadster, rather speedster, by Tigran Lalayan.

Digital 3D model of 356 Porsche future vision - Rear Angled View

Now you get to see the design process take an evolutionary step into the world of digital rendering and images of the 356 Porsche future vision of Tigran Lalayan.

Sketches show future vision of 356 Porsche - Rear Angle View

Rear angled view of Tigran Lalayan's future vision of the 356 Porsche.

Sketches show future vision for 356 Porsche - Front Angled View

All auto designs begin witha vision, and that vision is first communicated via a sketch, as you see here.

Tigran Lalayan shows his vision of the 356 Porsche from many vantage points.

BMW enters The Age of Electric Autos with BMW i

BMW is testing the Electric Mini and the ActiveE BMW as a prelude to their new sub-brand BMW i. The lower case “i” is a portent of the decade of unprecendented “innovation” we are now entering as well as BMW's “intention” to be among the leaders of this evolution.

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Modernized 356 Porsche envisioned by a designer from Armenia

Thanks to freedom of expression, education and global communications, industrial design ideas now come from every part of the world, like the modernized 356 Porsche envisioned by Tigran Lalayan of Armenia.

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