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Autodesk Automotive Days - Detroit 2009

Autodesk held 'Automotive Days - Detroit 2009' on May 12th and 13th at the Townsend Hotel in Downtown Birmingham, Michigan, one of Detroit's more upscale communities. The two-day event focused on digital prototyping and included a variety of presentations - from advanced 3D visualization to engineering simulation. The audience of designers, engineers, and visualization experts listened to advancements that will help smooth the data flow from initial 2D sketches to engineered and ready-to-tool 3D CAD data.

Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV Evolution breaks cover

This is the Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV Evolution Vision Gran Turismo, and if you think it looks as if it’s from a computer game, you’d be exactly right. The Concept XR-PHEV Evo is a special digital concept that has been engineered for the driving game Gran Turismo 6 – and far from being limited to bedroom gamers, this could potentially one day become the next Mitsubishi Evo. Please click on the image above to read more about the Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV Evolution Vision Gran Turismo

More drivers skipping vital car servicing

NEW RESEARCH has revealed that more than one in three motorists (39%) on our roads are thinking of skipping their next service. This means that for nearly 13 million motorists, the MOT test could be the only time their vehicle undergoes any kind of safety inspection. According to the survey carried out on behalf of KwikFit, one in ten (10%) UK motorists confessed they ‘never’ check their tyres and nearly one in seven (15%) admit they are currently experiencing a problem with their brakes but are not actively looking to repair it.