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Autoweek Design Forum 2007

The North American International Auto Show press days were followed again this year by the AutoWeek Design Forum. For this 14th edition of the Forum, the organizers picked 'Design for Success' as a theme for the conferences. And this theme was quite relevant given the gloomy forecasts made by some about the financial health of the Detroit-based car manufacturers.

Ferrari 458 Speciale to debut at Frankfurt motor show

Update: Preview video added below, and yes, you can hear the car's engine -- barely -- through the thumping movie trailer-like music. A new Prancing Horse is set to go public at the 2013 Frankfurt motor show: Ferrari will use the event to introduce the 458 Speciale, which will join the 458 Italia and 458 Spider at the lower end of Ferrari's range. Visually, the 2,844 lb., mid-engined 458 Speciale doesn't depart too much from the 458 Italia, though the new model gets a more aggressive fascia and a massive hood duct that -- when coupled with an apparently F1-inspired interior -- hints at the no-nonsense sporting purpose of the car.

Kia Cadenza (2014)

Kia's Cadenza has been unveiled at the 2013 North American International Auto Show. Designed under the direction of Peter Schreyer – now president of the company – the premium sedan has quad headlamps that flank the grille and a wide lower fascia with chrome trim accents around the fog lamps and grille. The greenhouse is framed by a chrome bezel that flares while a sharp character line that starts from behind the front wheelarch rises gently into the rear lamps.