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Audi TT (2006): first official pictures

By Phil McNamara First Official Pictures 13 July 2006 03:14 In a nutshell Here are the first pictures of the all-new TT coupe - and the fashionista's favourite has become a serious sports car, claims Audi. The design update is edgier and more muscular, and there's a similar overhaul going on beneath the skin. The front end is now made of lightweight aluminium, to sharpen the handling.

Porsche announces new Weissach design center and wind tunnel

Porsche is to invest around €150m into its Weissach development facility, including a new design center. The plans also include an electronics integration department and a state-of-the art, on-site wind tunnel, which is hoped will allow the company to realize an holistic approach to efficient design, with a strong focus on aerodynamics. When we spoke with head of Porsche design, Michael Mauer, at this year's Paris motor show, he also alluded to the fact that the Volkswagen Group's – and, more specifically, Walter de'Silva's – recent influence on the German manufacturer was shifting its attitudes: "The Volkswagen Group has a very good understanding of how much freedom a brand needs to keep its characteristics and with [Walter] as 'conductor', I feel a lot of support with design issues within the company," explained Mauer.

Survey Finds Honda’s Jazz Hits All The Right Notes

YOU won’t usually find much fanfare accompanying Honda’s Jazz supermini, but the compact hatch clearly hits all the right notes as far as its owners are concerned. And this has been confirmed by the latest Auto Express Driver Power survey, with the Jazz scoring an impressive reliability score of 98 per cent. Up 1.2 per cent on its 2013 score, the British built Honda Jazz climbed two places to take the top podium finish in this year’s results.