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CCS students tackle GM project

Seniors studying Transportation Design at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, Michigan, have recently completed a project with General Motors that has been underway since late 2009. General Motors challenged the students to design an Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) that focused on the brand identity of Buick, Cadillac or Chevrolet, utilized the EREV components, and optimized aerodynamic attributes. Design features that incorporated sustainability materials and efficiency were also considered important components of the design development.

Brabus tunes Mercedes-Benz GLK

Yes, this is the same Mercedes-Benz GLK that broke cover in New York during the Sex and the City movie, but we guarantee Carrie, Sam, Miranda and Charlotte wouldn't be caught dead in it. That's because German tuner Brabus took the standard Mercedes GLK and made it into a 200-mph freight train. The go-fast guys started by wedging a Mercedes-sourced, twin-turbo V12 into the GLK's engine bay.

Alcraft Motor Company crowns competition winners

If you’re looking at that picture above and thinking, “that looks like a smart Range Rover Evoque,” don’t worry – you’re not seeing things. It is indeed a ‘re-imagined’, restyled version of Land Rover’s luxury compact SUV, by Alcraft Motor Company competition winner Jed Sheahan. On Bing: see pictures of Alcraft Motor Company cars Find out how much a used Range Rover costs on Auto Trader Alcraft is a new British brand performing bespoke re-engineering and design projects on famous vehicles from Blighty.