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Infiniti offers European buyers tours of the Red Bull Racing factory

In honor of Sebastian Vettel winning the Formula One world championship for the second year in a row, Infiniti is offering fans in Europe a chance to tour the Red Bull Racing factory in Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom. All you have to do is buy an Infiniti FX and be one of 10 lucky winners. The World Champion Experience will be offered to customers who order any FX, not just the flame-throwing FX50S Sebastian Vettel edition.

Who's Where: Gordon Murray, Advanced Concepts Director, Caparo Vehicle Products

Gordon Murray yesterday became Advanced Concepts Director of Caparo Vehicle Products. Murray is best known as one of the founding partners of McLaren Cars which under his technical direction won eight Constructors Championships in Formula One. Within the automotive design community he is even better known for the McLaren F1 supercar of 1994 which he conceived and developed with, amongst others, designer Peter Stevens.

Volvo commits to plug-in diesel hybrids in 2012

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 24 September 2009 16:53 Volvo will launch its first hybrid production cars in two years' time. The 2012 replacement for the V70 - which won't necessarily be a conventional estate - will have a premium range-topper powered by a plug-in diesel-electric powertrain. CAR's out in Sweden trying out the tech and today we drove a prototype for the new electric Volvo green car.