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How CATIA helped to create the SilverBull concept bike

Dassault Systèmes' latest CATIA has helped a French industrial designer to realize his concept bike, SilverBull. Strate Collège graduate Marc Boulangé set out to create a concept that would integrate both engineering and design into a finished product that would showcase the qualities of both disciplines. Boulangé calls his vision of design ‘Mechanical Poetry', and has described how it is thanks to CATIA technology that his cherished SilverBull project came to creation.

Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive GB Edition revealed – price from £150,237

The Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive GB Edition – a£150,237 911 Turbo S The Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive GB Edition is a £150,237 celebration of 40 years of the 911 Turbo – exclusively for the UK – with some unique styling created by Porsche Exclusive. As a celebration of 40 years of the 911 Turbo, the new special edition for the UK manages to hark back to the original Turbo with its unique styling which includes a gloss black spoiler at the back, 20″ Sport Classic alloys, door handles and mirrors. There’s also a Porsche logo and stripes down the side and privacy glass, with the interior getting black leather and carbon fibre, a GB Edition plaque complete with Union Jack on the glovebox lid, red stitching and red seat belts.

Porsche Cayenne and Panamera production temporarily stops

Porsche stopped production today at its assembly plant in Leipzig, Germany, after floods in the region disrupted supplies. The factory builds the Cayenne SUV and Panamera sedan for global markets, including the United States. Porsche told workers on today's early shift not to come into work after floods in the Czech Republic halted supply of Cayenne bodies.