It's not too late to register for today's Autodesk 'Concept Modeling for Automotive' Webinar

It's not too late to register for Autodesk's penultimate Webinar in the series, ‘Concept Modeling for Automotive', which takes place today at 1400 (GMT). This webinar focuses on the use of Autodesk Maya, the powerful 3D modeling software. dreiformSTUDIO's managing partner/CEO Seifke Luers will demonstrate efficient but also creative 3D sketching tips, as well as tricks for rapid concept development and refinement.  dreiformSTUDIO was founded in 2011 to meet the demand from automotive clients for fast concept modeling with Autodesk Maya and now provides concept modeling of interiors, exteriors and motorcycles for BMW, Daimler and Audi.

One Lap of the Web: A rally car drinks beer

-- Thierry Neuville was somewhere on his way back to the pits after finishing the final stage of the WRC Mexico when his Hyundai i20 rally car sprung a leak: The hole in the radiator was bleeding coolant at a frightening rate. If Neuville didn't make the 33 kilometers back, he would lose his second place standing behind Volkswagen and all would be lost. (Alas, them's the breaks in the sometimes-quixotic rulebook of the World Rally Championship.) Well, lucky for Neuville, his sponsors at Corona had presented him with a massive bottle of beer, which he then proceeded to pour into the radiator.

Tesla Roadster Sport – fresh photos

Tesla has released new images of the Tesla Roadster Sport as the order book opens But despite the hype on the Tesla Model S earlier in the year, the next model to arrive will be the Tesla Roadster Sport – a beefed up version of the current Roadster. And Tesla are ramping up the awareness by releasing the new pictures you see here. The Roadster Sport gets 15% more peak power that the standard Roadster, which should propel the little Roadster to 60 mph in around 3.7 seconds, which is no mean feat, despite the Roadster’s dinky dimensions.