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Aston gets ultra-quick paddleshift

By Phil McNamara Motor Industry 28 September 2006 06:35 Aston Martin today unveils a new, Ferrari-style paddleshift transmission for the V8 Vantage. Dubbed Sportshift, the automated manual promises gearchanges in less than 200millisec, faster than you can swap cogs with the six-speed manual. Developed over the past 18 months with Magneti Marelli, the electro hydraulic six-speed box has numerous modes.

Kode 7 and Kode 9 sports cars star at the Tokyo Motor Show 2013

One of the best things about being at an international motor show in person is coming across amazing cars you didn’t even know existed – and here at Tokyo 2013, the very best examples of this are the Kode 7 and Kode 9 on the Ken Okuyama Design stand. Absolutely stunning – but that’s hardly a surprise given the man responsible also designed the Enzo Ferrari. The Kode 7 – an evolution of the ko.7 that debuted in Geneva 2008 – appears in Exclusive (silver) and Clubman (red) guises as a lightweight track toy.

Fabrizio Giugiaro conferred honorary doctorate

Fabrizio Giugiaro, Co-Chairman and Styling Director of Italdesign Giugiaro, has been given an honorary Doctorate by the Georgian Technical University (GTU) for his achievements in the fields of architecture and the technology and design of the automobile as well as his support in the creation and promotion of the institution's International School of design. During the ceremony, held on 15 March in the Georgian city of Tbilisi, Dean, Prof. Dr.