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Design Contest: Stile Italiano Giovani 2008

The Association of the Automotive Industry (ANFIA) Italian Car Coachbuilders Group last month announced the results of the ‘Stile Italiano Giovani 2008' design competition. Open to non-professional car designers and design students worldwide, the competition - which began in May 2008 - culminated in a collection of 20 designs selected by a jury composed of representatives from leading Italian coachbuilders. Porsche 917 Concept (First Prize) Adriano Stellino First prize was awarded to Adriano Stellino for his Porsche 917 concept.

Nissan Juke-R is prepared for its heart transplant: Video

Nissan, in its quest to make the craziest compact car in the world, has released another video of the Nissan GT-R-to-Juke engine transplant. The video shows some of the frame cutting that needed to be done to fit the twin-turbocharged V6 into the Juke small crossover, along with the roll cage being welded in. Jigs are also attached to keep the frame straight while the work is going on.

2012 Volvo V40: Now the video leaks

Now its the turn of video of the 2012 Volvo V40 to leak out After many leaks of photos of the new 2012 Volvo V40, this afternoon we get the first new V40 video too. We’ve already run one story on the new Volvo V40 today, with a fairly comprehensive set of photos of Volvo’s new baby estate car leaking out before its launch at Geneva in just a few days. Now we get the new V40 on video after what appears to be Volvo’s launch promo for the V40 turned up on YouTube.