The man behind the wheel of this MINI ALL4 Racing is Guerlain Chicherit, extreme sportsman, freestyle skier, professional rally driver and a veteran of the X-raid Team. To get the MINI up in the air and back to the ground, the 34-year-old Frenchman used a static ramp to land on a soft bed of fresh powder snow. This stunt was performed at the winter sports resort of Tignes in Chicherit’s home country.
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Although winning automotive awards is nice, it can’t compare to receiving the unique honor of being named to the list of the top 50 most innovative companies in the world. Audi has been given the award for its efforts in autonomous driving, the officially-named list of “50 Disruptive Companies” is compiled by a jury at the MIT Technology Review.
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The new trend that keeps popping up left and right on the internet seems to be The Harlem Shake videos, and as one would assume, this viral phenomenon has caught the attention of advertisers and marketing people in the auto industry as well.

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On Sunday February 17th, Danica Patrick became the first woman to win the pole position at a NASCAR top-division race, and she did so while qualifying for the biggest event of the year, the Daytona 500.
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According to the Global 500 survey, which takes a look at the financial and brand performance of major companies, Ferrari has achieved the highest brand rating.
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It has been recently announced that the upcoming Die Hard film, ‘A Good Way to Die Hard’, will feature one of the most expensive and news-worthy car chases in movie history. According to John Moore, director of the film, there were 132 cars which could never be used again after the scene and another 518 cars that will require a lot of work to be returned to their former glory. In total, cost of this scene adds up to $11 million.
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Chrysler is breaking new ground with their Ram 1500 pickup as it was just announced that it will be available this year with a diesel V6. Arriving in the third quarter of 2013 as a 2014 model, this will be the first time that a light-duty pickup truck is sold with a diesel engine.
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If mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way, there will be 10,000 new public spaces to charge electric cars in New York City within seven years.
“This year we’ll pilot curbside vehicle chargers that will allow drivers to fill up their battery in as little as 30 minutes.
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