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Holden designers engineered the new compact Cruze sedan to be appealing to the global market. The car is on sale in Australia, Europe, and Asia and is expected to hit the U.S. shore in the near future.

Thinking of the global appeal a Holden must have, variants or derivations of the car like the new hatchback should also be sellable to the global market.

The head of the Australian division of GM Mark Reuss revealed that a hatchback following the drawing lines of the Cruze will be in production by the third quarter of 2010. The hatchback will be designed and assembled in Australia and will definitely different from the sedan Cruze from which it will be derived.

When the 2010 Buick Lacrosse debuted in the Detroit Auto Show last January 2009, the concept car has made a lot of noise and promise because of its amazing aesthetics. Half a year later, General Motors has finally went into a more detailed unveiling of the car through an online presentation that revealed the model will not come with the standart 3.0L and 6.0L V6 engines, but also the brand new Ecotec 2.4L V4 direct-injection engine.

So then it was confirmed that Larosse lineup will come with direct-injection fuel technology. According to Tom Stephens, the vice chairman for Global Product Development, the application of direct-injection technology is General Motor’s game plan to employ advanced technology to come up with cars that are highly fuel-efficient.

Stephens added that the company is adapting more and more technology to expand the sources of energy for automobiles and to increase their cars’ fuel efficiency.

This however, is not the highlight of GM’s online launch, but the arrival of the 2.4L Ecotec V4 engine. To start off, only the CX-level version of the engine will be made available, but it could definitely expand depending on consumer demands.

No one can miss the sculpture of 10-ton Audi TT which was unveiled yesterday on the Ingolstadt headquarters of Audi in Germany. The work of art is made from a mix of Neopor foam, fiberglass, and steel which came in time for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the car maker this year.

The giant car statue was already displayed before in Munich, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Berlin. It is too big for the highway too at 10.2 m of length, width of 4.5m, and height of 3.25m. Add the area up and it covered 150sq.m of painted Audi greatness.

The sculpture was originally a contribution for the Germany-Land Ideas project and was originally placed in Berlin near the Brandenburg Gate in 2006.

It took a lot of heavy equipment to bring the Audi sculpture to the headquarters of the car manufacturer for the celebration of their centenary.

Each of us has a different take on what the ultimate vehicle should be. Despite the vastness of qualities and technology available today, Fornasari’s new Racing Buggy can be considered a “fair attempt” in pinning down the qualities of what should be considered as the “ultimate vehicle.” However, the design could do some work.

Packed with a 610hp of power, AWD system that comes with a 60% rear bias, and patterned after an RR600 chassis, the Fornasari Racing Buggy gets a bigger chance in bugging out the competitors.

While the computer generated rendition of the Racing Buggy is sure to race a few eyebrows, take not that this buggy can sit five people and is. You might also be surprised to know that this buggy is aimed to be luxurious and road legal in qualities. In Europe, it is estimated to the get a price tag somewhere near €80,000, according to Fornasari. However, production date and availability are issues yet to be discussed.