2021 Drive for Design Contest - Aubree DeHaan
In this last week of our Drive for Design contest, we meet User Experience (UX) Designer Aubree Dehaan, whose work in the UX field is rapidly growing as in-vehicle technology evolves.
The new Toyota Highlander starts at prices from 53,250 euros in Germany. The 4.95-meter family SUV comes standard with seven seats as well as hybrid and all-wheel drive. Customers can choose from three equipment lines and extensive accessories for further individualization. The entry-level Business Edition already comes with many amenities: In addition to heated and electrically adjustable front seats, standard equipment includes 18-inch alloy wheels, parabolic LED headlights with automatic high beam, rear and rear side windows tinted from the B-pillar, a rearview camera, an infotainment system with eight-inch display and smartphone integration via Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a wireless charging cradle for smartphones. On colder days, the heated leather steering wheel, a windshield defroster and heated windshield washer nozzles make a positive impact. The latest generation of Toyota Safety Sense, which combines various assistance systems, also weaves a tightly woven safety net. A blind-spot warning system is also included. Customers can choose from five standard metallic paint finishes."
In this last week of our Drive for Design contest, we meet User Experience (UX) Designer Aubree Dehaan, whose work in the UX field is rapidly growing as in-vehicle technology evolves.
The all-new McLaren Artura is revealed today, marking the beginning of both a new chapter for the pioneering luxury supercar company and a new era in supercar technology and performance. McLaren’s first series-production High-Performance Hybrid supercar focuses more than half a century of the company’s racing and road-car experience and expertise into a next-generation supercar that blends ground-breaking technology with McLaren’s dedication to pure driver engagement. Underpinned by the McLaren philosophy of super-lightweight engineering, the all-new Artura is the distillation of every attribute inherent in a McLaren – distinctive design, unrivalled performance, dynamic excellence and engineering innovation – with electrification now bringing the additional benefits of even faster throttle response, lower emissions and being able to run in pure EV mode for emissions-free journeys of up to 30km.
The Porsche 718 models with 4.0-litre six-cylinder boxer engines can now also be ordered with the seven-speed Porsche dual-clutch transmission (PDK). Both the Boxster and Cayman 718 GTS 4.0 variants, as well as the range-topping 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 models, are now also available with an automatic transmission. With PDK, there are no interruptions in acceleration during gear changes. This increases the comfort of the gear shifts and improves the acceleration values. Compared with the 718 models with the manual transmission, the 309 kW (420 PS) GT models – the 718 Spyder and 718 Cayman GT4 – now accelerate from 0-100 km/h half a second faster, in 3.9 seconds. They reach the 200 km/h mark in 13.4 seconds (0.4 seconds faster). The 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and 718 Boxster GTS 4.0, both with 294 kW (400 PS), also improve in the standard sprint from 0-100 km/h by half a second to 4.0 seconds, and then reach the 200 km/h mark in 13.7 seconds (0.4 seconds faster compared with the manual transmission).
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