You are making a very interesting point here: we live on the border of 2 languages (French and German), and while our family speaks French at home, our daughter goes in a German-speaking school. We thought she would get the benefit of 2 languages learnt intuitively, no effort.

Same weird experience in Slovakia.

Mine is a '01 Honda CBR929, and provides headlamp switches. I don't get the purpose, though.

"...and Schumacher does not have to attend the hearing."

I would add that, for China, cars are perceived as "machines" if you can't afford a premium brand (i.e. for the vast majority of the people). The criteria then are different: price, reliability (or better said the efficiency to cope with everyday tasks without breaking on poor quality streets), and durablity…

Solved by Volvo back in 2000:

THIS.

Let's put some numbers: http://eartheasy.com/live_led_bulbs…

Brown ? Check. German ? Check. Coupé ? Check. Side grilles ? Check.

Sad but true. There are petitions every now and again to amend this law, especially coming from motorbike owners, but green lobbies (and the pragmatic fact we're living in the center of Europe, not so far away from existing race tracks) are blocking any change.

Switzerland didn't.

Anything a Vespa has been called after is automatically disqualified. Case Settled.

I like the lamp, it makes me think of a Death Star opening to eradicate another planet.

Ok, answering to myself: http://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-ap…

While I don't find especially strange that Volvo wants something better to replace its Sensus Platform, I am wondering how it fits given what they presenting next week in Geneva:

Can't believe they made a "Taxi" remake... Doesn't even come close to the original:

My thoughts exactly.

Can't wait to see it live in Geneva in 2 weeks :)

In all fairness, some people deserve it.

So, an Opel Insignia and a Ford Fusion got a baby...