The first 3D car magazine will be Auto Hebdo

Over the last few years we have seen several car print publications that had a short life, and others with many more years of life that have had to withdraw from the market for various reasons. The rise of the Internet is, I believe, the main reason for this bloodletting, but the big names, such as Auto Hebdo, are turning to other strategies to manage to stay on the market.

And one of them seems to be 3D publications. The March issue of Auto Hebdo will feature a section devoted to photos and articles in three dimensions. And the first car that will probably make us need special glasses to read car magazines in the near future will be the Red-Bull RB7 Formula 1 car.

Until now, the third dimension had been limited to the covers of magazines on other subjects and to certain experimental newspaper editions in Germany or Great Britain. Auto Hebdo has not confirmed whether it will continue with its 3D pages in subsequent issues, or whether it will be just a trial. Will this be the start of a trend among motoring publications, or is it simply a desperate last-ditch effort?