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What's that: a cool and understated Golf wagon? You'd better believe it. And it's more than a modified Golf estate, it's the spearhead for Volkswagen's renewed diesel push into North America. VW knows...

Dodge Charger It's Halloween today, so we thought we’d bring you some monsters from the SEMA show. Muscle cars dominate the world's biggest automotive accessories fair, and this Dodge Charger...

Yet another McLaren Mercedes special edition SLR? It’s another special edition, but it's nothing to do with Mercedes, apparently. Northamptonshire-based RML (Ray Mallock Ltd) have tweaked the SLR for...

Ferrari FXX Evoluzione: when money really is no object When Ferrari launched the FXX back in summer 2005, it claimed it would use client feedback and ex-works driver Michael Schumacher to develop the...

Green windows - it must be good for the trees… Even by Toyota concept standards the RiN is a little weird. The RiN is definitely one for Sting, as it's focused purely on healthy living and increased...

What is the point of this contraption exactly? Toyota has a habit of building mind boggling concept cars that fire up the public imagination and then deliver forgettable production dross. The 1/X may...

You're not telling me that Mazda is about to launch a car with out-riggers and a freaky body, are you? Yes. And no. Mazda has played with its 'nagare' design concept over the course of 2007, with a...

And the winner of bravest car design goes to… You won't forget the proportions of the Hi-CT in a hurry. It is intentionally unconventional. If Judge Dredd lived in Tokyo and needed to downsize… It's...

Mmm, this looks ever so slightly similar to the Up! Concept at Frankfurt... And you wouldn't be wrong. VW chose the Tokyo show to tug the sheets off its new vehicle just six weeks after showing the...

Hang on, I thought the Impreza had got even uglier? In non-WRX form it is a despicably hideous beast but this is the STi and it looks cooking. Ok so it's no longer a super saloon but a hyper five-door...

Surely the best concept name of the show? Possibly. Although it sounds like an early 80s rap MC with dirty habits, this concept is actually designed to showcase a possible all-terrain vehicle able to...

Is this the RX400h replacement I see before me? Reckon so. The next-generation large SUV concept unveiled today at the 2007 Tokyo show features an advanced hybrid system with a V6 petrol engine, an...

Is this the RX400h replacement I see before me? Reckon so. The next-generation large SUV concept unveiled today at the 2007 Tokyo show features an advanced hybrid system with a V6 petrol engine, an...

Haven’t we seen this weird Pivo before? We have. Two years ago, Nissan showed the first Pivo, an urban car that features some clever tech specially designed for the challenges of the city jungle. Pivo...

So what else did Nissan have at Tokyo beyond the GT-R and Pivo2? Three other concepts, the best of which was the NV200 van, designed in Nissan’s London design centre. It’s a van just as useful for...

Looks kinda lairy for a Suzuki… Yes, but it could be your next company car. Suzuki is on a mission to break into the car makers’ top ten, raising production from 2.4 to 3 million, and it needs a...

What on earth is that? The iMIEV Sport, a teardrop coupe based on the same running gear as the regular iMIEV (more of which shortly), but with two in-wheel electric motors at the front to complement...

Surely hybrids are worthy but dull? What’s going on with the slinky CR-Z? The CR-Z is only a concept at the moment, but it’s been given the green light to go into production by Honda president and CEO...

Up, up, and away… Yes, the Volkswagen Up is back. The Tokyo Motor Show today saw VW unveil a second iteration of their new small family car – a third model will be shown at the LA Auto Show in...

Up, up, and away… Yes, the Volkswagen Up is back. The Tokyo Motor Show today saw VW unveil a second iteration of their new small family car – a third model will be shown at the LA Auto Show in...

A Skyline buying guide? Since when were you an authority? We’re not, which is why we’ve roped in Andy Barnes from Skyline experts Sumo Power to give us the lowdown on the last generation GT-R: the...

Are, in the words of Mr Numan, our friends electric? Yes, Subaru has finally realised that nearly all of its range dishes out too much carbon and decided to save the flowers. Besides inventing the...

Are, in the words of Mr Numan, friends electric? Yes, Subaru has finally realised that nearly all of its range dishes out too much carbon and decided to save the flowers. Besides inventing the world's...

The countdown to Audi’s supermini A1 starts here The Audi Metro Project concept – unveiled in the metal for the first time at the 2007 Tokyo show today – may have been billed as a ‘design study’, but...

The countdown to Audi’s supermini A1 starts here The Audi Metro Project concept – unveiled in the metal for the first time at the 2007 Tokyo show today – may have been billed as a ‘design study’, but...

Stop press! Easy-on-the-eye new Subaru shocker! It's good looking and, although currently a concept, it's likely to become a showroom reality. This is the Subaru Exiga – think of it as an XL size...

It looks like an electric wheelchair… you cannot be serious! Toyota is serious. Deadly serious. As traffic gets worse, so personal mobility vehicles like the i-Real start to make sense. The...

It looks like an electric wheelchair… is Toyota for real with this? Toyota is serious. Deadly serious. As traffic gets worse, so personal mobility vehicles like the i-Real start to make sense. The...

Two World Debuts at Tokyo: Are BMW turning Japanese? With the vast proliferation of BMW models, there just aren’t enough motor shows to go round, so Tokyo was treated to the unusual sight of two world...

Goodwood is back, and both the Revival and Festival of Speed look to be bigger and better than ever in 2008 The Earl of March - the man who kindly lets us into his grounds twice a year - has just set...

I thought all the wackiness was out in Tokyo? You were wrong. The Los Angeles Auto Show starts in mid-November and for the past three years has run a design contest to see what cars could look like in...

Audi A1: the lowdown Welcome to the new Audi A1. Or as it is officially known, the Metroproject quattro. It's currently tagged as a design study, but we've already scooped the prototype out on the...

Citroen C5: the new one Very nice indeed. When we first got the pictures of this, the new Citroen C5, most in the CAR office were very impressed. And we’re still impressed. The previous-generation C5...

It’s only just over a week since Aston Martin was sold, but today it confirmed plans to race at Le Mans.The DBR9 will return to the famous La Sarthe circuit in June. Perhaps this was inevitable, since...