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New Ford Mondeo: the lowdown Hang on a second, haven't we seen the new Mondeo before? You'd be forgiven for thinking you had - Ford has relentlessly pumped out teaser photos, concept cars and even...

Three new Peugeot concept cars? What’s going on? Peugeot is pushing the boat out at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, with news of no fewer than three different concepts. Craziest is the Flux – the...

Peugeot 207 SW: the lowdown Last week it was the 207 GTI hot hatch, now it's the more practical funked-up estate. The 207 range continues to expand, and this SW Outdoor Concept will be shown at the...

Dodge Demon: the lowdown Dodge is a brand intent on filling every niche going, it seems. The American firm used to be known in Britain only for its V10-powered Viper supercar, but it's expanding like...

Peugeot 207 GTI: the lowdown Could this be the hot hatch to restore the sheen on Peugeot’s GTI badge? On the experience of the French company’s past few efforts, probably not – but the 207 GTI looks...

Peugeot 4007: haven't we seen this before? You're right. Peugeot issued a couple of teaser images of its new SUV back in October, but it has remained resolutely tight-lipped about more details until...

The KTM Crossbow: it looks like a go-kart on steroids! That’s not far off, actually. Austrian company KTM usually manufactures off-road motorbikes, but it has recently made the jump into street bikes,...

Yet another Caterham Seven. What’s the deal with this one? Fancy 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds for less than £18k? Thought so. Caterham has announced this more powerful version of the Seven Roadsport:...

Oh no, not another pretend off-roader... Afraid so. This time Skoda has given its Roomster mini-MPV the 4x4 look - but with none of the hardware to back up the off-roading image. Sales kick off in...

Mazda Hakaze: the lowdown Mazda claims to have reinvented the 4x4 with this new banana-coloured Hakaze concept at the Geneva Motor Show next month. It's a crossover with a twist, mixing the best bits...

Honda will show its first dedicated hybrid car since the Insight at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Only the sketchiest details have been released about the Small Hybrid Sports Concept, but we know...

New Volvo V70: the lowdown Today heralds the launch of a new Volvo of the sort that’s shaped the world’s view of the Swedish company: a large, luxury estate. The new V70 is more practical, roomier...

Bat out of hell: the Melling Hellcat Reading this on your computer screen almost certainly means that you’re sitting down. That’s good because you’re not going to believe the figures on Al Melling’s...

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 60th Anniversary: the lowdown This week marks the beginning of Ferrari’s extravagant 60th anniversary celebrations – and they’re led by that rarest of things: a Ferrari special...

The new Skoda Octavia Scout… yet another soft-roader? Sort of. Skoda isn’t kidding itself into claiming that the Scout would win if it took on a Defender; think of it as a slightly chunkier...

Is this the 107 GTI, then? Nope. Peugeot's new 107 Sport XS is aimed squarely at younger drivers who want racy looks that won't break the bank. This model is all mouth and no trousers, you could say.

Mercedes-Benz C-class: the lowdown This is the most important launch in Merc's diary this year - the all-new C-class. It's charged with bringing the compact exec bang up to date and giving it...

What's this, a hot-hatch diesel version of the new Mini? Hang on a minute, the new Mini Cooper D is faster than the old One D - but it's not exactly going to threaten the turbocharged Cooper S hot...

What's this? A BMW 1-series facelift? Sort of. The 1-series has only been available as a five-door since its launch in 2004 - until now. The three-door was unveiled today and packs in longer,...

Jaguar XKR GT3: the lowdown The Jaguar XK coupe has been sent on a course of steroids for its race-car transformation. The XKR GT3 was unveiled at the Autosport International Show and will compete in...

What's this? A Meccano car? Niche car producer GTM has unveiled this new track-day special: a pared-to-the-bone flyweight two-seater powered by Honda's Civic Type-R engine. The GTM 40TR should blow...

A Kia concept car. How exciting! More exciting than you might suppose. Kia has been riotously successful but freely admits that people only buy its cars because they are cheap and fairly reliable. It...

New CTS: no mistaking this for anything other than a Cadillac The all-new CTS compact exec saloon is Caddy's big news from the Detroit show, and they were never going to muck about with a distinctive...

Looks pretty mean. Will they build the Jeep Trailhawk? Not in this motor show flight-of-fancy guise, but the new Detroit show concept informs us of how the new Cherokee could look. Jeep staff openly...

BMW M5 Touring? This must be the fastest estate in the world? It certainly is. There are some big numbers all beginning with '5' on this car: 500bhp, from a 5.0-litre V10 - and now squeezed into a...

So Lexus reckons it can do quick as well as quiet? The IS-F is the first in a series of F-badged performance cars with which Lexus hopes to take on Merc's AMG and BMW's M division. It was one of the...

Oh no. Not another Evo X concept? Afraid so. Mitsubishi has really been rinsing this one out. Hot on the heels of the Concept X, this Prototype X is a very lightly disguised version of the Evo X...

Chrysler Nassau Concept: the lowdown You're looking at Chrysler's new sampler for a shooting brake: the Nassau concept newly unveiled in Detroit. Design boss Trevor Creed heralded it as 'a new, more...

Honda Accord Coupe: the lowdown Officially, this facelifted, two-door Accord is a concept. Unofficially, the next-generation coupe will go on sale in autumn 2007, as a 2008 model. It's a lot funkier...

Acura ASC: the lowdown Honda has given a huge hint about its NSX supercar replacement with this Advanced Sports Car Concept. Honda president Takeo Fukui unveiled the supercar in Detroit, and revealed...

Ford Airstream: the lowdown Ford today unveiled the Airstream, a thoroughly American alternative to the S-Max crossover MPV sold in Europe. A collaboration with iconic trailer maker Airstream, the...

What's this, the Chrysler Town & Country? I thought you said it was the new Voyager? It is. Europe's Voyager is called the Chrysler Town & Country in the US, as well as its sister car, the Dodge Grand...

Don't tell me – it's another me-too green car concept that's too expensive and complex to ever be made… Not quite. For a start it's an entirely new concept, and important enough to be General Motor's...

Don't tell me – it's another me-too green car concept that's too expensive and complex to ever be made… Not quite. For a start it's an entirely new concept, and important enough to be General Motor's...

So what's all this about then? Will my Ford run Windows now? Not quite. Ford and Microsoft's deal announced at the Detroit Motor Show is for a new platform called Sync - it lets users use...

Chevrolet Camaro Convertible: the lowdown GM will slide the covers off this Chevy Camaro Convertible at the Detroit Motor Show at the weekend - and this is one concept that'll definitely go into...