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Yesterday, 25 November 2014Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award 2014 winner revealed
Coventry University graduate Nicole Agba wins the Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award with her concept for a biometric steering wheel
Nicole Agba has been named as the winner of the sixth annual Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award.Designed to help kick-start a career in the motor industry for budding graduates, the Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award is sponsored by manufacturers including Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren Automotive, Peugeot, Skoda and Toyota.Agba impressed our judging panel with her concept for a biometric steering wheel.The result was announced at the annual Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders dinner, in front of an audience of industry representatives.Agba outlined how her plan, dubbed 'Steer Right', employs a Smart Fabrics Interactive Textile on the steering wheel, which uses sensors to monitor the driver's heart and respiration rate. The system can be used to detect signals that can indicate fatigue, anger or nervousness.If put
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read moreSsangYong Tivoli set for 2015 launch
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A new crossover called the SsangYong Tivoli is on the way, expected to rival the Nissan Juke at about £13,000
read moreSix new Suzukis in the next three years
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Suzuki confirms a glut of new models including a lightweight Honda Jazz rival and a ‘funky’ new city car
read moreCadillac chief keeps brand’s prices high
New boss says strategy may cost carmaker market share
read moreMercedes CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake blasts in
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25 Nov, 2014
Added space and pace for the new Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake as the 45 AMG version is set for March release
read moreSuzuki reveals ambitious new model plans
Suzuki to introduce two new cars a year for the next three years and offer both emotional and rational products in each sector it competes in
read moreBMW 520d SE Saloon Auto review
Buying a 5-series was always a no-brainer, and this facelift has cemented its place at the top of the executive class
Probably the finest company car that money can buy. The BMW 5-series has been at the top of its game for years, making it an easy target in the continuously shifting race for supremacy in the hard-fought executive saloon class. Audi recently fired a short across the bows with its new range of ‘Ultra’ diesel engines, which were introduced in the A4 and A6 a few months ago. They were smoother, more efficient and – in most cases – cheaper than the equivalent four-pot engines in the 3-series and 5-series models.However, BMW swiftly struck back, slotting two new engines into the big-selling 518d and 520d and cutting the CO2 emissions back to an impressive 109g/km. This is our first chance to try them here in the UK.
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read moreWraps come off new Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake
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Extra space for more practical Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake, on sale in January with around a £1,000 premium over the saloon
read moreSuzuki plans six new models by 2017
Bold new model offensive announced by Japanese manufacturer, as it promises to revise almost its entire model range over the next three years
Suzuki plans to launch six new models – revising almost its entire car range – between now and 2017 to underpin a unique sales charge it began three years ago. The company, which recently showed its Celerio city car and is in the throes of launching an all-new Vitara SUV into the fast-expanding B-segment, has already lifted annual UK sales from 20,000 to 37,500 since 2012. The company believes it can achieve two per cent of the market, or around 50,000 cars a year, when the new models reach customers."We'll launch two new cars a year for the next three years," says Dale Wyatt, Suzuki GB's head of sales and marketing, "and we'll concentrate on the big sales sectors. By 2017 we want to have two A-segment saloons, two B-segment saloons and two small SUVs in our range – all of them new models." The plan, says Wyatt, is to have one "very rational" model and one more stylish, youth-image car in each of the three classes.First of the six to hit showrooms will be the Celerio next February, billed as an 80mpg car with one model cap
read moreMercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake revealed
Swoopy, CLS-like looks and load capacity of up to 1354 litres for new Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake, which will go on sale in the UK in January
The new Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake has been revealed, and is shown here in a series of official pictures for the first time.The Shooting Brake is the final new body style to be based on the company's front-drive architecture. It is set to go on sale in the UK in January 2015, with first deliveries in March.The compact estate’s dramatic styling follows closely in the mould of the CLS Shooting Brake and puts greater emphasis on style than outright carrying capacity. Despite the dramatic curves of the tailgate and the swooping roofline, the seats-up load capacity of the 4.6m-long Shooting Brake improves on that of the CLA saloon by 25 litres, at 495 litres, rising to 1354 litres with the rear seats folded.The decision to put this body style into production arguably gives Mercedes a handy advantage over its rivals in the premium compact market, because neither the Audi A3 nor the BMW 1-series offers anything similar. On the downside, however, Mercedes was late to market with a compact SUV model.The CLA Shooting Brak
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991 50 Years Edition shamelessly riffs on 911s of old; PHer creates his own arguably classier tribute
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