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Could Michelin’s Active Wheel truly transform the car?

Cars today have evolved and been refined to an extraordinary degree, but carmakers – and car designers – are still always looking for ‘the next big thing'. Yet despite a myriad of recent technical innovations, ask the man on the street what is the problem with cars of today, and he'll likely reply along the lines of "they all look the same". Mass production processes, packaging requirements and safety and regulatory constraints are just a few of the reasons why it is hard to make a car that looks truly different.

Top Gear tops iPlayer most watched list of 2013

Rex The BBC's flagship motoring programme Top Gear dominated the most popular shows watched on the iPlayer on-demand service in 2013, new figures reveal. The Africa Special part one was the single most watched programme, with 3,422,000 views last year, the BBC said. More and more people are watching programmes on catch-up via their computers, tablets or phones: a record three billion shows were streamed on iPlayer in 2013, a rise of 33% on the previous year.

New Renault Twingo price & specs – costs from £9,495

New Renault Twingo price & specs – costs from £9,495 Following its arrival at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the all-new Renault Twingo has now gone on sale in the UK with a choice of two petrol engines and costing from £9,945. First engine choice is a 3-cylinder 0.9 litre Dynamique TCe 90 – which develops 89bhp and 100lb/ft of torque – and comes with 99g/km emissions and official economy of 66mpg. The Twingo Dynamique TCe 90 can get to 62mph in 10.8 seconds.