CAR's 12 days of Christmas competition bonanza

By Ben Pulman Competitions 14 December 2008 00:00 It’s the last day of CAR’s Christmas giveaway bonanza and that means something very special. Today we’re offering one reader a 12-month subscription to CAR Magazine, and don’t worry if you already subscribe, because we’ll add this deal to your existing subscription. Click here to enter our competition And you can still enter the previous day’s competitions, with chances to win a Porsche perfume, a Lamborghini umbrella, a limited-edition model of the Ferrari 575 GTZ, books on Mercedes design and car design, Scion and Abarth caps, an RC Fiat 500, Need for Speed computer games, plus lots and lots of bools Day 1: Porsche Design: The EssenceDay 2: Lamborghini umbrellaDay 3: Ferrari 575 GTZ modelDay 4: Mercedes Design bookDay 5: Car Design Yearbook 7Day 6: Scion cap and Abarth cap and keyringDay 7: Remote control Fiat 500Day 8: Suixtill touring bag and racing pantsDay 9: Need for Speed (with a French manual) for PSP, PS3 and Xbox 360 Day 10: Racing booksDay 11: A plethora of other booksDay 12: A 12-month subscription to CAR Click here to enter our competition This competition closes on Saturday 31 January 2009.

2011 BMW 5 Series leaks

A leaked photo of the 2011 BMW 5 Series We’ve seen the next generation, 2011 BMW 5 Series pounding round the Nurburgring in disguise for quite some time. But with the 2011 5 Series due to hit the car shows in 2010 we’ve finally got hold of what appears to be a leak from the Swedish version of the German car magazine Auto Motor & Sport. The 2011 5 Series is going to be an evolution rather than a revolution.

One Lap of the Web: Let's get dynamic

-- How do New Yorkers get by with cars? One way is to drive around in a Baja Bug. Another way is to dive into the strange subculture that is alternate-side street parking, as The Awl explains, which features its own robust cast of well-meaning street urchin characters.