Porsche BlueSport back on – but we knew that

It looks like the baby Boxster - the Porsche BlueSport - is in the planning. Last year it was a case of ‘Spot the BlueSport’ as rumours ran wild over which parts of the VW Group (what happened to re-naming it Auto Union – another of last year’s rumours?) would run with the ‘Baby Roadster’ platform VW had developed. Well it finally looks as if the rumours are starting to become substance.

New Range Rover Hybrid - the world's first premium diesel hybrid SUV

Land Rover has a history of boldly going where many cars dare not tread, but it's now venturing into virgin territory of its own, with the launch of the first hybrid Range Rover models. Order books for the Range Rover Hybrid and Range Rover Sport Hybrid will open when the new cars make their world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show on September 10th, with the first deliveries taking place in early 2014. both cars emit just 169g/km CO2 and offer 44.1mpg

Mechanics qualifications gained using Haynes manuals

MOST MEN enjoy a good Haynes car manual, whether they really understand it or not, but a group of youngsters has used the workshop guides to achieve their first qualifications in car mechanics. The first wave of the Haynes Mechanix scheme has seen a mixed gender youth club group, aged 15-25 and from Islington in London, use Haynes manuals along with guidance from experienced mentors to fix real problems on a real car. The donor Volkswagen, known as Percy the Polo, was a theoretical MOT fail and needed replacement spark plugs, a brake fluid replacement and much more, to give the aspiring tinkerers a broad spectrum of challenges.