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Fire up the Quattro: Ashes to Ashes Audi up for auction

This isn’t a replica, this is the actual Audi Quattro as driven by DCI Gene Hunt in the TV series Ashes to Ashes. It’s a 1993 Audi Quattro UR 2.1-litre Turbo that’s covered 106,204 miles. And it’s currently for sale as part of a no-reserve auction on eBay, meaning you could potentially pick up this legendary Quattro for a bit of a steal.

Renault R-Space concept car (2011) at 2011 Geneva motor show

Renault will show off a glimpse of its thinking for the Scenic segment with the new R-Space concept car at the 2011 Geneva motor show. It’s a 4.3m long show car that’s designed to inject some pizzazz where today’s Scenic prefers a more sober style. The new-fangled Renault look as pioneered by incoming design chief Laurens van den Acker is present and correct: there’s a large diamond on the nose and heaps more character than the current MPV.

Gordon Murray Design T27 crash tested

The original Smart car probably did more than its fair share to persuade us that small cars needn't necessarily be unsafe. But now Gordon Murray is on the same mission: to persuade us that his titchy T27 city car is as safe as houses too. Gordon Murray Design has just issued its first crash test results, showing a T27 electric car after a crash test at the UK's MIRA industry research lab.  The crash test in question was the European-standard 40% offset deformable barrier front high-speed impact.