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Beijing motor show 2014: CAR's A-Z guide

By the CAR online team Motor Shows 04 April 2014 10:00 China has become a critical market for carmakers to tap into, with huge sales potential and a thirst for European brands. Click the links below for CAR's stories of all of the new cars featured at the 2014 Beijing motor show. DS 5LS R: sports saloon concept geared at Chinese petrolheads New Juke-sized compact crossover, based on i20 Boxster GTS: faster, better-specced Boxster with 918 Spyder styling cues Cayman GTS: look out 911: hotter Cayman could be the best Porsche ever

Infographic: How much clay do Ford’s design studios use each year?

Ford has offered an insight into its clay modeling processes with a series of videos and an infographic that charts the process involved in turning a designer's sketch into a full-size model. The infographic uses data taken from all of Ford's global design studios in 2012 to give an idea of how much clay is used in a year, plus how much paint and di-noc film is used to cover each model. Ford has also released a video that gives a behind-the-scenes look at the firm's clay modeling studio in Merkenich, Germany, including interviews with members of the modeling team.

This is the new Audi S1

Audi has turned its limited-production Audi A1 Quattro into a full series-production model with the three-door S1 and five-door S1 Sportback. Designed to take on the likes of the new Mini Cooper S, the new entry-level Audi S models make their world debut at the Geneva show early next month. Audi says the S1 and S1 Sportback won't be sold in the U.S.