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Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss unveiled

By Ben Pulman First Official Pictures 22 December 2008 10:46 Mercedes has ignored the credit crunch – and the plethora of other special edition SLRs – and launched the €750,000 (c. £710k) SLR Stirling Moss speedster as a farewell tribute to its McMerc supercar. Just 75 will be built and each will pack 641bhp.

Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet: Official

The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet - the world's first soft-top SUV You had plenty of notice. We told you in April that Nissan were building a Murano convertible, and in August we told you that we had confirmation from the horse’s mouth that the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet was going to happen, and that the LA Motor Show was where we’d get to see the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet for ourselves. And they weren’t telling porkies.

Show Review: Design LA

Design LA, the automotive design conference that incorporates the Design Challenge competition, has announced its winners, during this year's LA Motor Show. Chuck Pelly, who set up Design LA last year, introduced the event and the judges for the Design Challenge: Tom Matano , Director, Academy of Art University; Imre Molner, Dean, College of Creative Studies; Steward Reed, Chair, Transportation Design, Art Centre College of Design; and Bill Van Amburg, Senior Vice President, Calsart. This year's nine competition entries had a brief to deliver a 100 percent recyclable, five-year lifespan vehicle with 'accoutrements that add fun or function to represent California's unique green lifestyle.' The Acura FCX 2020 Le Mans is a Le Mans-style race car concept notable for its enclosed wheels and motorbike style forward-inclined driving position between the front wheels (which can just be made out in the translucent illustration shown here).