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Ford completes $14 million overhaul at its German design studio

Ford has opened a $14.5 million expansion of its design studios at Merkenich-Cologne in Germany. Global design work for Ford's subcompact and compact vehicles, including the Fiesta and the Focus, is done at the center, which is close to the automaker's Cologne factory where the Fiesta is built. The expansion is the largest since the studios were constructed in 1968 and increases the size by about 32,300 square feet to about 172,000 square feet.

Toyota Yaris Hybrid Price & Specs – starts at £14,995

Toyota Yaris Hybrid costs from £14,995 The Toyota Yaris Hybrid – the UK and Europe’s Prius C alternative – will start at £14,995 making it the UK’s cheapest hybrid car. Back in February we learnt that the Toyota Yaris Hybrid, which is the small hybrid offering in the UK and Europe instead of the Prius C, will cost ‘under £15,000′. Well, it does but only just – the Yaris Hybrid starts at £14,005.

Mercedes S63 gets new 5.5 litre V8

The Mercedes S63 AMG is the firts to get the new AMG 5.5 litre V8 Bi-Turbo Mercedes’ top end AMG engine has changed over the last few years. It’s gone from a 5.5 litre supercharged lump to the now ubiquitous 6.2 litre normally aspirated engine, which anomalously gets badged ’63′ throughout the cars that sit at the top of each of Mercedes big-engined ranges. But now we go back to the future with the return of a 5.5 litre V8 – admittedly a completely new engine (M571) – which this time round sports a pair of turbochargers and delivers 554 hp and 590lbs/ft of torque.