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Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car revealed

Porsche will bring its latest hybrid know-how to the racetrack in the form of the new 911 GT3 R Hybrid, revealed here for the first time prior to a planned public premiere at the Geneva auto show in early March. Developed by a team of engineers at Porsche's Weissach R&D center, Porsche plans for the stripped-out race car to act as a rolling laboratory. The German carmaker wants to explore the potential of hybrid drivetrains in a racing environment before an expected announcement that it will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a factory capacity, perhaps in 2012, with a race car boasting technology based on that used in the 911 GT3 R Hybrid.

Mazda6 estate world premiere slated for Paris

Mazda is set to debut its all-new Mazda6 estate at the Paris motor show following the reveal of the saloon last week in Moscow. The Mazda6, which is the flagship model for the new generation of the automaker's product line, is the second creation – following the Mazda CX-5 compact SUV – to feature the new 'KODO – Soul of Motion' design language.

New Land Rover Defender DC 100 and DC 100 Sport Concepts at Delhi

New Land Rover Defender DC 100 at Delhi with new paint job Land Rover has taken newly painted versions – in  Firenze Red – of the new Defender Concept 100 and 100 Sport to the Delhi Auto Expo 2012. Land Rover has been busy at the last two motor shows giving us a glimpse or three of their take on the next generation Land Rover Defender, in the shape of the Defender Concept 100 (DC 100) and Defender Concept 100 Sport (DC 100 Sport). And they’re at it again at the Delhi Motor show, with a pair of freshly painted Concepts on show.