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Smart ForTwo (2015): it's the Smart Mk3

By James Clark First Official Pictures 16 July 2014 19:30 Daimler this evening unveiled the new 2015 Smart ForTwo - the third iteration of the world's most recognisable city car. Retaining many of the details that made the original ForTwo so popular, the new Smart features all-new tech with a fundamentally new architecture. City driving is the ForTwo’s bread and butter.

Hyundai heading for more dual clutch gearboxes instead of CVT

Hyundai are planning to offer more dual clutch gearboxes in their cars rather than going the CVT route. There’s an argument that somehow CVT gearboxes offer better fuel economy than an automated dual clutch ‘box, even though logic says otherwise. Toyota insist on using a CVT ‘box on their hybrid cars when they’d feel much better to drive with an auto or dual clutch ‘box.

Nissan LEAF EV: 15,000 sold worldwide, but UK hasn’t fallen for electric cars

Nissan LEAF EV - 15k sold worldwide, but just a handful in the UK As electric cars go, the Nissan LEAF is one of the best. It looks like a proper car – even if it’s not exactly drop dead gorgeous – it has the accoutrements of a real car and you can pile in your shopping and the kids just as you could in any other family sized hatch. But from our perspective the LEAF is an orange trying to be a banana.