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A Right Old Estate of Affairs

A NEW study from car hire Europcar has revealed that, while a practical, versatile estate car might be just the ticket for a busy life, it’s not the car of choice to create a lasting impression on a first date. According to the firm’s survey, just one percent of respondents said they would choose an estate car when hiring for a special day, with women put off by the practicality of estates. Unsurprisingly, prestige vehicles topped the list for the car to make the best impression at 32%.

SEAT IBX Concept: SEAT compact softroader leaks ahead of Geneva

SEAT IBX Concept With Geneva all but here, there isn’t much left to find its way our from car makers’ little box of secrets. But we have one more for you – the SEAT IBX Concept. You might question why SEAT would be producing a compact crossover/SUV concept when its last offering  - the SEAT Tribi – came to nought.

Mitsubishi Prototype-S sketches

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 28 January 2008 10:13 Fancy a cut-price Mondeo? Mitsubishi is readying a hatchback version of its Lancer family car for launch later this year – and will drop a few clues with this Prototype-S at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2008. Called Lancer Sportback, the production car will be a classic five-door, although you can bank on removing the wilder excesses of the side sills, aggressive snout spoiler and bonnet air vents on bread-and-butter models.