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Andy Saunders sells 'Art Cars' collection

British 'car artist' Andy Saunders' 'Art Car' collection was sold by RM Auctions in London, UK on October 29, along with a selection of classic cars and a McLaren F1 that sold for £2.5 million - a new world record. Though lacking the quality of many Californian custom cars when seen close up, the Art Cars were fascinating to see, and unlike other custom car creators, Saunders has made almost all of the cars for himself; conceiving and creating the cars without any design process beyond thinking them through and getting his hands dirty in evenings after work.  Each of the cars introduced new themes not evident in their donor designs and, within the context of many salubrious but established classic car designs at the auction, they had a powerful quixotic appeal. So why is he selling them?

Top Gear tonight: Merc 190E, BMW M3 & Sierra Cosworth for under £5k

Top Gear Super Saloons for under £5k Here we are at week two of the latest series of Top Gear already, so as ever a reminder that the boys are on the box at 8pm (BST) tonight on BBC2 and – to speak in TG – the footballists aren’t on tonight so you don’t need to Sky+ one or other. What’s on offer this week? It’s super saloons for under £5k this week with Messrs Clarkson, Hammond & May going out and grabbing some high-preformance saloons for under £5k to see if they can ferry the brood and offer high speed thrills to boot.

VW CrossBlue concept (2013) first official pictures

This is Volkswagen's next SUV, just revealed at the 2013 Detroit motor show. Called the CrossBlue, it's a 'mid-sized' six-seat SUV aimed specifically at the American market. Yet judging by these images, and to these European eyes, there doesn’t seem to be much ‘mid-sized’ about it – it's a mammoth five metres long, coming in at 200mm longer than a VW Touareg.