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SAIC's Mobiliant wins 2013 LA Design Challenge

SAIC has been revealed as the winner of this year's LA Design Challenge. The Chinese carmaker's entry, a single-seat urban public transit vehicle, was declared the victor after intense judging sessions took place throughout the LA auto show's second press day. The panel – which included Tom Matano, executive director, School of Industrial Design at San Francisco's Academy of Art University, and Stewart Reed, chair of Transportation Design at Pasadena's Art Center College of Design – combed through the entries, discussing their merits and how closely they fit the brief, before hearing the teams' presentations in the afternoon.

Vauxhall Mokka (2012) first official pictures

This is the Vauxhall Mokka, a B-segment SUV that will be revealed at the 2012 Geneva motor show this March.  So the Vauxhall Mokka isn’t a move into the hotly contested hot drinks market? Err, no. Instead it’s a Vauxhall (and Opel) version of the Buick Encore 4x4 that’s just been revealed at the 2012 North American International Auto Show.

Megane Renaultsport 265 UK Price – starts at £24,825

The Megane Renaultsport 265 costs from £24,825 Renault has confirmed price and specification for the UK for the Megane Renaultsport 265 starts at £24,825 for the 265 Cup. Renault has now turned the limited edition Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy from last year in to the replacement for the Mégane Renaultsport 250, so you can now order up the Mégane Renaultsport 265 as a regular production model in either the Cup or standard version. Just like the 265 Trophy, the new 265 gets the wick turned up a bit to release 265PS (261bhp) which means an improvement of 0.1 seconds to 62mph and an extra 2mph on the top speed (now 158mph).