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Video: Aston Martin design chief on new Rapide

CAR recently caught up with Aston Martin design chief Marek Reichman – on board one of the first Aston Rapides to be built. You can watch our video interview in the player below, as CAR contributor Guy Bird interviews Reichman. He talks about the new Rapide, and why it shouldn't be seen as a rival for a Merc S-class or even a Porsche Panamera, the crazy new Cygnet – a Toyota iQ by Aston Martin – and the new million-pound One-77 hypercar.

1.7 million drivers consider insurance fraud

1.7 MILLION drivers in the UK would consider making a fraudulent insurance claim after an accident. Even if they were not hurt or not badly injured, these drivers believe it is acceptable to claim compensation. Research by Gocompare shows 6% of UK drivers would consider making a false claim, while 3% would do whatever they could to claim money from an insurer.

BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe (2012): Spy Video

BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe Spy Video at the Nurburgring The CLS started it all, and the A7 joined the party. But BMW aren’t going to be left out of the four-door, swoopy coupe market for long with the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe due to arrive in the Summer of 2012, after the Gran Coupe Concept was revealed at Frankfurt last year. Ahead of the debut of the Gran Coupe – probably at Geneva in the Spring as a production-ready car – BMW are out doing the James May favourite trick of shaking it down at the Nurburgring.