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BMW's quirky new i3

The side view of the new BMW i3 electric vehicle takes some getting used to, with no two windows the same size or shape. The i3 is high-waisted through the front door and then there's a notch for a taller rear-passenger window and the rear-hinged rear door and a narrow, tapering window at the rear quarter. Yet when you look at the underlying structure -- made of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic -- an innovative choice for a mass-produced car -- there's a giant side opening from front to rear.

Porsche Panamera Wide Track Edition by Project Kahn

The wide body Porsche Panamera by Project Kahn Bradford tuners Project Kahn have created the Porsche Panamera Wide Body Edition with a decent-looking body kit and interior re-trim. There was a time when you expected anything that dropped in to the inbox from Project Kahn to be a bejewelled and bewinged version of one Range Rover or another. But no more, as Afzal Kahn has taken a liking to other marques, in this case the Porsche Panamera.

Build your Mini Cooper Hardtop

We suspect that your initial inclination upon the discovery of a new model's configurator is to throw gobs and gobs of equipment at a car to see just how high the price will go. After all, that's what we tend to do. It's especially satisfying with German automakers — notably Porsche and BMW — who seem to have turned option pricing into something bordering on absurdist theatre.