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Mercury dies off, Lincoln to benefit

Ford's brand portfolio is set to get smaller by the end of the year. Following the sale of Aston Martin, Land Rover, Jaguar and most recently Volvo (to Chinese automaker Geely), the Blue Oval has now announced the demise of its 'middle of the range' Mercury brand, with production of the last vehicles set to cease at the end of 2010. In a statement released to media, Ford announced that the shuttering of the 71-year old Mercury brand was in the interest of focusing on Lincoln, the automaker's only remaining premium brand.

Volvo S60 concept

This is the first look at the new S60 concept Volvo plans to reveal at the Detroit Auto Show in January. The concept gives an indication of what the new sedan will look like when it's launched in 2010. The new car's coupe-inspired silhouette follows on from the original S60's and is also underlined by entirely new shoulder contours and a gentle double wave that runs from headlamps to taillamps.

Win an Audi R8 for the weekend!

By Tim Pollard Competitions 25 February 2009 09:00 Click here to win an Audi R8 for the weekend with CAR Magazine To celebrate CAR Magazine's new look, we've teamed up with supercar club Ecurie25 to give one lucky reader the keys to an Audi R8 supercar for a long weekend, with tyres from Blackcircles.com as a runners-up prize. The R8 remains one of our favourite sports cars of the moment and picked up our coveted Performance Car of the Year gong in 2007. You'll be able to collect the keys to the V8 on a Friday morning from Ecurie25's London HQ and get to drive the 414bhp coupe all weekend until you hand back the keys to their base on Monday afternoon.