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Win an Alfa weekend driving the 8C, Giulietta and 159

By Tim Pollard Competitions 25 June 2010 12:21 To mark the new July 2010 issue of CAR Magazine's Alfa Romeo centenary special, we're giving away a special prize to get any Alfisti drooling. You'll get to drive the 8C supercar, the new Giulietta hatchback and a 159 as part of our Goodwood weekend. Click here to enter our Alfa Romeo competition.Drive to the Goodwood Hotel in Sussex on Friday 19 November 2010, where the acclaimed new Giulietta hatch will be waiting for you and your guest.

Infiniti to build new Mercedes A Class based model in UK

The new Infiniti premium hatch, based on the underpinnings of the new Mercedes A Class and looking like the Etherea Concept, will be built in the UK. Infiniti announced only yesterday that it is introducing a new nomenclature for its cars (Q for saloons/coupes and QX for SUVs/Crossovers) and all new cars will come with a Q at the beginning followed by a number to denote its hierarchy in the Infiniti range. Where exactly that leaves the name of the new ‘baby’ Infiniti, we’re not exactly sure (Q30 or Q40 seems the most likely), but we are pretty sure what it will look like and what will be under the skin.

Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: The VW Allroad arrives

The VW Passat Alltrack - debuts in Tokyo Volkswagen has jumped on to the Allroad bandwagon with its own take on Audi’s faux off-roader, with the reveal of the 2012 VW Passat Alltrack. As you would expect, the Passat Alltrack is a butched-up Passat Estate with a raised ride height, extra bits of plastic round the bumpers, skid plates, flared side sills and 4WD – VW’s 4MOTION – for more traction in boot sale car parks. But when you don’t need the 4WD, around 90 poer cent of the drive is through the front wheels – saving fuel – with the rear wheel drive only coming in to play when you start to slip and slide.