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Mercedes A 45 AMG goes off-road in the Desert (video)

The Mercedes A 45 AMG struts its stuff in the desert The Mercedes A 45 AMG is now starting to appear in small numbers on UK roads after buyers have been tempted to shell out nearly £40k for the quickest Mercedes A-Class there’s ever been. But it seems Mercedes don’t want us to think of the A 45 AMG as just a very hot hatch for the roads, but as a little hot hatch with some proper off-road pretensions. So they’ve taken the A 45 AMG off to West Africa to show it at play on the dirt tracks and sand dunes, and we have to say that Mercedes 4MATIC four wheel drive does seem to make a decent fist of coping with what’s thrown at it.

Interior Motives Design Awards 2013

Earlier this evening, the world's top designers and automotive journalists gathered together at the Moon13 club in Frankfurt to watch sponsors Ford and Volkswagen reveal the 2013 Interior Motives Student Design of the Year: ‘Audi O Concept' by Nir Siegel, Cherica Haye and Hanchul Lee of London's Royal College of Art. Launched in January of this year and themed ‘The Connected Car', this year's contest attracted hundreds of entries from students spread across every corner of the globe. And at a ceremony hosted by acclaimed designer Chris Bangle earlier today, the following talented young designers realized their dream of winning an award:   Best Ergonomics (Sponsored by Visteon) and Student Design of the Year ‘Audi O Concept' – Nir Siegel, Cherica Haye & Hanchul Lee (Royal College of Art, UK) "The O Concept is not a normal car," claim its creators.

Win tickets to the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed is just around the corner, and CAR has teamed up with Johnnie Walker to give away two weekend tickets to this great British motoring event. Click here to enter our competition This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place from 2-4 July, and in conjunction with Johnnie Walker Black Label, proud sponsors of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team, CAR is offering two weekend tickets to attend the largest motoring garden party in the world. And the lucky winner will also receive a special collector’s item, the Centenary Limited Edition Johnnie Walker Black Label pack, embellished with real 23-carat gold. You can find out more about Johnnie Walker by visiting www.johnniewalker.com. Click here to enter our competition The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 July, the theme is ‘Viva Velocé – a passion for speed’, and the featured marque is Alfa Romeo, which turns 100 this year.