Range Rover (2011): first pictures, new V8

Land Rover might only have revised the Range Rover last summer, but there’s now a new version, complete with a bigger and better 4.4-litre TDV8, plus it's available as a limited-run Autobiography Black special edition to celebrate the car’s 40th birthday. For a start the engine has grown from 3.6 to 4.4-litres, but still retains the twin sequential turbochargers. That means 309bhp (up from 267bhp), while the torque figures climbs from 472lb ft to 516lb ft.

U.S. Transportation Department opens probe of 2010 Toyota Prius brakes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it is opening a formal investigation of the 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid to determine whether the vehicle suffers momentary loss of braking capability while traveling over bumpy surfaces. NHTSA, an agency that is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has received 124 consumer complaints, including four reports of crashes.

Geneva motor show (2013) A-Z news and reviews

Welcome to CAR's guide to the 2013 Geneva motor show. We're bringing you news of every launch as it happens (including full details on the new 950bhp Ferrari LaFerrari and 903bhp McLaren P1) and we've gathered together all our stories on the most important new cars in this handy A-Z guide. Alfa Romeo 4CAlfa's gorgeous £50k Porsche Cayman rival Alpina BMW B3 BiTurboBMW tuner builds a turbocharged straight-six M3 Aston Martin Rapide S Aston facelifts its elegant limo, gives it extra 80bhp Aston Martin Vanquish CentenarySpecial 565bhp Vanquish celebrates Aston's 100th birthday Audi S3 SportbackAudi takes on the hot hatch crowd with 296bhp Quattro Audi RS Q3 It's the first ever SUV from Audi's RS tuning arm Bentley Continental Flying SpurBentley's fastest ever four-door packs 616bhp  Bertone RapideEver thought your Aston Rapide needed more boot space? Try this...