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Bentley future design competition held at Hongik University, South Korea

Bentley has held its first design competition in collaboration with a university outside the UK. Director of design, Luc Donckerwolke, and head of exterior and advanced design, Sangyup Lee, tasked students at Hongik University in Seoul with designing a Bentley that would be released in 2040. In addition to looking to the future, students were asked to take the Bentley 'Blue Train' as inspiration: the car driven by three-time Le Mans-winner, Woolf Barnato, who, in March 1930, bet £100 that he could drive his Bentley from Cannes in the south of France to The Conservative Club in London in the time it took the luxurious Blue Train to travel from Cannes to Calais on the English Channel.

America trialling solar-powered roads

Solar Roadways After glow-in-the-dark road markings proved to be a bit of a flop when the paint washed away in the rain, experts are now experimenting with solar-powered motorways. A small, family-owned American company based in Idaho called Solar Roadways has created a short section of road that uses the sun’s energy to power nearby buildings, as well as electric cars. If the solar-powered roads are adopted worldwide, it could put an end to the range-anxiety commonly associated with electric vehicles.

New Range Rover Hybrid - the world's first premium diesel hybrid SUV

Land Rover has a history of boldly going where many cars dare not tread, but it's now venturing into virgin territory of its own, with the launch of the first hybrid Range Rover models. Order books for the Range Rover Hybrid and Range Rover Sport Hybrid will open when the new cars make their world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show on September 10th, with the first deliveries taking place in early 2014. both cars emit just 169g/km CO2 and offer 44.1mpg