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Could Michelin’s Active Wheel truly transform the car?

Cars today have evolved and been refined to an extraordinary degree, but carmakers – and car designers – are still always looking for ‘the next big thing'. Yet despite a myriad of recent technical innovations, ask the man on the street what is the problem with cars of today, and he'll likely reply along the lines of "they all look the same". Mass production processes, packaging requirements and safety and regulatory constraints are just a few of the reasons why it is hard to make a car that looks truly different.

Peugeot RCZ GT THP 1.6 156 Review & Road Test (2010)

Peugeot RCZ Review & Road Test. Claire gets to play The Peugeot RCZ is a big deal for Peugeot, so we’ve been looking forward to getting our hands on the RCZ for a review and road test more than most cars this year. Peugeot has already shown recently – with cars like the 3008 and 5008 – that they are once again making cars that – if not exactly the drive of your life – are very much a cut above for the driver.

Honda Civic Tourer (2013) at Frankfurt motor show

The new Honda Civic Tourer might just be a better looker than its hatchback brother. Binning the split rear window tailgate and forming a ‘floating roofline’ makes for a decent-looking estate – but we expected that after clapping eyes on the concept car. What we can tell you is the showroom-ready Civic Tourer has the biggest boot in the compact estate class, and employs similar suspension technology to that of a Golf GTI – or an Audi R8.