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Maybach officially turns up its toes

After almost a decade of trying, Mercedes has finally officially thrown in the towel and announced the end of Maybach production. Maybach – a brand name almost unknown outside Germany when it was revived – was supposed to be Mercedes’ answer to Rolls Royce and Bentley. And perhaps it could have been.

New Peugeot 308 SW (Estate) prices and spec – costs from £16,845

The 2014 Peugeot 308 SW (pictured) costs from £16.5k The new Peugeot 308 SW – the estate version of Peugeot’s 308 – was revealed back in January and now, with the estate available to order from May, Peugeot have revealed the specifications and prices. There will be four trim levels available – Access, Active, Allure and Feline – all with up to 1,660-litres of boot space, with four petrol and five diesel engine options on offer including the new 3-cylinder PureTech 1.2-litre e-THP with either 110 or 130bhp as well as BlueHDI models with emissions as low as 85g/km. Access trim buys you LED running lights, colour-coded door handles and mirrors, AirCon, electric one-touch windows, Cruise, DAB, Bluettoth and remote locking, with Active trim adding in 16″ alloys, Dual Zone AirCon, rear parking sensors, electric handbrake, auto lights and wipers and a 9.7″ multi-function screen with SatNav.

McLaren Automotive Launch – LIVE on Cars UK

McLaren Press Conference Live on Cars UK I know, it’s more than a year since we reported that Ron Dennis was stepping down from his involvement in McLaren F1 to ‘Spend more time with the Family New Cars’ and almost a year since we reported that McLaren Automotive was being created as an independent company. So it seems a little odd to run a headline that says ‘McLaren Automotive Launch‘ when we’ve known about it for a year. But that year has been a busy one for Ron Dennis and the team at Woking.