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Study proves men prefer cars to women

MEN FEEL more emotion when looking at beautiful car design than they do when looking at beautiful women, new research has discovered. To coincide with the launch of its new Concept Coupe, Volvo carried out the study to see exactly what makes men and women tick when it comes to aesthetics. Images of the Concept Coupe, which has been designed to create a much more ‘expressive’ link to potential customers’ emotions, were shown to individuals who were wearing brain activity-measuring equipment in sequence with images of old or ‘ugly’ cars, crying and happy babies, plus images of people traditionally considered to be ‘beautiful’.

Megane Renaultsport 265 UK Price – starts at £24,825

The Megane Renaultsport 265 costs from £24,825 Renault has confirmed price and specification for the UK for the Megane Renaultsport 265 starts at £24,825 for the 265 Cup. Renault has now turned the limited edition Mégane Renaultsport 265 Trophy from last year in to the replacement for the Mégane Renaultsport 250, so you can now order up the Mégane Renaultsport 265 as a regular production model in either the Cup or standard version. Just like the 265 Trophy, the new 265 gets the wick turned up a bit to release 265PS (261bhp) which means an improvement of 0.1 seconds to 62mph and an extra 2mph on the top speed (now 158mph).

Driven: Cadillac XTS

In the light of the new, global-focused ATS and hot-off-the-press CTS sedans, the full-sized, US-centric Cadillac XTS is somewhat of an anomaly in the new Caddy clan. It's been earmarked as a stopgap flagship before a proper rear-wheel drive challenger to the Mercedes S-class and Lexus LS comes on stream. Car Design News took to the streets of Detroit to find out if it captures that big Cadillac vibe on home turf.