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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.

Spyker confirms Peking to Paris will be a V8

Spyker confirms that the Peking Paris luxury 4x4 will be a V8 not a V12 [ad#ad-1] We brought you an exclusive the other day that Spyker will drop the planned V12 version of its uber-4×4 – The Spyker Peking-Paris D12 – in favour of a supercharged V8 – The Spyker Peking-Paris D8. But it’s always nice to have confirmation from the horses mouth and today, with a financial statement from Spyker, comes a tacit admission (or actual proof, as we like to think of it!) that our story was indeed correct. Spyker talk about the Peking-Paris in their statement, but only ever refer to it as the D8, dropping all references to the D12, which is probably as much as they’re willing to reveal until the car turns up at Frankfurt in September.

Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham Special arrives early

Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham The Limited Edition of the Range Rover Evoque with Victoria Beckham’s name attached has appeared ahead of its reveal at the Beijing Motor Show. Just the other day we reported on a ‘tell us nothing’ video tease from Land Rover for the Range Rover Evoque Victoria Beckham, scheduled to arrive on Monday at the Beijing Motor Show. But it’s arrived a bit ahead of time, not something you expect from a ‘celeb’.