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New Mercedes-Benz S-class spotted in SoCal

The new Mercedes-Benz S-class must be hustling toward the developmental-cycle finish line, because it's been spotted en masse in places such as Toronto (where it must be undergoing cold-weather testing) and Irvine, Calif. (where it must be gauging the interest of Benz-crazy vox populi). Because as devoid as it is of bodywork-breaking pillboxes, camera-obfuscating swirl paint, and surly engineers, the fact that it's seen here in little more than some sticky paper and a pair of cheap sunglasses on the driver means that the elder statesman of the automotive world is readying its next debut.

Women are now the driving force in cars

WOMEN now account for more than half of all driving licence holders in the USA and the UK is set to follow this example by 2016. Younger women drivers are helping to boost the number of female driving licence holders around the world, but older women drivers are also growing in number. The number of males applying for a new driving licence has declined in the last three years, but the number of women applying for a driving licence has gone up by 2.5%.

Geneva motor show (2013) A-Z news and reviews

Welcome to CAR's guide to the 2013 Geneva motor show. We're bringing you news of every launch as it happens (including full details on the new 950bhp Ferrari LaFerrari and 903bhp McLaren P1) and we've gathered together all our stories on the most important new cars in this handy A-Z guide. Alfa Romeo 4CAlfa's gorgeous £50k Porsche Cayman rival Alpina BMW B3 BiTurboBMW tuner builds a turbocharged straight-six M3 Aston Martin Rapide S Aston facelifts its elegant limo, gives it extra 80bhp Aston Martin Vanquish CentenarySpecial 565bhp Vanquish celebrates Aston's 100th birthday Audi S3 SportbackAudi takes on the hot hatch crowd with 296bhp Quattro Audi RS Q3 It's the first ever SUV from Audi's RS tuning arm Bentley Continental Flying SpurBentley's fastest ever four-door packs 616bhp  Bertone RapideEver thought your Aston Rapide needed more boot space? Try this...