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Car of the Year 2013 finalists announced: do you agree?

The contest for 2013 Car of the Year is hotting up, with the shortlist for Europe's most prestigious new car award announced. The final eight contenders are: Ford B-max Hyundai i30 Mercedes A-class Peugeot 208 Renault Clio Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT86 Volkswagen Golf Volvo V40   This year, there are eight finalists instead of the usual seven, thanks to a dead heat between two contenders. According to the Car of the Year jury, the award's goal 'is to acclaim the most outstanding new car to go on sale in the [last] 12 months.' Not much fuel for enthusiasts in the 2013 CotY list...

MINI Paceman: Official

The production version of the MINI Paceman – the Countryman Coupe – has been revealed ahead of the Paris Motor Show. The MINI Paceman arrived at the Detroit Motor Show in 2011 as a concept, but it was clear, even then, that MINI wouldn’t be able to resist building the Countryman Coupe as a cheaper alternative to the Range Rover Evoque. So now we have the production version of the Paceman revealed ahead of its public debut at Paris 2012, looking exactly like the Paceman Concept.

First Pagani Huayra up for sale in Switzerland

First Pagani Huayra for sale The first Pagani Huayra to come up for sale is being offered by Carugati in Switzerland at a very large premium. We’ve had our doubts about just how many Huayras Pagani has manged to build so far for its customers, but we do know that the car we’ve all seen as the first customer Huayra is now up for sale in Switzerland, Carugati – a Swiss family-run dealers – is offering chassis #1 Pagani Huayra for buyers with very deep pockets. We promised Carugati we wouldn’t divulge the premium you’ll need to pay, but it is substantial.