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New Discovery Sport Teases Seven-Seat Cabin

LAND ROVER has dropped the biggest hint yet as to the role its new Discovery Sport model will play in the firm’s line-up, with a cheeky nod to the car’s seating layout. Making the unusual point of drawing attention to its prototype cars with dramatic camouflage, the latest set of graphics to adorn the premium compact SUV show an illustration of a third row of seats. This nod to family-centric buyers should ensure plenty of pre-launch interest, as seven-seat cars in this sector of the market are the exception rather than the norm.

Nimbus e-Car: the eco camper of the future

Following on from the super-cute Porsche-alike Carice Mk1electric car we brought you recently, today we have news of a futuristic family adventure car that might just rival the Carice for sheer "awwwww". Meet the Nimbus e-Car concept. It’s like a Volkswagen Transporter Kombi for the hippies of 2020.

Mercedes B-class (2012): the first look inside

Mercedes is giving its new small car range a much more modern cabin. This first official photo inside the new 2012 Merc B-class reveals a cockpit with distinctive round air vents from the SLK and a heavily stylised dashboard. We've been to Mercedes' Italian design studio to sit inside the new B-class and can report it's a much slicker affair inside.