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Driven: Jaguar XF

It is possibly harder to design a Jaguar than any other premium car brand. The essence of the firm's highly regarded design language is over 40 years old with the shadow of the 1961 E-type and 1968 XJ6 - and even the 1955 Mk1/1959 Mk2 - looming large. For decades the design group has taken cues from these old designs and reinterpreted them to appease the traditionalist Jaguar customer, but in doing so they have reinforced the 'old-man' image of Jaguar and pushed many customers to Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

Mercedes GLA goes subterranean

FOR SUV owners looking to test their cars’ off-road credentials, the obvious place to put them to the test probably isn’t nearly 200 metres underground. But that’s exactly where the new Mercedes GLA found itself as it descended into Winsford Rock Salt Mine, 620 feet beneath the Cheshire countryside. The working mine, which supplies much of the UK’s gritting salt for wintry roads, played host to four standard (apart from extra driving lights) GLA models, which were lowered down into the mine nose first before being let loose in the 130-mile network of tunnels.

Read the Spyker Cars press release announcing the purchase of Saab from GM

PRESS RELEASE: GENERAL MOTORS AND SPYKER CARS REACH AGREEMENT ON SAAB -- GM and Spyker Cars announce a binding agreement over the transfer of ownership of Saab -- Terms are agreed and the deal is expected to close in February -- Saab's future as an independent company is secured -- Saab will exit the orderly wind-down process -- Spyker shareholders will restructure at closure of the deal -- Swedish Government issues guarantee in favour of EIB ZEEWOLDE, The Netherlands (26 January, 2010) -- General Motors Company and Spyker Cars N.V, today confirmed the details of a binding agreement over the transfer of ownership of Saab Automobile AB of Trollh