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Ariel Atom 700 is a turbo-supercharged 700-hp track weapon

If you're willing to ditch sleek supercar looks and just about every automotive creature comfort in the pursuit of pure performance, you might consider the Ariel Atom 3. Powered by a 2.4-liter Honda I4 engine cradled in an exoskeletonlike frame, the Atom 3 boasts a 0-to-60-mph time of just 2.9 seconds But maybe those performance numbers just aren't enough for you. If so, Piedmont, S.C.-based DDMWorks might have a solution.

Smart Fortwo Lightshine launches

Yet another Smart Limited Edition - the Smart Fortwo Lightshine You have to hand it to Mercedes – they don’t give up on Smart (or Maybach – another expensive departure). They keep churning out new cars (well, endless new limited editions, anyway) despite sales that seem to keep falling. Last year (2010) saw Smart sales in the UK fall by 8.5% and their sales last month (December 2010) were a woeful 57% down on December 2009.

Renault Megane CC (Coupe Cabriolet) revealed

Renault is to debut the new Renault Megane CC at the Geneva Motor Show A couple of weeks ago we had a teaser photo of the new Renault Megane CC which is due to launch at the Geneva Motor Show next month. As usual all we got was an arty picture – in this case of the rear 3/4 view – and a few details. But now Geneva is getting closer Renault has decided to divvy up a set of pictures and a fair amount of detail.