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Video: Looking back at 50 years of the Jaguar E-type

Jaguar's continuing commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the iconic E-type shined in the Big Apple last week, with a celebration of the car's 1961 premiere at the New York auto show. AutoWeek associate publisher Dutch Mandel, himself an E-type owner, attended the anniversary party and gives us some perspective on the car's importance to enthusiasts in this video montage.

Paris motor show 2010: a reader review

Over the next 48 hours globe-trotting CAR reader Mark Hamilton (car4mh) will be blogging live from the 2010 Paris motor show, filing his thoughts on all the new cars unveiled in the French capital. All his live updates will be posted on this page, so keep coming back for more of his blog. Top tip: the latest updates are posted at the top, so start from the bottom and read up.

Mercedes-Benz A-class patent renderings leaked

Mercedes-Benz unveiled a three-door concept version of its 2012 A-class at the New York and Shanghai auto shows in April, and images of a possible production model leaked this week via the European Patent Office. The renderings show a five-door hatchback version of the A-class concept with less aggressive styling. Its world premiere is said to be scheduled for the Frankfurt motor show in September.