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Renault toasts triple anniversary

IT’S A BIRTHDAY bonanza for Renault this week, with three important anniversaries set to be celebrated at the Rétromobile Show in Paris. It’s 30 years since the debut of the Espace people-carrier, and although the model isn’t sold in the UK any more it still has a cult following across Europe. Each of the four versions makes up part of Renault’s installation.

Is this a tease for the Pagani Huayra Roadster? (video)

Pagani has released a tease for what we assume is a reveal at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Could this be the convertible Huayra – the Pagani Huayra Roadster? Unbelievably, it’s now two years since Cars UK exclusively revealed the first ever photo of the Pagani Huayra, Pagani’s replacement for the car that turned Pagani from a wannabe garden shed car cobbler together to a credible maker of ultimate supercars – the Pagani Zonda.

Mercedes S500 Plug-in Hybrid revealed – gets official 94.2mpg

The Mercedes S500 Plug-in Hybrid (pictured) has been revealed There will come a point when legislators wake up and realise that car makers are getting too clever at gaming their CO2 based taxation and change the goal posts. But until then, cars like the new Mercedes S500 Plug in Hybrid – revealed today – are the perfect company buy. That’s because the clever use of a plug-in electric motor coupled with a relatively frugal ICE engine – in the case of the S500 Plug-in a 329bhp 3.0 litre V6 and 80kW electric motor – produce official economy and emissions figures that are really only valid under test conditions but save a big chunk of tax for buyers.