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New MINI 5-door Hatch revealed – but will you fit through the back doors?

The 5-door MINI hatch arrives We’ve already had the more BMW-like new MINI arrive, and now, for the first time, we get a MINI 5-door hatch to try and extend the appeal of the MINI range to families. The 5-door MINI gets an extra 72mm in the wheelbase and a pair of doors at the back – which do look very tight for full-size people to use – and there’s also an extra 15mm of headroom, a bigger boot and seating for three in the back. In terms of design, there’s little to choose between the 5-door and the 3-door, but the new 5-door does look a bit like the off-spring of the new MINI and the Countryman; just a little dumpy.

Chevrolet Suburban turns 75

The Chevrolet Suburban, the longest-running nameplate in the auto industry, turned 75 this year, and Chevy held a little birthday party on Detroit's Belle Isle on Tuesday. The General Motors division brought some classics for us to ogle and drive, from a 1935 to the 2010 Diamond Edition. Through the early 1930s, automakers were offering car-based wagons.

Ford Focus Sport: the run-out Ford Focus

The Ford Focus Sport - current Focus run-out model You can’t have failed to notice that the Ford Focus is about to be replaced. We’ve been running stories on the 2011 Ford Focus since before it was revealed at the Detroit Motor Show at the start of this year. And the 2011 Focus is almost here, with customer production starting in January 2011.