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Just 499 examples of the Ferrari 458 Speciale A (spider) will be manufactured. Ferrari will premiere a roofless version of its 458 Speciale at the Paris Motor Show in October. The 458 Speciale A (A as in ‘aperta’ or ‘open’) is the most powerful spider in Prancing Horse history and …

Singer-songwriter will.i.am designs his own bespoke version of the new Lexus NX crossover. A unique interpretation of the new Lexus NX, created by musician, innovator and global entrepreneur will.i.am, has been unveiled in Paris. The Grammy award-winning artist presented his vision for Lexus’s first luxury compact crossover before performing a …

Rugged new addition to the Volkswagen Golf range to debut at Paris Motor Show. Think of a Volkswagen Golf estate with jacked-up suspension and off-road looks and you’ve got the new Golf Alltrack. The Alltrack also features VW’s 4MOTION all-wheel drive system and four engines including the 177bhp 1.8 TSI …

Research reveals the recipe for the perfect man – he can change a tyre! Hire car giant Europcar has conducted a piece of light-hearted research to find out about the driving traits of the perfect man – at least as far as women are concerned. More than one in five …

Pop star Pixie Lott opts for a DS3 in the video for her new single ‘Break Up Song’. Singer-songwriter and Strictly Come Dancing star Pixie Lott is continuing her on-screen love affair with Citroen’s DS brand. The video for ‘Break Up Song (released September 19) also features Pixie’s real-life boyfriend, …

Fashion designer Stella McCartney dresses new Jaguar XE in her Spring 2015 ‘Superhero’ print. Stella McCartney OBE and Jaguar team up to mark the arrival of the Jaguar XE at the Paris Motor Show next month. Jaguar says the partnership “reflects a shared design philosophy that celebrates modernity, performance and …

Meet the new Jeep Renegade – a “baby” Jeep with an Italian accent… The Jeep Renegade is a significant achievement because it’s the first product of the Fiat-Chrysler union – jointly developed by American and Italian designers and engineers. It’s also the first model in Jeep’s history to be built …

Ford Focus wins overall Used Car of the Year title at the prestigious What Car? Used Car Awards 2014. It’s that time of the year when What Car? magazine’s panel of expert judges names the best second-hand cars you can buy on British forecourts. Find out who won what here… …

Goodwood Revival rejoices in the car that personified grand prix racing in the 1950s – the Maserati 250F Sixty years after Juan Manuel Fangio scored an historic first-time-out win for the Maserati 250F, the Goodwood Revival has been celebrating the iconic car. A stunning display of the 2.5-litre 250Fs was …

Toyota supplies 70 ultra-compact electric vehicles for French urban mobility project. The three-year Cité lib by Ha:Mo trial scheme, to be launched in Grenoble, France, will see three-wheel Toyota i-Road and COMS four-wheel electric vehicles available for public car sharing on local journeys. The chic and colourful EVs are set …