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Lexus LF-CC concept car (2012) first official pictures

It’s taken some time, but Lexus lovers will be delighted to learn of the new slender LF-CC concept unveiled at the Paris motor show this week, which looks set to replace the current IS range. The LF-CC concept sports a sleek coupe-style body, suggesting its latest family saloon could be a real head-turner. For the first time ever, the IS will be available with the all-new 2.5-litre full hybrid engine, which is soon to be fully incorporated into the Lexus model range.

Will your next new car stop itself?

Last week in Park City, Utah, a group of us were discussing the chutzpah that some manufacturers have in charging hundreds of dollars for outboard mirrors that dip downward when the vehicle's placed in reverse. The consensus was, “Since the electric motors in the mirrors are already there, and the computers know the car's set to back up, it's only a line of code. A very expensive line of code.” The European Union seems to be thinking along the same lines.

Fiat Cinquecento Prima Edizione for US Fiat fans

The Fiat 500 Prima Edizione You don’t have to be fluent in Italian to work out that Prima Edizione means ‘First Edition’, or something similar. Which is probably as well. Because the Fiat 500 Prima Edizione is destined for the US, and if there is one nation on earth which is more foreign-language-phobic than the Brits it’s the Yanks.