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Rumormill: Aston Martin Cygnet could get V12

A few years ago, if you would have asked us about 500-hp city cars, we would have said, “Awesome, but never going to happen.” We were proven wrong with last year's Nissan Juke-R and we may be proven wrong again with a V12-powered Aston Martin Cygnet. That's right, Autocar reports that Aston is studying the feasibility of taking the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet and shoehorning the V12 from its Vantage and DB9 models. Aston says it could fit the V12 in the tiny car's engine bay without major modifications.

Paris motor show 2010 A-Z review: all the new cars

Paris motor show 2010 video reviewGavin Green's Paris show blogThe CAR Live Blog - the show in real-timeMondial de l'Automobile: reader's blogFull A-Z of every new car at Paris Welcome to CAR Online's guide to the 2010 Paris motor show. International media day is on Thursday 30 September – and the CAR team is heading out to Paris at the Mondial de l'Automobile, bringing you news of every launch as it happens. We’ll be blogging live from the international press day, so make sure you tune in for details of all the new metal, plus press conferences, photos, videos, reviews and much more from the 2010 Paris motor show.

Electric wire eases closing of Corvette Stingray hatch

A single piece of wire makes closing the hatch on the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray easier. Tucked behind the rear fascia, the alloy wire changes shape when an electric current heats it up. The wire returns to its previous shape when it cools.