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Alfa Romeo at the London motor show 2008

By Guy Bird and CAR reader reporter Jacomoseven Motor Shows 24 July 2008 09:30 Although many journalists – including CAR – have already driven the Mito, the London motor show was the official public world premiere of Alfa’s new small car sensation. Click here for CAR's first drive review of the Alfa Mito. What’s new on Alfa Romeo’s London motor show stand?Pride of place went to a red Mito and an 8C, both – Alfa promises – symbols of the sporty brand getting back to basics in terms of driver focus and quality.

CES: Mercedes-Benz boss talks technology

Mercedes-Benz boss Dieter Zetsche characteristically seemed to enjoy his status as a car guy amid the computer nerds at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. “I just came from Detroit yesterday, where some people consider consumer electronics to be a mere accessory to the car, and now I am here at CES where some people think the car is a mere accessory to the consumer electronics,” he said in a keynote speech on Tuesday at the event. Zetsche introduced mbrace2, the second generation of the Mercedes-Benz mbrace (pronounced “embrace”) system.

Bentley confirms luxury SUV for 2016

Citing “extremely positive customer response” to the idea, Bentley has officially given its super-luxury SUV the go-ahead. Since the VW board already greenlit the project back in February, the only thing holding the vehicle back is the time it will take Bentley to set up production lines -- and perhaps to work out the design. The announcement confirms that Bentley is joining Porsche and Maserati, and possibly Lamborghini, in jumping into the high-end SUV game.