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Honda’s new mini-SUV Juke rival revealed

This is the first sight of the production-ready shape of Honda’s forthcoming small crossover – a machine intended to rival Nissan’s Juke, Vauxhall’s Mokka and the MINI Countryman. If it looks familiar, that’s because it was previewed at January’s Detroit show as the “Urban SUV Concept”.

Driven: Renault Clio 4

Having pioneered the ‘small car, big-car features' trend with original version, Renault has sold over 12 million Clios since the model was launched in 1991. The box-fresh ‘91 Clio RT Renault displayed alongside its successors at the launch of the Clio 4 is testament to what a successful formula was struck. Will time be as kind to the new Clio 4?

Two new Hyundai transmissions boost mpg

Hyundai will introduce dual-clutch and continuously variable transmissions to models for the United States as early as next year as it seeks to become a leader in fuel efficiency, a top executive says. This will be the first application of a dual-clutch transmission for Hyundai. The transmission--which uses two clutches to shift a manual gearbox as if it were an automatic--is more efficient than either a traditional manual or automatic gearbox.