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Skoda reveals 2013 model offensive & extends new Skoda badge rollout

Skoda has revealed it is to launch six new models during 2013 and is also busy extending the rollout of its new badges across the Skoda range. Skoda has laid out its stall for 2013 early on, with a graphic posted on their Facebook page revealing new model plans for 2013 – all six of them. First out of the gate is the 2013 Skoda Rapid – which arrives this month – followed by the Skoda Octavia Hatch in March and the Octavia Estate in June.

New Mitsubishi Mirage to replace Colt in 2013

Mitsubishi Mirage The new Mitsubishi Mirage – a ‘Global Compact Car – has gone on sale in Thailand, is being built in Thailand and will replace the Mitsubishi Colt in Europe in 2013. The new Mitsubishi Mirage is a budget five-door hatchback that Mitsubishi are aiming at emerging markets. But it’s not going to stop there.

One Lap of the Web: Living with an electric motorcycle, Land Rover's Unimog and Reattas in Finland

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- The route for the 2014 Hemmings Motor news Great Race, and this year, the race is heading east.