Hyundai HED-4 concept

4x4's have become for many shorthand for the cause of climate change, demonised as emblems of irresponsibility. To launch one that pats the environment on the back rather than stamping all over it in neutral, ergo pure, Switzerland is therefore a welcome repost to typical media hysteria. So alongside the unveiling of their new C-segment rival, the FD, Hyundai will present the latest example of their advanced vehicle research, the HED-4 concept.

Flood-damaged car 'bought' by 12-year-old

A SUBMERGED CAR that was abandoned because of flooding on the Somerset Levels and put on eBay has sold for more than £100,000. The unnamed bidder paid £101,100 on the online auction site to buy the Seat Toledo after it was put up for sale by owner Hubert Zajaczkowski, 21. Mr Zajaczkowski planned to donate the cash to a charity helping the victims of flooding in Somerset.

Performance Car of the Year photo gallery - day 2

 CAR's road testers always dress up for the occasion The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is trailered to the south of France from Stuttgart. It's the car that raises the pulse more than any other here 'I'll have one of each please.' The Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG arrive by lorry and appear magically on the top of a Provencal mountainside. Stops plenty of passing tourist trade Read the full story in the new January 2011 issue of CAR Magazine out on 22 December - there's a smashing 36-page standalone supplement charting the full story of Performance Car of the Year, as eight greats battle it out for CAR's annual sports car trophy Click through to our facebook page to 'like' your favourite images.