Concept Car of the Week: Matra Laser (1971)

Founded in 1937, French company Matra began its activities by manufacturing military equipment such as aeronautics and weaponry. In the mid ‘60s, under Jean-Luc Lagardere's ambitious direction, the company bought Automobiles Rene Bonnet to expand its portfolio with street and racing cars. The first model solely developed by Matra was the bonkers, but brilliant, 1967 M530, which took its name from the company's surface-to-air missile the R530.

VW debuts Twin Up! Concept at Tokyo Motor Show

Volkswagen introduced the newest member of the XL1 family at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Twin Up! Essentially the plug-in hybrid version of the Up!, this four-seater concept car shares some of its drive system with the Volkswagen XL1 including its dual-clutch automatic transmission, diesel engine and electric motor. The Twin Up!

Nissan Juke-R: Official Shakedown & Testing (video)

Nissan Juke-R Official Test Video After endless video teasing from Nissan, we now get to see a glimpse of the 480bhp Nissan Juke-R out testing at the MIRA track. Just a few days ago we had video of the Nissan Juke-R out playing at Silverstone in the hands of French motoring media. And now we get the official Juke-R testing video from Nissan – just as we expected – and some extra Juke-R photos too.