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2014 European Car of the Year shortlist announced

Established in 1964, the European Car of the Year award was set up to celebrate a “single, decisive winner” each year among all new cars in Europe. So, now running into its fiftieth year, the shortlist for the landmark half-century award for the European Car of the Year 2014 has been announced. The seven runners and riders boast among them an interesting and varied mix of bodystyles, shapes, sizes and even powertrains.

Fiat 500 Gucci & 500C Gucci heading to the U.S.

Fiat 500byGucci - and Natasha Poly Did the U.S know what it was letting itself in for when it started to buy the Fiat 500? Well, it’s going to find out soon enough with Fiat launching both the tin top 500byGucci and the convertible 500c Gucci in the States in December. Just like MINI, the Fiat 5090 is a style statement, rather than just mere transport.

Pagani Huayra in Purple with Tricolour Calipers (video)

We have video of what looks like a new build Pagani Huayra, still plastic wrapped, in purple with Italian Tricolour brake calipers. That’s because the Pagani Huayra has not, as far as we can tell, managed to get a European Certificate of Conformity or managed to be Federalised for the US, so sales are impossible. But Pagani are still producing a few cars – although they’ve probably built more Zondas in the last two years than Huayras – but it looks like this Huayra – caught on video outside Pagaini’s premises in Modena – is a new build.