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Mercedes C-Class Estate (2014) prices to start from £28k

By Tom Gregory First Official Pictures 20 June 2014 11:15 The new Mercedes C-class Estate will go on sale in September 2014, priced from £28,055 for the 184bhp 2.0-litre C200 petrol. Available with a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic gearbox, the C200 is capable of 51.4mpg and produces 128g/km CO2. Diesel is massively important in the hard-fought executive wagon sector and the 2014 Mercedes C-class Estate comes with a choice of two 2.1-litre BlueTEC engines to begin with.

Jaguar renames and expands its performance driving school

What do you get for the man or woman who has everything, including a 500-hp sports car from Jaguar? If you want to keep them alive we’d suggest the newly renamed Jaguar R Performance Driving Academy. Jaguar renamed its driving school on Tuesday and also expanded it to four locations in the United States this year, offering both basic and advanced courses.

AutoWeek Design Forum: McLaren evolves with carbon fiber

McLaren Automotive design boss Frank Stephenson detailed his company's transformation from strictly racing to producing road-going models on Thursday at the AutoWeek Design Forum. McLaren is launching the highly anticipated MP4-12C this year, and the company has been hard at work refining the use of carbon fiber, which it pioneered in the iconic McLaren F1. The company cut the amount of time required to design a carbon-fiber tub from 3,000 hours for the F1 to a mere four hours for the MP4-12C.