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BMW ready to shift small coupes, convertibles to even-number nameplates

Reports in Europe say that BMW is planning a shake-up in the naming strategy for its smaller coupes and convertibles, as well as planning to shift its 1-series cars onto a front-drive platform. The nameplate shake-up will have coupe and convertible variants of the 1-series become the 2-series, while coupe and convertible variants of the 3-series will become the 4-series. The changeover is expected to start in 2013, according to a report on the Web site of Car magazine.

New Year drink-drive warning for revellers

SOME revellers will drink so much to see in the New Year that they might be over the legal driving limit for nearly all of January 1, the AA has warned. As many as 21% of people plan to drink at least 10 units of alcohol at New Year's Eve celebrations, potentially putting them still over the limit by 12 noon on New Year's Day. And the AA/Populus survey of more than 21,000 drivers also revealed that 2% would drink to such an extent that they risked being over the limit as late as 10pm on New Year's Day.

Porsche Panamera Wide Track Edition by Project Kahn

The wide body Porsche Panamera by Project Kahn Bradford tuners Project Kahn have created the Porsche Panamera Wide Body Edition with a decent-looking body kit and interior re-trim. There was a time when you expected anything that dropped in to the inbox from Project Kahn to be a bejewelled and bewinged version of one Range Rover or another. But no more, as Afzal Kahn has taken a liking to other marques, in this case the Porsche Panamera.