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Europe's Car of the Year 2011 shortlist announced

The 41 contenders for Europe's 2011 Car of the Year trophy have been whittled down to the final seven as the European CoTY shortlist is announced today. The winner will be voted for by 59 of Europe's most influential motoring journalists, including two CAR writers: editor Phil McNamara and European editor Georg Kacher. The 2010 winner - by just 10 points ahead of the Toyota iQ - was the Volkswagen Polo. Like the Eurovision Song Contest, Car of the Year has proved controversial in the past with accusations of block-voting and blind patriotism, yet the award remains one of the most prestigious in the motor industry.

Mercedes M-Class (2011) first official pictures

This is the new Mercedes M-class. Evolutionary styling hides a range of new engines, including a four-cylinder diesel as Mercedes tries to give its American-made SUV a dose of increased efficiency. Mercedes M-class: design and interior Mercedes wasn't tempted to radically reshape the M-class for 2011.

2012 BMW M6 Coupe & M6 Convertible first video & new pictures

New video and new photos of the 2012 BMW M6 Coupe and Convertible The 2012 BMW M6 was revealed at the weekend, and today we have the first videos of the coupe and convertible, and new photos too. As is their wont, BMW choose Sunday morning to reveal the new M6 – as the BMW M6 Coupe and BMW M6 Convertible – with plenty of photos and most of the detail. Now, just 48 hours on, BMW has managed to come up with a pair of short promotion videos – one for the M6 Coupe and one for the M6 Convertible – and some extra photos.