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2012 Honda Crosstour lineup gets a four-cylinder

Honda has added a four-cylinder engine to its Crosstour wagon for 2012. The Crosstour will now be available with a 2.4-liter engine in addition to the V6 with which it debuted. Fuel economy goes up with the new engine to 21 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway.

Jaws and Pussy Galore visit Bond attraction

TWO ICONIC characters from the James Bond franchise - Jaws and Pussy Galore - will appear at Beaulieu Motor Museum's Bond In Motion exhibition this November. Richard Kiel, who played the steel-toothed Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, and Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in Goldfinger, will be visiting the exhibition between 10.30am and 4.00pm on 30th November and 1st December 2013. Visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to purchase Richard's autobiography, Making It Big in the Movies, and both Richard and Honor will be available to sign purchases and for photographs.

McLaren 12C Spider: Official

After a tease last week McLaren Automotive has revealed the convertible MP4-12C – the McLaren 12C Spider. We did think there was a chance McLaren would try to steal Ferrari’s thunder by revealing the convertible version of the MP4-12C at Goodwood this last weekend, but they didn’t. But today the McLaren 12C Spider (not the MP4-12C Spider) is officially revealed, and by the look of it no one will be buying the MP4-12C any more.