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Wraps come off glorious Porsche Mission S
Don’t let Porsche confuse you - this previews a mid-engined supercar to sit above the 911.
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SEAT Mii FR revealed
2012 SEAT Mii (FR-styled SEAT city car to debut at Wörthersee Festival.)
FR-styled SEAT city car to debut at Wörthersee Festival.

BMW 135is run-out models for US
2012 BMW 1 Series (Coupé and Convertible versions of 135is fitted with latest 320hp engine to create performance-orientated editions.)
Coupé and Convertible versions of 135is fitted with latest 320hp engine to create performance-orientated editions.

Porsche 918 Spyder hits the road
2012 Porsche 918 Spyder (Prototypes of Porsche's plug-in hybrid supercar hit the road for testing.)
Prototypes of Porsche's plug-in hybrid supercar hit the road for testing.

BMW 1 Series line-up additions
2012 BMW 1 Series (Baby Beemer loses two doors but gains two new models.)
Baby Beemer loses two doors but gains two new models.

New 200mph Merc estate by edo
2012 edo competition Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Estate (edo competition has given the Mercedes C 63 AMG a power and performance boost, with a claimed top speed of over 200mph.)
edo competition has given the Mercedes C 63 AMG a power and performance boost, with a claimed top speed of over 200mph.

New BMW 3 Series Touring available to order
2012 BMW 3 Series Touring (More practical BMW 3 Series available from £29,380.)
More practical BMW 3 Series available from £29,380.

Eterniti takes orders for Artemis super-SUV
2012 Eterniti Artemis (Proof that money does not buy taste, as four standard and one bespoke car ordered.)
Proof that money does not buy taste, as four standard and one bespoke car ordered.

Vauxhall engine line-up set for an overhaul
2012 Vauxhall (Torque, refinement and efficiency all targets of new GM engines that will be led by 200hp 1.6 turbo powerplant.)
Torque, refinement and efficiency all targets of new GM engines that will be led by 200hp 1.6 turbo powerplant.

Chevrolet's compact SUV revealed
2012 Chevrolet Trax (New Chevy Trax set to take the fight to B-segment SUV rivals.)
New Chevy Trax set to take the fight to B-segment SUV rivals.

BMW M135i hits production
2012 BMW M135i (BMW to put turbocharged, 320hp version of 1 Series on sale.)
BMW to put turbocharged, 320hp version of 1 Series on sale.

MINI John Cooper Works GP revealed
2012 MINI John Cooper Works GP (MINI unveiled the limited edition John Cooper Works GP model at the MINI United festival.)
MINI unveiled the limited edition John Cooper Works GP model at the MINI United festival.

Company car tax? There's an app for that
2012 Toyota (Toyota and Lexus fleet services launch app to make company car tax easier to understand.)
Toyota and Lexus fleet services launch app to make company car tax easier to understand.

Cars for the people, designed by the people
2012 Volkswagen Beetle (Ideas from the Volkswagen People's Car Project have been turned into designs and put on display in China.)
Ideas from the Volkswagen People's Car Project have been turned into designs and put on display in China.

Passat does 1,600 miles on a tank
2012 Volkswagen Passat (Organisers use a scene straight out of the Italian Job (the remake) to secure nomination.)
New fuel economy record set in the USA with a Volkswagen Passat TDI covering 1,626 miles at an average of over 100mpg.

How London hacked its way to 2012 Olympics
2012 (Organisers use a scene straight out of the Italian Job (the remake) to secure nomination.)
Organisers use a scene straight out of the Italian Job (the remake) to secure nomination.

Ferrari damages Chinese monument
2012 Ferrari 458 Italia (Official apology issued by Ferrari as rogue dealership employee damages landmark.)
Official apology issued by Ferrari as rogue dealership employee damages landmark.

Final batch of Saab 9-3 Convertibles
2012 Saab 9-3 Cabriolet (Twenty six cars offered in total including seven Independence Edition models.)
Twenty six cars offered in total including seven Independence Edition models.

Vauxhall torques up Astra VXR
2012 Vauxhall Astra VXR (New Vauxhall Astra VXR delivers 280hp and 400Nm and comes with clever front suspension to quell torque steer.)
New Vauxhall Astra VXR delivers 280hp and 400Nm and comes with clever front suspension to quell torque steer.

BMW teases limited edition M5
2012 BMW M5 (M5 M Performance Edition announced via YouTube.)
M5 M Performance Edition announced via YouTube.

Toyota RAV4 EV goes on sale
2012 Toyota RAV4 (Electrically powered Toyota RAV4 SUV built in conjunction with Tesla.)
Electrically powered Toyota RAV4 SUV built in conjunction with Tesla.

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