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Here’s a disguise that isn’t fooling anyone. These are the best pictures yet of the facelifted Porsche Cayenne, and clearly show how the model will look.

Our spies caught the sporty off-roader being put through its paces in Germany with a minimal disguise. And while changes to the metalwork have been kept to a minimum, buyers will still get distinctive styling when the big off-roader goes on sale.

The most signifcant alterations are to the nose, where new headlights and a more aggressive front bumper, com­plete with wide-set foglamps, appear.

(this article was taken from autoexpress.co.uk)

We don’t know what Kia’s Ford Focus rival will be called, but we do know how it will look! These first official pictures of the brand’s new family car were released at the British Motor Show.

Visitors to the event won’t be able to see the exciting new addition in the metal, but the Cee’d concept that inspired the production version is on display. Codenamed ED - it stands for European Design - the stylish five-door hatch will hit UK showrooms in November. Estate and sporty three-door versions will follow in 2007.

(this article was written for by carsguide.news.com Neil Dowling)

The Mazda6 MPS is both visually desirable and technically heart-warming. IN 1989, Mitsubishi hit the nail on he head with the Galant VR4. The latest to adopt the VR4 formula of all-wheel-drive, a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and a four-door sedan has been Mazda.

The MPS is basically a Mazda6 shell with an all-wheel-drive underbody enhanced with a turbocharged version of the Mazda6’s 2.3-litre four-cylinder engine.

It is therefore a premium product in the Mazda range yet appears awkwardly placed because of the perception that Mazda puts all its big guns into coupe bodies. Yet that’s no reason to discard this high-performance family saloon.

autoexpress.co.uk got a look at the new appearance of the Shogun, and listed new taillamps, larger windows and an evolutionary design. a revamped 4 wheel drive system is also expected. Flagship models will offer a 250bhp 3.8-litre V6 engine from launch early next year.

We can reveal that BMW is set to unleash a sporty three-door coupé which will blend the company’s reputation for building exciting drivers’ cars with low prices like never before.

Called the Z2, the machine revealed here will spearhead a new class of desirable, affordable coupés, and it’s set to go head-to-head with Volkswagen’s new Scirocco.

This is the new baby BMW many sports car fans have been waiting for. Based on the 1-Series platform, the rear-wheel-drive, front-engined model will be available as either a coupé or roadster, and both variants will offer a competitively priced alternative to the next-generation Z4 sports models.

Wales has been chosen by Project Kimber, a consortium of international auto executives, as the preferred location for a new assembly plant for the production of its re-branded and re-engineered versions of DaimlerChrysler’s smart roadster and coupe sports cars.

The decision, which ends months of speculation, was made by Project Kimber in consultation with its prospective investors and with support from the Welsh Assembly Government’s International Business Wales team. Project Kimber is now looking at a number of suitable sites in South Wales.

This event will be returning to London’s ExCel centre in the Docklands on the 20th to the 30th of July, and it’s not one to miss.

There are going to be world debuts from manufacturers such as Land Rover and Vauxhall, plus global debuts from BMW and SET, and loads of other specials too.

The Jaguar XKR is going to the high-powered star though, powered by a 420bhp super-charged V8. Add the Supercar Paddock to that, and it’s going to be ten days of awesome machinery to remember. Check out details on their website here.