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Toyota have revealed their new hybrid car, the ‘Hybrid X’ at the Geneva Motor Show this week. When viewed from above, the car is designed to give the impression of an ‘x’ due to the positioning and shaping of the glass.

Toyota have revealed that inside the car will be an interface which will allow you to control the sight, sound, touch and smell of the car. The car will come with four doors which are opened by pressing a button rather than the traditional handle. The aim is a family sized car that is environmentally friendly, but with modern technology.

The 77th Geneva Motor show starts on Thursday 8th March and continues until the 18th March. There will be over 250 exhibitors and more than 700,000 visitors are expected from across the world. The show will be held in the Geneva Palexpo which has a net surface area of more than 77,000 square meters.

The show as normal will be a showcase of new cars soon to be released, first car models, new car manufacturers, dream cars, and new technologies. The main focus will be on the development of eco-friendly technologies and how these can be applied to new cars. Hybrid cars are also expected to make a big appearance at this year’s show with various large manufacturers in the process of designing their own versions.

Renault Sport is on a roll. On the road, its latest creations, Clio Renaultsport 197 and Mégane Renaultsport 230 F1 R26, have attracted widespread critical acclaim for their mesmeric handling and scintillating performance, while on the track, the eagerly anticipated 2007 Clio Cup Championship looks set to become the biggest and best race series yet. It was only fitting then that the French marque should steal the show at Autosport International which ran at the National Exhibition Centre last weekend.

Top Gear star Richard Hammond is back behind the wheel – just two months after his 288mph horror smash.

Hammond, 36, took wife Mindy for a spin near their Gloucestershire home, after passing two hours of mental reasoning, memory and problem-solving tests to get his driving license back.

‘The Hamster’ has amazed doctors with his speedy recovery. Two months ago, he was in a critical condition in Leeds Royal Infirmary after losing control of a jet-powered Vampire dragster.

And the popular presenter couldn’t hold back his delight. Afterwards he told the Daily Mirror: “As I got into the driving seat it felt like I was back where I belonged.

A Citroen 2CV plays the leading role in the greatest James Bond chase sequence of all time, a survey revealed today.

Roger Moore’s classic escape in the 1981 film, “For Your Eyes Only”, topped a poll conducted by motoring website, 4Car (www.channel4.com/4car), for Jeremy Clarkson’s auto-fest MPH Show ’06.

With Casino Royale premiering next month, Clarkson and small-screen co-host, James May, will conduct a daily theatrical tribute to Bond and his love-affair with the car in front of a live audience of 12,000 each day at Birmingham’s NEC (26-29 October) and London’s Earls Court (2-5 November). Other acts on the £1m MPH stage will include a Ninja fighting a Vauxhall Monaro, a 3D helicopter gun chase and ‘Parkour’ experts defying gravity by jumping over moving cars.

Nissan’s participation at the 61st International Motor Show at Hanover will see the world debut of an all-new Cabstar light truck, as well as a hybrid-powered Cabstar concept vehicle, a new range of engines on the new Atleon light truck, and enhancements to the Primastar and Interstar LCVs based on Renault/GM platforms.

Nissan has set ambitious commitments for its global LCV business, one of four breakthrough areas identified under the company’s Value-Up business plan. By fiscal year 2007, the company plans to double operating profit margin to 8% and increase volumes by 40% to 434,000 units worldwide compared with fiscal 2004.

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.