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This year’s European Car of the Year result was close, with the top three contenders separated by only 18 points.

Dacia has launched the Duster Extreme SE, which essentially adds a special appearance package to the existing Prestige version.

Morgan has launched the all-new Super 3, the company’s latest three-wheeled model. Here are ten things worth knowing about it:

Ford has announced that its new Ranger Raptor pick-up will be powered by a 3.0-litre EcoBoost twin-turbo petrol engine.

Volkswagen has released some “near-production” sketches which show the styling of its all-new Amarok.

In 2010, Jeff Koons produced a one-off M3 GT2 Art Car for BMW. Now, the American artist and the German manufacturer have collaborated to create the 8 x Jeff Koons, a limited-run model based on the M850i xDrive Gran Coupé.

As part of Jeep’s electrification strategy, its all-new fifth-generation Grand Cherokee will be offered in Europe with a 4xe plug-in hybrid powertrain.

A sporty-looking Monte Carlo trim grade is now available for the fourth-generation Škoda Fabia.

A jury of 102 motoring journalists representing 33 countries has voted to decide this year’s World Car Awards finalists.

Ford has added an Everglades special edition to its Bronco range.

Ford’s latest GT Heritage Edition is a homage to the AM GT-1 prototype created by Alan Mann Racing in 1966.

Alfa Romeo registered just 1,574 cars in the UK last year. To put that figure into context, fellow Stellantis marques Abarth and DS achieved higher totals (with 2,335 and 2,362 units respectively).

DS Performance – the motorsport division of DS Automobiles – has created the E-Tense Performance to help develop future technologies for electric vehicles.

According to its manufacturer, the new DBX707 “elevates Aston Martin to the pinnacle of the segment” thanks to class-leading performance and dynamics.

Škoda has unveiled the Enyaq Coupé iV, which heralds the brand’s first pure-electric vRS high-performance model.

As part of the recently-revealed Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance product roadmap to 2030, it’s been confirmed that the Nissan Micra’s successor is going to be an electric car.

Honda has reintroduced the CB300R, which joins the brand’s Neo Sports Café family of naked motorcycles alongside the CB125R, CB650R and CB1000R.

Nippy performance, great manoeuvrability, diminutive dimensions and zero emissions are qualities that any decent city car needs today. Arguably, a classic Mini running purely on electricity has them all.

A more extreme version of the Bronco SUV will soon be available. The new 2022 Raptor – which was devised by Ford Performance – is intended to tackle rough ground at high speeds.

A new mild-hybrid powertrain has been introduced for the Jeep Renegade and Compass. The system – known as e-Hybrid – is reckoned to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 15 percent compared to its non-hybrid predecessor.