Steve Davies

I have always considered the Renault Wind to be a car, intended primarily for female buyers who'd like something stylish, easy-to-park and manoeuvrable in towns and cities. That's not intended as a slur on our female audience, some of whom (including Mrs D) would quite happily drive around in a 911 every day, but chic two-seaters such as the Renault Wind have proven popular with the fairer-sex and style is a large part of its appeal.

Following swiftly on from last week's 911 Black Edition, Porsche have revealed another Black Edition special, this time for the Boxster. Unlike the £67,000 911 Black Edition, which is priced to match the base 911 Carrera, the Boxster Black Edition is more than £3,500 more expensive than the Boxster S at £47,426 when it is launched in March 2011.

We brought you news and pictures of Mercedes' new 2011 C63 AMG last week, after a minor slip at Mercedes HQ let the news out a little early. What we didn't have at that time were the prices and technical details of Mercedes' most-compact 'bahnstormer.

If you work in the automotive sector then you'll be heartened to read the 2011 Edelman Trust Barometer, the company's 11th annual research study into the trust and credibility of businesses around the world. For 2011 Automotive climbs to become the 2nd most trusted industry sector, just behind Technology which retained the No.1 spot for a second year in a row.

The city of Novgorod ("new city") located just 100 miles from St. Petersburg is one of Russia's most historic cities, having been declared a World Heritage Site back in 1992. With a population the size of Northampton and a thriving tourism industry, they like to keep their streets safe especially over the holiday season.

This morning Mercedes-Benz released driving shots of the new C 63 AMG for 2011, which takes on board the changes made to the C Class announced last month.

Do you remember the FT-86 Concept? The compact Toyota coupe that revived our deep longings for a modern-day Hachi-Roku (AE86 Corolla Coupe) and was coined Toyobaru, due to the fact that the compact rear-drive sports coupe was being jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru.

Angie Voluti wrote a few months about the naming advantage of Italian car companies in her article, 'What's in a Name?', and Lamborghini's latest special edition Gallardo LP 560-4 Bicolore provides a perfect example.