The mag"s images show...
The mag"s images show a development mule with the current car"s bodyshell, but the track is wider and the wheelarches are flared out to accommodate a different platform. Being developed in conjunction with Volvo, the floorpan will also spawn a "baby" Swedish SUV, rumoured to be the XC50. Both will be based on a modified Ford Focus platform with full-time four-wheel drive.
No more road tax and...
No more road tax and less duty on fuel - that"s what is expected to be in Labour"s manifesto for next year"s General Election. But there would be a price to pay; a dramatic expansion in the number of toll roads. The idea is to charge drivers for how much they use their car, not simply owning it.