2012 Renault Clio Williams abandons old colour scheme

In 2012 there will be a new version of the famous Renault Clio Williams - a hot hatchback that blended the Clio with Williams F1's engineering and technical knowledge to produce a truly brilliant car. The new version will arrive in 2012 as a celebration of the outgoing Renault Clio. This news follows the announcement that the Williams-Renault partnership will be revived for 2012 in Formula One, so it is likely that this was also a contributing factor.

Since the original car of 1993, the Subaru Impreza has become more noticeably associated with a blue body, gold wheels colour scheme, so it is possible that Renault will consider a new, more futuristic colour scheme while designing the new car. 

It could feature subtle hints of the old colour scheme, or perhaps the red, white and blue of the current Williams livery and colour scheme of both the British and French national flags.

New Fiat 500C by Gucci

The Fiat 500C by Gucci will come as a convertible in either glossy black with shiny chrome-plated trim or white with matt chrome-plated trim.

The soft-top roof will come with a Gucci themed green-red-green pattern and the body-coloured 16-inch alloy wheels will feature double G logos in the centre.

The car will be available from August onwards, costing £17,434.

Maserati GranTurismo gets new Sport Pack

Maserati's new Sport Pack for the GranTurismo S Automatic will feature a revised exhaust system with a richer sound with a faster automatic gearbox thanks to new MC Auto Shift technology. 

Visually the car will also differ from the standard car: Grigio Neptune-design alloy wheels; body-coloured side skirts; a new black grille featuring a red-highlighted Maserati logo and an integrated boot spoiler. The headlights will feature a 'black look' tint and the car will now have oval exhaust pipes.

The power, weight, torque and straight line performance of the car will not change and will be the same as the standard GranTurismo S, but the Sport Pack will add £3,840 to the price.

Ford to reveal 4 new cars at Frankfurt Show

Ford is set to reveal four new cars for its global market at the Frankfurt Show this September. The only information we know about these models is that at least one will be a 'major new design concept' and another will be the next performance version of the Focus, probably the ST.

The cars will be revealed on Ford's predictably enormous stand at the Frankfurt Show, next to its 2800 square-metre test track where customers will be able to see Ford technology including Active City Stop and Active Park Assist in action.

The new concept(s) will likely reveal the way future Fords will be designed, especially if there happens to be more than one concept on display.