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Mercedes-Benz Vans has debuted its new eVito Tourer in Berlin, a new electric people mover that will launch with the BerlKönig ride-share service in Germany. Designed for lugging multiple passengers in inner-city areas, the eVito Tourer features a 41kWh battery pack which offers between 156 and 186 kilometres of range, hooked up to an 85kW/295Nm electric motor.

The new Toyota Supra has barely been around for six months, but people are already looking for ways to make it more powerful. Recently-appointed BMW M boss Markus Flasch didn't rule out offering Toyota the upcoming M3's twin-turbo inline-six engine for a Supra with even more go. "We’ve certainly made no offer to supply the engine to Toyota – and no request has been made, as far as I know," Flasch told Autocar.

The Citroen C5 Aircross is the French car maker’s first foray into the booming mid-size SUV market and it arrives in Australian showrooms this month. To keep the line-up simple and make it easier to source cars, there are just two models: the C5 Aircross Feel at $39,990 plus on-road costs and the C5 Aircross Shine at $43,990 plus on-road costs.

To celebrate its centenary this year, Bentley has revealed what it believes to be the future of grand touring, the EXP 100 GT, at a global event at its Crewe headquarters. Its latest concept is sleek and muscular in design, measuring up at 5.8 metres long, nearly 2.4m wide, and weighing 1900kg. The new paint colour, Compass, covers the aluminium and carbon-fibre body

Hot on the heels of the Mini Cooper SE launch, reports from Europe claim the compact 2011 Rocketman concept could go into production as a China-focused EV next decade. According to Autocar, the three-door electric hatch would be built by a joint venture between Great Wall Motors and BMW in Jiangsu, China.