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If there were ever a car that embodies Toyota boss Akio Toyoda's passion for sports cars, this is surely it. Say hello to the GR Super Sports Concept, a powerhouse hypercar developed by Toyota's motorsport arm Gazoo Racing (hence the 'GR' in its name). Looking every bit the Le Mans 24 Hour entrant, the GR Super Sport is driven by a 2.4-litre twin-turbo V6 and a set of electric motors to deliver a huge 735kW of power.

The scalable and programmable Toyota e-Palette Concept has made its debut at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The e-Palette is an electric vehicle capable of fully autonomous driving, and is designed to be part of the company's Mobility Services Platform, a cloud-like service that can handle vehicle tracking, management, diagnostics, routing, and software updates.

Ford used its keynote speech at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show this week to announce the Transportation Mobility Cloud. Being developed in conjunction with Autonomic, a Silicon Valley-based firm specialising in cloud-based technology and machine learning, the project aims to connect together self-driving cars, public transportation vehicles, cyclists, regular cars, parking spots, traffic lights, and, even, pedestrians.

The all-new 2018 Kia Cerato has been teased this week in a designer sketch ahead of its global reveal on January 15 at the Detroit motor show. These images offer a first official look - albeit a heavily stylised one - at the car recently spied in hatch form. At the time, it was unclear if this car would be the Cerato or Europe's new C'eed, and it may indeed end up launching as both.

The upcoming BMW 8 Series has been spied and leaked on social media this week, giving us a first look at the final version of the Bavarian marque's coupe flagship. Several social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram posted the images, which show a white example of the sports luxury coupe on the factory floor, partially concealed by a white sheet. Top: BMW 8 Series leaked photo, Bottom: BMW Concept 8 Series