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German brand Opel, newly under French ownership, has revealed its upcoming new Grandland X mid-sized SUV today. Entering above the compact Mokka X and Meriva-replacing Crossland X, the third X model in Opel's new-generation SUV trifecta will make its first public appearance at September's Frankfurt motor show. In Europe, the Grandland X five-seater will rival offerings like the Renault Koleos, Volkswagen Tiguan, Ford Kuga (Escape) and other mid-sized SUVs.

The Volkswagen ID Crozz concept has been revealed and detailed ahead of its debut at the 2017 Shanghai motor show. The ID Crozz is the third vehicle from the ID line of concept cars. Each of these are based on the Volkswagen Group's new MEB flexible electric car architecture, which underpin a new range of production EVs from 2020. While the 2016 ID concept was a hatch, and the 2017 ID Buzz imagined an electric successor to the Kombi, the ID Crozz wears a 'coupe SUV' body.

The MG E-motion concept has been leaked ahead of its debut at the 2017 Shanghai motor show later this week. This grainy image, and the accompanying sketches, were published by Autocar, and show a concept car that brings MG back to its two-door sports car heritage.

Ian Cartabiano, chief designer of the Toyota FT-4X and studio chief design at Toyota's Calty studio in California, confirmed to CarAdvice the concept crossover isn't far shy of being production ready. Speaking to the media after the official unveiling of the FT-4X, Cartabiano said: "We always design [Calty's concepts] to be at the 75 per cent stage. We can make this thing."

The new Lincoln Navigator, inspired by last year's concept car, has been unveiled at the 2017 New York motor show. Based on the latest Ford Expedition, and using underpinnings derived from the Ford F-150 pickup truck, the new Navigator has an aluminium body that's said to be around 90kg lighter than the old model's.