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A production version of the Toyota C-HR concept crossover revealed at the 2014 Paris motor show has been confirmed, but don’t expect it to be quite as striking as the three-door high-riding show car. Karl Schlicht, Toyota managing officer and executive vice president of Toyota Motor Europe’s sales group, confirmed the plans for production at the Paris show. “Is it going to be serious? Yes.”

A decision on how to best expand the Audi TT range beyond the current series-production coupe and convertible offerings is due within just a few weeks, according to Audi AG board member for technical development Ulrich Hackenberg. The company tonight revealed a new TT-based concept car called the TT Sportback featuring a hi-po version of the Audi S3’s 2.0-litre TFSI engine pumping out 294kW/450Nm — and intriguingly there’s not an electric motor or battery pack in site.

The world’s first “hyper cruiser” - the V10 plug-in hybrid Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 - has been unveiled ahead of its world premiere at the 2014 Paris motor show. The Italian supercar specialist describes the new Asterion LPI 910-4 as a “technology demonstrator”, a show car that “could be realistically produced today, using technologies currently available and drawing on Lamborghini’s own expertise”.

The updated 2015 Kia Rio city car has been revealed ahead of its international debut at the 2014 Paris motor show later this week. The revised Rio brings a number of styling adjustments, the most notable being its rear bumper assembly which adopts a bold lower plastic section. The front bumper sees less dramatic styling changes, but eagle-eyed Kia fans will note the changes to the car's grille, headlight assemblies, air intake and fog-light surrounds.

New official images of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG have surfaced, with both station wagon and sedan versions of the high-output C63 AMG S. The images have been released following a leak overnight that saw the brand publish images of the C63 AMG, C63 AMG S and C63 AMG Edition 1 on its German site ahead of their scheduled debuts at the 2014 Paris motor show.