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The Range Rover line-up will expand to include a fourth distinct model, the company’s design chief has confirmed. Speaking with Australian journalists at the Paris motor show today, Range Rover design director Gerry McGovern confirmed the new model would be a “unique proposition” and not a spin-off of the existing Range Rover, Sport and Evoque model lines. “It will be a distinct model, differentiated, not a derivative,” McGovern said.

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.”

GM has announced the performance figures for the seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette Z06 coupe. When fitted with the optional eight-speed automatic transmission and the Z07 performance package, the Z06 can race from 0-60mph (96km/h) in 2.95 seconds. The quarter mile (402m) dash takes just 10.95 seconds, at the end of which the car is running at 204km/h.

The Czech car maker has unveiled the wagon version of its third-generation Skoda Fabia. Like the five-door hatch, which was unveiled last month, the new Fabia wagon features sharp-edged styling and detailing. Forward of the B-pillar the two variants are visually identical.

The 2015 Hyundai H350 large van has been uncovered at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover, Germany. The new Hyundai van - which will rival the likes of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Renault Master and Ford Transit, among others - will sit above the iLoad and iMax models in some markets, with a focus on Europe in particular - but it looks unlikely to be sold here in the short term.