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An updated version of the Peugeot Exalt concept is headed to next month’s Paris motor show. The Euro-spec Exalt concept combines the bare steel body work of the original Beijing show car with a new grey-coloured ‘shark skin’ rear end. Peugeot explains the shape-shifting shark skin material draws on ‘bio-mimicry’ to improve the car’s aerodynamics and enhance fuel efficiency.

Another day, another 2015 Skoda Fabia teaser. The Czech brand continued the drip-feed unveiling of its third-generation city car overnight, this time releasing two fresh angles of the production model that’s set to debut at October’s Paris motor show.

The zero emissions Quant e-Sportlimousine has been approved for use on public roads, four months after its world premiere at the 2014 Geneva motor show. Approved for use on public roads in Germany and Europe, the Quant e-Sportlimousine employs a supposedly unique nanoFlowcell battery-based electric drive system, touted as being able to store and release electrical energy at very high energy densities.

The VACC and RACV have joined forces to launch the Australian Motoring Festival – a four-day celebration of all things automotive set for Melbourne in 2015. The successor to the Melbourne leg of the Australian international motor show that was last held in 2011, the Australian Motoring Festival will run from March 26-29 at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

The chance of the innovative Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid ever being sold Australia are fading fast, despite the Scandinavian brand showcasing a sporty new R-Design version of the diesel-electric wagon destined for Europe. The Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid R-Design gets a more stylish look than the standard version, with a sports aero kit and 18-inch alloy wheels differentiating it from the outside, while the interior gains sports seats trimmed in perforated leather and a black headlining.