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The first image and details of the Renault Sport Trophy concept have been teased ahead of the future Nismo-powered race car's unveiling at the Moscow motor show in August and 2015 competitive race start.

A new look, more technology and a nine-speed automatic transmission are on the cards for the facelifted Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, which is expected to debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in late June before going on sale here in the first quarter of 2015.

The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate has been spied wearing very light camouflage. The new wagon version of the impressive C-Class sedan is expected to make its international debut at the 2014 Paris motor show in October, though these images suggest series production of the new model may have already commenced.

The next-generation Mazda CX-9 SUV will lose its V6 petrol engine, likely in favour of a more efficient turbocharged four-cylinder. Mazda global head of sales and marketing, Masahiro Moro, indicated to CarAdvice at the New York auto show that Mazda is in a transition period away from the Ford-sourced V6 seen in the current CX-9.

The large car class may be waning in Australia, but a new-generation Nissan Maxima could be offered locally if the brand's chief gets his way. The Japanese brand's next Maxima has been presaged by the Sport Sedan concept car, and is expected to be revealed in production trim at the Los Angeles motor show in November.