The Fiat Punto has benefited from a makeover, with a number of changes that have made a big difference says Bob Hickman.

With the Paris, Geneva and Detroit motor shows all done and dusted, we bring you our top ten concept cars released in 2010.

This upgraded BMW has the X3 factor says Ian Donaldson.

Syd Taylor reviews the BMW 320d ED, a brilliant motor with plenty of power.

Neil Ward takes out the Peugeot RCZ, a car so good it’s worth sending its makers to the guillotine for.

Nissan is set to cash in on the growing clamour for small crossovers when it launches the stunning new Juke in October. It’s fantastic news for Britain – like the mid-sized Qashqai, it will be built at Nissan’s Sunderland plant in the North East.

Hybrids, all-electric, or hydrogen-fuelled cars are the immediate future of motoring – and new models are popping up thick and fast. Motoring Editor Sharon Walters takes a look at some of the weird and wonderful models on offer.

There comes a time in the world of ever-upsized cars when you reckon there’s simply no need for anything bigger, writes Ian Donaldson.

It races from 0-62mph in a fraction under seven seconds, before reaching a top speed of 146mph. It’s acceleration, even in the middle range, is ferocious. The John Cooper Works convertible is, quite simply, scintillating to drive, says Andy Richardson.

At its launch in early 2006, the Volvo C70 broke new ground as the world’s first four seater convertible with a retractable hard top. Three years on, the new volvo C70 coupe/convertible has a refreshed design to give the car a new look, roof up or down.

And nothing is sweeter than having the car behind practically in the boot trying to get round you as you observe 30mph speed limits – only to leave it standing still as you hit the gas when the national speed limit sign applies, says Sharon Walters.

A few token snaps from Goodwood’s annual Festival of Speed in West Sussex, where the fastest man on earth tested out the fastest ever Jaguar and scores of supercars were on display.