Spied: 2013 Fiat Panda 4x4

Fiat has begun testing the third-generation Panda 4x4 in Italy, ahead of its launch in Summer 2012.

Although this early prototype features an increased ride-height over the regular Panda, the finished article will boast chunkier bumpers, side mouldings, tyres, and skid plates.

Spied: 2013 Fiat Ellezero

Fiat is working on two new MPVs to indirectly replace the unloved Idea sub-compact MPV and directly replace the Multipla compact MPV. These pre-production prototypes, spied undergoing cold-weather testing in Serbia, appear to be longer than the Idea but still remain very compact.

The newcomer, codenamed 'L0', will underpin the new Panda III but will be sold as a derivative of the 500. Judging by the leaked photos, the car gets a 500-inspired nose, large headlights flanked by lower daytime running lights, and a simple, single-bar chrome upper grille. Chunky wheelarches, small overhangs, and a curvy rear adds style and substance that the Idea never quite had.

Spied: 2012 Peugeot 107 II facelift

Updated:05/01/12 with official photos.

With Citroën developing a new C1 city-car for 2013, one would expect that Peugeot would also follow suit, alongside Toyota. But it seems that the French brand has other ideas as it plans to launch a second facelift for 107 in 2012.

Caught during a photoshoot in an undisclosed location, the 107 facelift will adopt Peugeot's new design direction, with restyled headlights, a taller, wider 'floating grille', and reshaped fog lamps.

Video: The banned Mercedes E-Class commercial

We thought we would end the year on a high, with a banned Mercedes E-Class wagon commercial. The footage shows an attractive blonde woman walking into a library and asking for a burger, French fries, and milkshake.

Although the advertisement is old, it is still as funny as ever!

Honda Civic owners take Honda to small claims court (U.S)

When new car shoppers find out that their cars are unable to achieve official fuel economy figures, motorists are often left frustrated, however, very few do anything about it.

Call in Californian resident Heather Peters, dissatisfied owner of a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid sedan, who says her car achieves around 20mpg U.S less than the official figure.

Available for rent: Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 for $5,500 a day!

Although there is an 18-month waiting list for the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, a Los Angeles-based car hire company can get you behind the wheel of the Aventador LP 700-4 by tomorrow, for a small price.

You see, Black & White Car Rental has taken delivery of a white Aventador with matte black alloy wheels and is offering the vehicle for public rental. Their rates are, to some, quite reasonable considering the cost of an Aventador, starting at $5,500 (£3,500/€4,250) a day.

Scrappy: Honda scraps over 1,000 flood-damaged cars

Like most people around the globe, Honda wants a fresh start to 2012, and will scrap over 1,000 Thai-built, flood-damaged cars, most of them being the new Brio city-car.

It is to ensure that no flood-damaged cars are sold to the public or refurbished, as later down the line, it may severely damage Honda's reputation.

Video: Woman tears off fuel pump

Forgetfulness is a weakness that a human can easily overcome, like forgetting to check your mirrors when moving off, but leaving a fuel pump still attached to your car is something else, especially when the outcome could be deadly.

Although, one can't be sure if the female driver of the BMW 5-Series is to blame as a couple of fuel station employees are loitering around the car, perhaps to fill it up. Either way, she should count her blessings as damage was restricted to her car and the fuel pump.

Video: Development of the 2012 Porsche 911 (991)

If you have ever wondered how car engineers conduct tests on prototypes, look no further.

German car marque, Porsche, has released this 10 minute long footage of the new 911 (codenamed 991) undergoing rigorous testing in South Africa and the Arctic Circle, to ensure every component is reliable and to avoid costly mistakes.

Video: Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano toasts on Dubai motorway

When one sees a Ferrari, of any sort, burning, it would cause some kerfuffle, but not in Dubai – the land of all thing extravagant. So when this brand-new 599 GTB Fiorano was slowing cooking on the side of a motorway, driver's barely battered an eyelid.

We don't know how the vehicle caught fire or if anyone was injured, but we hope that if the driver was inside the vehicle, others would assist.