RAY MASSEY: Meet the new Fiat Panda – a flexible family model with five variants

Discover the new Fiat Panda – a flexible family model with five variants: city car, SUV, fast-back sports car, pick-up and even camper van on offer.

The Italian carmaker will reveal the first production version of a city car on July 11 this year to celebrate its 125th anniversary – with a new “fun and functional” variant launching each year thereafter in a choice of electric, hybrid options light and gasoline.

Bigger than the current Panda (first launched in 1980 and now in its third generation) and described as a “Mega-Panda”.

Fiat said its design and interior dashboard were inspired by the iconic Lingotto building in Turin, with its famous oval rooftop test track – formerly Fiat’s headquarters which housed a chase scene for the film 1969 classic The Italian Job, starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward. .

The refreshed Audi A3 range

Audi’s popular A3 premium range — first launched in 1996 — has received a refresh that involves a sportier look, a technological advancement and more comfortable interior trim.

It’s one of nine new Audis expected to hit the market over the next two years.

Available in sedan, sportback and saloon body styles, two A3 engine options are available from launch: a 148hp 1.5-litre TFSI petrol and a 148hp 2.0-litre TDI diesel, both with automatic gearboxes seven-speed, and a six-speed manual option for gasoline.

A plug-in hybrid will be added at the end of the year and awaits a sporty S3.

Orders for the A3 begin in mid-April, with an expected range around £30,000.