Lexus has released full pricing and specification details for its 2012 GS range. The new large saloon is on sale now, priced from £32,995. Deliveries start in mid-June.
Which?: www.which.co.uk/news/2012/02/lexus-prices-new-2012-gs-range-279827/

They have penalised British drivers for not carrying a warning triangle or a fluorescent safety vest.
Now French police have another weapon to wield against holidaymakers – a law insisting all motorists have a breathalyser kit in their cars.
Daily Mail: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2104024/Now-French-say-holidaymakers-carry-breathalyser-kit-car.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

For years a near permanent fixture in the UK’s top-three best-sellers list, Vauxhall’s pert little Corsa has undergone a major face-lift that takes premium styling cues from the Luton company’s bigger models. Belfast Telegraph: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/vauxhall-corsas-bright-new-face-16119944.html

Peugeot’s stand at Geneva will have a GTi Concept version of its new 208 supermini. Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motor-shows/geneva-motor-show/9086698/Geneva-motor-show-2012-Peugeot-revives-GTi-hot-hatch.html

Hold on to your hats people – the new Seat Exeo is here. An event, which I realise, is likely to excite only the most vehement of Seat enthusiasts. But hold on. Before we dismiss this announcement into the darkest motoring abyss, there is one really interesting aspect about this car: the new Seat Exeo is not new at all. It’s old. Reading Post/GetReading: www.getreading.co.uk/motoring/s/2108466_the_new_seat_exeo_is_here

Soaring sales of Jaguar and Land Rover cars have helped Indian firm Tata Motors to a huge rise in profits, the firm has announced. BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17029257

Three cylinders and just 999cc for Ford’s best-selling family hatchback. Is it enough? Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carreviews/9079883/Ford-Focus-1.0-litre-review.html

Policy could benefit good drivers who install performance tracking device. Guardian: www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/feb/10/car-insurance-aa-black-box

Three-door hatchbacks don’t usually capture hearts, especially diesels. Prepare to be (almost) smitten. Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carreviews/9025823/Vauxhall-Astra-GTC-diesel-review.html

Funk or Disco might be fitting names for this big box of fun. But Soul? Guardian: http://m.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/feb/10/kia-soul-crdi-auto-review?cat=technology&type=article