The McLaren 650S Coupe and open-topped Spider, with an electrically-retractable hardtop, make their global debuts on Tuesday at the Geneva Motor Show.

Ray Massey, motoring editor, brings the news of the Geneva Motoring Show 2014. He reports on the latest Audi's birthday car and the outbreak of furnishing wars.

Although Motoring Editor Ray Massey is a fan of electric cars, he has concerns over how practical they are.

As Maserati marks its 100th year, you can expect to see the luxury car sponsoring exclusive events and opening new showrooms across the UK.

A few weeks ago Ray branded the Government's electric car policy being in a mess. His Whitehall sources tell him it rattled cages at the Department for Transport.

Mike Flewitt, chief executive of McLaren, was speaking this week about the challenge of keeping his international high-octane customers satisfied

Prices start at £20,455 on the road for the 1.4-litre TSI 125 PS manual and rise to £33,795 for the mean-looking 2-litre TSI 280 PS R. First UK deliveries will be in October

The new model will be 17 per cent more economical than its predecessor. The Fabia is expected to go on sale in the UK early next year and will cost between £10, 000 and £16, 000.

This French back-to-basics family car combines simplicity and efficiency with practicality, low ownership costs and quirky looks. It also boasts a 1.6 litre HDi four-cylinder in-line turbodiesel engine.

Priced from £32,395 to £42,995, the baby 'Disco' goes on sale in January alongside the existing full-size sevenseater Discovery.

The car is largely based on the concept car revealed a year ago and both the five and seven-seat versions are designed for greater flexibility.

Suzuki's new global city car offers very low CO2 emissions of 99g/km, 'class leading luggage capacity' of 254 litres and its AGS system also allows a low-speed 'creep' facility

Expect prices from around £25,500 to about £43,000 for the pumped-up CLA45 AMG, which will accelerate from rest to 62mph in 4.7 seconds, thanks to its 360 bhp, 2-litre turbo engine.

Acceleration from rest to 60mph in 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 168mph. The guiding principle, it says, was 'functional beauty'. The driver can also control wing deployment.

Including the new BMW 6 Series Convertible, Coupe and Gran Coupe. The cabriolet will go from rest to 62 mph in just 5.5 seconds. All petrol models will have a sports tuned exhaust system.

The Passat has been around for 42 years, the first model came out in 1973. The estate car is the fourth biggest-selling VW in the UK. The new model has keyless entry and heated seats.

Built with flexibility in mind, it also has a sliding second row of seats. There is a choice of five turbocharged petrol and diesel engines. It is also the only car in its class to team four wheel -drive with seven seats.

The new two-seater Aston Martin Vulcan will set you back £1.8million. The V12 engine is the equivalent of eight Ford Fiestas. The Vulcan will reach top speeds of 200mph and 0-60mph in three seconds.

Amid all the fashion models and cars at the Paris motor show, Kia's sports utility vehicle turned heads. The seven-seater promises improved ride, handling and crash safety, writes RAY MASSEY

The new prototype is a two-door 'crossover' aimed at young families but the final version will be a four-door petrol-electric hatchback crossover. It includes a permanent integrated child seat.

Just as George Osborne ratcheted up company car tax for thousands of motorists, German giant BMW unveiled its new 'budget buster' — its first mainstream plug-in petrol-electric hybrid SUV.

In a stunt worthy of the latest Bond film Spectre — for which the firm is supplying many of the cars — the XF (pictured) was revealed in a dramatic stunt high over the Royal Dock in Canary Wharf.

The good news is that the five-door hatchback version will be built exclusively at the Swindon factory. Honda announced the Wiltshire works would benefit from a £200million investment.

Ray Massey drove the fully stocked four-wheel-drive 2-litre TFSI, which was adept at whipping around the Cotswolds in style. The range starts at £31,995 and the Audi can cost as much as £50,000

Cumberbatch was at the Shanghai Motor Show for the unveiling of the MG GS It will go on sale in Britain late next year.

The festival will feature cars from yesteryear, today and tomorrow. Since 1993 automotive extravaganza has become the nation's motor show. All major car makers brass will be attending.

Just in time for next month's new 65 plate, Honda has announced prices for its funky new third-generation Jazz, which goes on sale from £13,495.

Jaguar's elegant new products are leaping ahead to rival German companies such as BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. The elegant new sports saloon XF is the latest to hit the road

Growing families may be contemplating a bigger car as the summer holidays give way to 'back to school' - and work. Korean car company Kia is preparing to unveil its new fourth generation Sportage.

Jaguar has unveiled its first sports utility 'crossover' vehicle, the F-PACE. The five-door five-seater is designed for families who need child seats in the back. It goes on sale next year, priced from £35,000.

The world's two foremost luxury car makers, Rolls-Royce and Bentley, will lead the charge of top British marques at next week's Frankfurt Motor Show. Bentley this week unveiled its first 4x4.

The new model is predicted to sell for a quarter of a million pounds. The two-seater was designed by Scot Moray Callum and unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show ahead of going into production.

French giant, Renault, will release new model to Brits in autumn although it will go on sale on the continent in the summer. Renault bosses say it's aimed at those with an adventurous spirit.

The modified i8 coupe was developed with Toyota. It can travel 300 miles on one tank of hydrogen, with refueling taking about five minutes.

The technology has been built into the Michigan-based car manufacturer's Sync systems and is powered by software built by Nuance.

What a week. And it's not over yet by a long chalk. The scandal sparked by Volkswagen caught cheating on its diesel emissions in America has a fair way to run

Dubbed the 'Flying Huntsman' by the team of British engineers who created it, the Defender Double Cab Pickup went on show at an exhibition in Peterborough earlier this month with more to follow.

Charge up your flux capacitors! We're going back to the future with Tesla Motors' unveiling of its gull-winged, all-electric sports utility vehicle.

Sure, there’s good work in evidence but it’s all so derivative, so Audi, so VW, so keep it safe, so keep it in the family. Its crisp sharp lines doing nothing more than echoing those of the Audi A3 and VW Polo.

Stars like Hailee Steinffeld and Rita Ora put their undergarments on full display at last night's Billboard Music Awards, and so can you with these top tips from Beyoncé's stylist Zerina Akers.

She's newly single. But Jenna Dewan looked beyond confident as she danced her way down the red carpet at the Billboard Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas.

The 21-year-old singer playfully twirled her skirt on Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

She first rose to fame as the twelve-year-old ukulele playing winner of America's Got Talent in 2016 And two year's on, Sunday's Billboard Music Awards showcased just

Her new song Dinero will drop its music video on Thursday. And Jennifer Lopez delivered a sizzling rendition of the number at Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

The two pop and R&B supergroups hit the stage to close out the 2018 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

They won the Social Artist gong at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards. And the seven-member K-Pop boy band BTS took the stage by storm that evening at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The 31-year-old actor posted a hilarious behind-the-scenes video of him trying and failing to get Swift to move out of his eyeline during Shawn Mendes' performance.

The 20-year-old model urged fans to refrain from commenting on how she should act toward family after receiving a bit of backlash for missing her aunt's return to the stage after a nine-year hiatus.

Kesha had a big night at the Billboard Music Awards. Not only did she perform her song Good Old Days alongside Macklemore. But she also stayed close to her love.

Taylor Swift was confirmed to open the 2019 Billboard Music Awards with the premiere performance of her hotly anticipated new track ME!