A curvy and smooth exterior and an interior with straight lines and sharp angles: the Citroen C3 banks on contrasts. Airbumps, familiar from the Citroen Cactus, are available for the C3.

Gullwing doors, space for two, and an awesome engine: 650 hp (hence the name) blast the Spider to 100 km/h in just three seconds. For a sumptuous €255,000 you can buy yourself some road-going Formula 1 engineering.

The VW Tiguan is already a classic among SUVs, and was designed to be practical and flexible. The name Tiguan is a portmanteau of "tiger" and "iguana", but the DW reviewer would have liked to see a bit more tiger in the model he tested.

The Techno-Classica Essen brought together over 1,250 exhibitors from 30 countries, and had 2,500 vintage cars looking for a new owner. Volvo celebrated its 90th anniversary with some special automotive gems.

From cute runaround to bad boy – the new Nissan Micra. Stands out in the crowd – the Citroen C3 with airbumps. Plus: Formula 1 hits the streets – the McLaren 650S Spider.

In the 1930s, Fiat introduced what was then the smallest 4-cylinder car ever to have gone into mass production: the Fiat 500. Known as the Topolino, it owed its name to Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, whom the Italians were crazy about at the time.

We look at six of the most popular compact SUVs. Seat’s Ateca and Opel’s Mokka X are both new on the market. The Volvo V40 Crosscountry, Jeep Renegade, and Toyota Rav 4 have already made their mark.

We look at the latest electric innovations on show at Auto Shanghai. Plus: Cadillac goes sporty with the super athletic ATS-V. And: we test six compact SUVs to find out which ones come out on top.

Last time in Shanghai, 2,000 manufacturers drew 930,000 visitors from 18 countries. The Chinese market is vitally important for German premium automakers, so they pull out all the stops here.

The newest trends from the US market, powerful electric motors from Toyota, and a brand new Peugeot. Audi looks back to the 1970s, and Drive it! shows how BMW's success began in the 1950s.