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James Brodie

James has been with Auto Express since 2016, beginning as an assistant to the news and reviews teams. He has progressed up to his present role of news and reviews editor, so is now responsible for crafting plenty of the words you read weekly in the magazine and on autoexpress.co.uk. James provides first drive reviews, in-depth official news and scoops gleaned from grilling car bosses at motor shows, while also travelling far and wide to deliver the latest stories.

e-mail: james_brodie@autovia.co.uk

Updated Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Juro gets extra tech
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Juro

Updated Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Juro gets extra tech

The range-topping Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Juro has been upgraded for 2017, and now gets Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
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17 Mar 2017
2017 Toyota Yaris: UK prices and specs revealed
New Yaris Geneva front quarter

2017 Toyota Yaris: UK prices and specs revealed

Toyota's Yaris supermini gets an extensive facelift ushering in a sharper look, more driver assists and a 1.5-litre petrol engine
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16 Mar 2017
Bugatti Niniette 66 superyacht is the Chrion of the seas

Bugatti Niniette 66 superyacht is the Chrion of the seas

New superyacht takes on Chiron's looks and has been created by boatmaker Palmer Johnson
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14 Mar 2017
NIO EVE concept previews EV firm's autonomous future
NIO EVE CONCEPT FRONT QUARTER

NIO EVE concept previews EV firm's autonomous future

NextEV announces it will sell autonomous cars under its NIO brand in the US by 2020 and reveals a new concept car
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14 Mar 2017
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR is VW's track-only hot hatch

Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR is VW's track-only hot hatch

345bhp Golf comes prepared to do battle in touring car races around the world, priced £79,000 before taxes
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10 Mar 2017
Geneva Motor Show 2017: news round-up and show report
Geneva Motor Show 2017 - show stands 1

Geneva Motor Show 2017: news round-up and show report

Find all the cars, news, pictures and video from the Geneva Motor Show 2017 right here.
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9 Mar 2017
Hot Abarth 595 Pista races in for Geneva Motor Show
Abarth 595 Pista - Geneva front

Hot Abarth 595 Pista races in for Geneva Motor Show

Special edition Abarth 595 keeps 158bhp 1.4-litre engine, but gains trick brakes, suspension and a telemetry system
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8 Mar 2017
Pininfarina Hybrid Kinetic H600 Concept revealed at Geneva
Pininfarina hybrid Kinetic H600

Pininfarina Hybrid Kinetic H600 Concept revealed at Geneva

Pininfarina designed range-extender uses a turbine and electric motors for over 600 miles of range and 0-62mph in 2.9 seconds
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8 Mar 2017
Fiat 500 Sessantesimo marks 60 years of the 500
Fiat 500 Sessantesimo - Geneva 2017

Fiat 500 Sessantesimo marks 60 years of the 500

The Fiat 500 is 60 years old! This Sessantesimo special edition celebrates the 500's illustrious history
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8 Mar 2017
Wild Pagani Huayra Roadster roars into Geneva 2017
Pagani Hauyra Roadster Geneva 2017

Wild Pagani Huayra Roadster roars into Geneva 2017

Convertible Pagani Huayra gets 753bhp, a more aggressive look than the coupe and a £2 million price tag
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8 Mar 2017
Rolls-Royce Ghost Elegance adds some sparkle to Geneva
Rolls-Royce Ghost Elegance Geneva - front

Rolls-Royce Ghost Elegance adds some sparkle to Geneva

Bespoke elongated wheelbase Rolls-Royce Ghost commissioned for a special customer features a paint job containing 1,000 crushed diamonds
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8 Mar 2017
Kahn Vengeance Volante DB9 based supercar revealed at Geneva
Kahn Vengeance Volante front quarter

Kahn Vengeance Volante DB9 based supercar revealed at Geneva

Convertible version of Kahn's take on Aston's iconic grand tourer breaks cover at Geneva Motor Show with old-school touches
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8 Mar 2017
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Ferrari 812 Superfast revealed
Ferrari 812 Superfast Geneva - front

Ferrari 812 Superfast revealed

New front-engined Ferrari 812 Superfast gets 20bhp more than F12tdf, and a top speed in excess of 211mph
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8 Mar 2017
Pininfarina Fittipaldi EF7 revealed at Geneva with 592bhp
Pininfarina Fittipaldi EF7 Geneva - front

Pininfarina Fittipaldi EF7 revealed at Geneva with 592bhp

New supercar developed by F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi alongside Pininfarina and HWA gets V8 power and carbon monocoque
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7 Mar 2017
Renault ZOE e-sport concept whizzes into Geneva 2017
Renault ZOE e-sport 2017 - Geneva front quarter

Renault ZOE e-sport concept whizzes into Geneva 2017

Crazy electric Renault ZOE e-sport concept has 456bhp, four-wheel drive and extreme weight saving
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7 Mar 2017
New Aston Martin AMR brand goes extreme
Aston Martin AMR brand - Rapide front quarter

New Aston Martin AMR brand goes extreme

Aston Martin Racing high-performance brand revealed at 2017 Geneva Motor Show and will create extreme road and track models
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7 Mar 2017
New Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo breaks cover at Geneva
Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo show - front

New Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo breaks cover at Geneva

Shooting brake version of the Porsche Panamera makes its first public appearance at Geneva, ahead of going on sale this October
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7 Mar 2017
Italdesign Zerouno supercar wows 2017 Geneva crowd
Italdesign Zerouno - Geneva front

Italdesign Zerouno supercar wows 2017 Geneva crowd

Exclusive 205mph Italdesign Automobili Special Zerouno supercar limited to five units
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6 Mar 2017
Wild Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet roars into Geneva 2017
Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet - Geneva front quarter

Wild Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet roars into Geneva 2017

Huge Maybach-tweaked G-Class boasting V12 power and a convertible roof will be limited to 99 units, but not in the UK
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6 Mar 2017
Bentley Bentayga SUV gets Mulliner treatment ahead of Geneva
Bentley Bentayga Mulliner - front

Bentley Bentayga SUV gets Mulliner treatment ahead of Geneva

Bentley Bentayga Mulliner comes with unique styling tweaks and optional solid gold and diamond decorated dashboard clock
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1 Mar 2017
Five stars for new Land Rover Discovery in Euro NCAP tests
Land Rover Discovery 2017 Euro NCAP

Five stars for new Land Rover Discovery in Euro NCAP tests

Land Rover Discovery, Audi Q5 and Toyota C-HR SUVs put through their paces, alongside three superminis in latest tests.
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1 Mar 2017
Mercedes EQ Power brand launches for new plug-in hybrids
Mercedes EQ electric SUV - side tracking

Mercedes EQ Power brand launches for new plug-in hybrids

EQ Power badging will be on Mercedes hybrids from this summer, with future AMG hybrid models to gain EQ Power+ designations.
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24 Feb 2017
Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid revealed ahead of Geneva
Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid front quarter

Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid revealed ahead of Geneva

V8 powered hybrid four-door Grand Tourer gets 671bhp, an official top speed of 193mph and a Geneva Motor Show debut
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24 Feb 2017
Skoda updates Rapid with new look and new engine
Skoda Rapid 2017 update front quarter

Skoda updates Rapid with new look and new engine

Skoda Rapid hatchback and Spaceback models get light design tweaks, a new 1.0-litre TSI engine and new technology for 2017
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22 Feb 2017
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Mercedes-AMG reveals three special edition models for Geneva
Mercedes AMG GT C edition 50

Mercedes-AMG reveals three special edition models for Geneva

Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster Edition 50 coming to Geneva 2017, alongside Night Edition C 43 models and the C 63 Cabriolet Ocean Blue
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22 Feb 2017
Dacia reveals new Summit special editions ahead of Geneva
Dacia Sandero Stepway Summit

Dacia reveals new Summit special editions ahead of Geneva

Summit special edition versions of Duster, Sandero Stepway and Logan MCV Stepway introduce exclusive design tweaks
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22 Feb 2017
Lotus creates one-off Evora 410 in homage to Bond's Esprit
lotus Evora Sport 410 Bond's Esprit tribute

Lotus creates one-off Evora 410 in homage to Bond's Esprit

One-off Lotus Evora gets plenty of retro design tweaks and showcases Lotus Exclusive personalisation options
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17 Feb 2017
Lamborghini Aventador recalled over risk of fires
Lamborghini Aventador - Best Hypercars

Lamborghini Aventador recalled over risk of fires

5,900 examples of the Lamborghini Aventador supercar subject to the recall, including hyper-exclusive Veneno models
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17 Feb 2017
Jaguar and Shell launch in-car fuel payment app
Jaguar shell fuel app

Jaguar and Shell launch in-car fuel payment app

Drivers will be able to buy fuel directly from their infotainment systems at Shell stations, with more e-commerce apps hinted at
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15 Feb 2017
Jaguar updates F-Pace, XE and XF with new engines and tech
Jaguar F-Pace MY2018 - front tracking

Jaguar updates F-Pace, XE and XF with new engines and tech

Jaguar announces updates for the 2018 model year, including new entry-level F-Pace and new Ingenium engines
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15 Feb 2017
Citroen Spacetourer 4x4 Ë Concept heading to Geneva
Citoren Spacetourer 4x4 E concept front quarter

Citroen Spacetourer 4x4 Ë Concept heading to Geneva

Citroen's Spacetourer MPV gets four-wheel-drive and distinctive design tweaks ahead of Geneva Motor Show
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14 Feb 2017
Ford invests $1bn in Argo to develop self-driving software
Ford autonomous

Ford invests $1bn in Argo to develop self-driving software

Five year investment period with AI start-up Argo will lead up to 2021 - the date Ford has set for the launch of its self-driving car
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14 Feb 2017
Ford Focus Electric gets 140-mile range and new charging
Ford Focus electric front view

Ford Focus Electric gets 140-mile range and new charging

Ford puts European spec Focus Electric on par with US market counterpart, with additional range and fast-charging technology
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13 Feb 2017
Skoda Yeti SE Drive and SE L Drive added to range
Skoda Yeti SE L Drive front quarter static

Skoda Yeti SE Drive and SE L Drive added to range

Skoda Yeti range expanded with the addition of SE Drive and SE L Drive trim levels, ahead of all-new version expected to arrive in 2018
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13 Feb 2017