We quite liked the Volkswagen Up! after we drove it Up! to our test track about a months ago, and now VW has Up!ped the Up! lineUp! by one. The “rugged” Volkswagen Cross Up! – the lifted light off-road version of the Up! city car – is suiting Up! for its Geneva Motor Show unveiling. With the VW Cross Up!, VW hops at the mini-crossover bandwagon started by the Fiat Panda 4

Aston Martin can be paying tribute to its GT4 racing success with a brand new special-edition V8 Vantage S for continental Europe – the manual-transmission-equipped Vantage SP10. Named after the Vantage SP10 GT4 race car, the Aston Martin Vantage SP10 gives enthusiasts the opportunity to finally get their hands on a V8 Vantage S with a correct six-speed manual gearbox. Sooner than the announcement of the Vantage SP10, the sole transmission available inside the V8 Vantage S was a seven-speed dual-clutch auto. Otherwise, the Vantage SP10 is generally unchanged out of your run-of-the-mill V8 Vantage S, and we’re pleased with that. The SP10 remains to be available in coupe or convertible forms with the similar 4.7-liter V-8 making 430 hp and 361 lb-ft of torque. The special-edition V8 Vantage S...