Last of the Saab 9-3 convertibles land

'Trax provides Chevrolet an entry into a growing small SUV segment and delivers the flexibility, great fuel economy and car -like handling that urban explorers require,' said Susan Docherty, president and managing director of Chevrolet Europe. It’s the same 2.2-litre found in the Range Rover Evoque, and together with an eight-speed auto and Jag’s first ever stop/start system, it’s the company’s cleanest ever car. Emissions of 149g/km mean it’s still a little way behind the obvious German rivals, but the reduction from the 3.0D’s 169g/km CO2, reckons Jaguar, will help nearly double XF sales from 12k to 20k units a year. That alone is reason enough to run one, but we also gave it the nod over A6 2.0 TDI/520d/E220 CDI in a group test earlier this year; four-cylinder diesels dominate the executive market and this is the best one. Stand by - there is more to come, as Daimler continues to spin off ever more bodystyles from its car s. Like all those new crossovers, and the coupe versions of them. Saab officially filed for bankruptcy in December 2011 and remains in administration. According to Swedeish law, a bankrupt company can still be bought out, and so a slim chance for survival remains and the administrators have now closed the bidding process to buy the remnants of the collapsed car maker. Stylewise, the new 300C echoes the squat, angular look of its predecessor. But while the exterior looks familiar, Chrysler has significantly updated the interior, moving beyond DaimlerChrysler-era silver plastics to a more class-competitive dashboard and interior trim. The 300C's imposing appearance is befitting of a big car – five metres long, and with a 3052mm wheelbase that shades an Audi A8, let alone the A6 – but dimensionally the exec class has grown to a similar size since the first 300C swaggered into showrooms in 2004.