Welcome to the Afternoon Round-up, our daily rundown of the day's motoring news.
A new special edition smart -- the edition21 (pictured above) -- has been launched. The smart edition21 gets new alloy wheels, LED daytime-running lights and black or white body panels, and will be available in limited numbers. Prices start from £9,575 for the coupe and £11,075 for the cabrio.
Volkswagen has announced the pricing details for the new Golf GTI, which is available to order now. Prices start from £25,845 for the entry-level model -- just £195 than the previous GTI -- rising to £28,895 for the top-of-the-range model with five doors and a DSG gearbox. A £980 Performance pack is also available, adding 10bhp, bigger brakes and a limited-slip differential.
CAP, publisher of the Black Book used car price guide, is predicting "a gradual erosion" in used car prices following a long period of strength in the used market. CAP blames the predicted slump on an increase in the number of new cars being sold to rental companies, along with the "aggressive incentivising" of new cars to retail customers.
One of the original 'Eleanor' Ford Mustangs as featured in the film Gone in 60 Seconds will go up for auction in the Mecum sae at the Indianapolis 500 on 18 May. Although eleven examples were built for the film, the model on sale here is the one which was used in all of the film's close-ups and promotional material.
