With the holiday season upon us and the January sales coming up in a couple of weeks maybe now is the right time to think about a new cool gadget for your car. It doesn’t matter if you drive an F1 road car or a Fiat Punto, here is a list of 3 cool accessories for your car.

The MINI has been a British icon since the early sixties and since the release of the new BMW MINI in April 2001 it has continued to find a place in the hearts and minds of British (and International) drivers. Now BMW is testing the next step in the MINI story, the electric MINI E.

For those lucky customers who pre-ordered their new Astras in September then today your dealer should be getting your delivery and handing over the keys to your new car. The car which is built at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant is expected to become the best-selling British-built car in the UK.

The Nissan Qashqai Crossover, which is built in Britain, is being revised for 2010. Since its European launch in March 2007, the Qashqai has exceeded all sales ambitions, with the 500,000th customer delivery scheduled to take place later this month. This has helped the British manufacturing industry through the recession, as all Qashqais are built at Nissan’s Sunderland plant here in the UK.

The new Toyota Prius has been voted Japan Car of the Year by a panel of experts at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009. This is the first major award for the new third generation Prius …

In just a few days time the new Mazda CX-7 ‘Sports Crossover’ will be available in showrooms in the UK. The CX-7 features a new turbo-charged 2.2-litre diesel engine but also has low fuel consumption …

Ford’s released some spy-like pics and vids on the new Ford Focus RS. The shots are of a camouflage prototype undergoing performance and durability testing at Germany’s famed Nürburgring. The RS is set for launch …