British motor show: star cars - Introduction

The British Motor Show featured enough new and concept car launches to spark excitement, and warrant the enthusiasm of the thousands of people expected to spill through the doors over the next two weeks.

The show included several gems, and we'd heartily recommend making the trip to London's ExCel to check them out for yourself.

If you can't make the journey, here's a list of our favourite five launches, some of which were seen for the first time anywhere in the world, and some of which were making their UK debuts.