Lotus Cars have developed a screensaver that counts down to the launch of its new supercar, due to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in late September. Expected to be ‘more than’ an Esprit replacement, the new model will mark Lotus’ move upmarket to compete with the likes of Ferrari, Aston Martin and Lamborghini.

Entitled “The Future Starts Here”,…

It would appear that matt black is the in vogue colour of 2010 with news today from Fiat that following on from their successful “Fiat 500 Pink,” another limited 500 is on its way to showrooms though this time in a more masculine guise.

Dubbed the BlackJack to “reinforce the character of this car: irreverent and mysterious,” there will be…

England Test cricketers Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook and Eoin Morgan were living life in the fast lane today when they joined ex-Formula One driver Martin Brundle at the Jaguar test track in Gaydon to put the new Jaguar XJ through its paces.

Strauss, Cook and Morgan, who begin a four-Test series against Pakistan at Trent Bridge next week, were…

With the re-introduction of their “Autobahn for All” marketing campaign for 2010, Volkswagen of America created a TV spot entitled “Shoot the Gap” promoting their recently launched 2011 Jetta. But the campaign has now backfired due to outrage from internet users and safety campaigners alike, leading VW to remove the advert from their YouTube channel last night.

The video, created…

It appears Horacio Pagani has decided to go down the route of the recent Mercedes AMG SLS and Gumpert Apollo by adopting distinctive gull-wing doors for next year’s Zonda replacement, the C9.

The C9 as pictured in stealth testing black was pulled over by German officials for a customs inspection on the German A3 where the keen snapper Marthijn Konings…

This week’s ROAD Magazine sees the team out and about at shows, trackdays and events.

Phil Royle is at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Travis drummer Neil Primrose competes in the Volkswagen Fun Cup, Neil Denham visits the world’s first renewable diesel plant at Neste Oil in Finland and we stop off at Silverstone, Snetterton and the Royal Agricultural Showground at Stoneleigh for the Historic Motorsport Show.

There’s plenty to see and talk to your mates about.

The Porsche AG Supervisory Board have today given the green light for series production of the stunning Porsche 918 Spyder, after its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March.

Reflecting the overwhelming response from the public and customers to the Concept Study, the Supervisory Board have now asked Porsche’s management team to develop a production model based…

It’s been one of the worst kept secrets of the year, but today Mini and Prodrive have confirmed that they are to join together compete in a selected 2011 WRC programme before a full 2012 campaign.

Mini haven’t been seen in top level rallying since the 1960s when the likes of Paddy Hopkirk drove the tiny car to the stop…

Tonight in Munich Audi unveiled their latest offering, the A7.  Pictures of the car leaked out onto the internet over the weekend, though we waited until the official launch before bringing you the fully confirmed and definite shots of the new car.

As the model number suggests, the A7 will slot in between the luxury A8 and the executive A6,…

Despite criticism that it lacks creativity in the design department (our opinion is “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but I digress), Porsche cannot be accused of the same with its power sourcing as it continues to push ahead with alternative energy sources for its cars.

With the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid concept receiving universal praise for its stunning…

If you like your Mercedes mean, intimidating and overflowing with power then you’re going to love their new CL 63 AMG.

According to Ola Källenius, head of Mercedes-AMG GmbH: “We are heading into a new era with the CL 63 AMG: for the first time we have combined spray-guided direct petrol injection with biturbocharging and the stop/start system. Together with…

If you’ve set eyes on the Nissan Juke then you’ll probably have noticed it probably isn’t in the same aesthetically pleasing league as an Aston Martin DB9, Ferrari 250 GTO or Alfa Romeo 8C.  To counter this, Nissan’s acquired the endorsement of Bonita Norris, the world’s youngest woman to ever climb Everest to endorse the new Juke ahead of its…

During April’s Rally of Turkey, Citroën’s Sébastien Loeb literally took off on the fast Ballica stage propelling his C4 WRC car an incredible 85 metres into the air.

To celebrate over six years at the top of the sport, Citroën has picked ten of its most spectacular gravity defying jumps ahead of next weekend’s Rally Finland.  These stunning photos were…

Salon Privé offers a unique opportunity to see the most exotic modern and vintage super cars in the world, with the exquisite and exclusive Hurlingham Club as a backdrop.

The fifth year of Salon Privé is running from July 21 – 23 this year and beneath are some of the best pictures from the event thus far.

The eagle eyed amongst may have noticed a recent comment by Mark Webber sounding off – no, not about his team mate or parity within the team, but instead about his next potential road car purchase.

Tweeting that he’s just checked out Porsche’s latest banzai offering in the GT2 RS, Webber also commented that other drivers (whom else…