Steve Davies

What would you do with 48 of the most exclusive high-performance sports cars, 1,150 fresh Michelin performance tyres and an empty race track at your disposal? Is there really any question to answer? No, of course not.

The latest addition to the MINI range becomes the sixth variant to reach production (with at least two more in the pipeline), following closely behind the MINI Coupe which has received a mixed response from reviewers thus far.

With Malaysian-born Tony Fernandes as its new owner, it was only a matter of time before Caterham Cars set up a permanent residence in India - you see, despite being born in Kuala Lumpur, the Air Asia and Team Lotus boss' late father was Indian.

In 1978, Director Claude Lelouch produced a 10 minute short-film called C'était un Rendezvous ("It was a date") , showing a high speed drive through the streets of Paris. The sequence was filmed by a camera mounted on the bumper of a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9, then dubbed with the sound of Lelouch's Ferrari 275GTB. The rest as they say is history.

If you're in the market for a large sports saloon, then it might be worth giving the New Lexus GS F Sport a second look. Perhaps you remember the LF-Gh Concept, which looked like it could eat small animals whilst sitting stationary. The new GS F Sport manages to convey some of the concept's intimidating presence, but with a distinctly more kid (and pet) friendly interior.

I must admit to being in two minds about this car, on the one hand I love unusual hybrid cars - Hayabusa powered 2-seaters, supercar-baiting SUVs and even EV sportscars such as the Tesla Roadster. What these all have in common is the ability to surprise and delight, to perform in a way beyond what you would expect from their appearance.

You can gain a sense for how BMW has chosen to position the new 3 Series, by the new marketing campaign which was kicked off today. The launch campaign for the new 3 Series developed by creative agency Interone, Munich, underlines the sporty and dynamic character of the vehicle, coupled with high levels of efficiency and impressive design.

I am a big fan of vehicles which succeed in contradicting first impressions - Jaguar's C-X75 which looks like it's powered by a gas-guzzling 6-litre V12, but instead is propelled by a novel turbine-based hybrid powertrain, Volkswagen's 172 bhp Transport Sportline which could give a sporty hatchback a run for its money and Porsche's new 911 which offers 170 mph performance combined with near 40 mpg economy.

And now there's the Lexus CT 200h F-Sport. Kind of.