Steve Davies

With a kerb weight of 1,920kg the new Panamera GTS is certainly no light-weight, but in every other respect Porsche have fettled their four-seater sports saloon to go harder, faster and deliver a more rewarding drive.

If heaven really is a place on earth, then let me introduce you to where it is and how you can get there.

Over the past few months you will have been bombarded with warnings about the upcoming winter weather and why we MUST fit a set of winter tyres to our cars, less we be doomed to an ignominious (and expensive) fate.

After making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2011, Jaguar has taken the top off its most powerful model just in time for summer.. Well, perhaps not here in the UK, but rather than let rain, snow and freezing-fog stop play, Jaguar has chosen to launch its new XKR-S Convertible in sunny Los Angeles during this week's Auto Show.

The latest campaign by Honda Spain got me thinking about other examples of Automotive Parkour - the art of entering a car with speed and efficiency. Ideally without breaking anything.

The long-running saga between Group Lotus and Tony Fernandes' 1Malaysia Racing Team has been brought to an amicable conclusion. In a joint-statement released earlier this morning, Proton, Group Lotus, 1Malaysia Racing Team and its owner Tony Fernandes announced that the legal dispute in the English Courts relating to the "LOTUS" and "TEAM LOTUS" brands had now ended with the parties agreeing settlement terms earlier this month.

Infiniti is offering a rare chance to get behind the scenes at the Red Bull Racing factory in Milton Keynes as the car maker celebrates the crowning of Sebastian Vettel as double Formula One World Champion. And for the true enthusiast and FX owner, Infiniti has introduced a specially commissioned wrap for the car inspired by the Red Bull Racing livery.

When the R35 GT-R first appeared on the scene in 2008 with 'only' 480 bhp, most of us probably thought, "nice, but couldn't they have given it more power than an M5?" We then drove it back-to-back with Porsche's Gen2 911 and found the porker had the legs (just), but otherwise there was little to complain about apart from its brakes.

The RSR has long been 'The Daddy' of all Porsche's racing models and at one time was the GT sportscar to have for any self-respecting race team, but in recent years the competition has become tougher with the Corvette ZR1, Ferrari F458 Italia and BMW M3 GT all taking their share of the winner's garlands.