Steve Davies

After numerous leaks during the past months, most recently of the European price list and official pictures, Porsche have officially revealed details of its 911 GT3 RS 4.0 which will go on sale in July 2011.

If you've been following this morning's announcement of the acquisition of Caterham Cars by Team Lotus Enterprise (TLE), then you'll already have spotted this tasty looking Caterham Seven - decked out in the Team Lotus Formula One squad's colours - posing for photos with the official 2011 Team Lotus F1 cars.

Well it was perhaps the worst kept secret of the week, and yet the buzz and anticipation at this morning's press conference was palpable as the gathering of journalists awaited the Headmaster (Tony Fernandes). We'll bring you a separate report from Steve Hindle, who attended the conference plus some insights from his interview with Andy Noble, Sales and Marketing Director for Caterham Cars.

After the spec sheet leaked out a couple of weeks ago (see below) on the Teamspeed forums, we've now received a batch of official pictures to whet our appetites for the latest - and perhaps greatest Rennsport model from Porsche.

I have always found the Corsa VXR to be the most endearing of Vauxhall's VX range - there's an honesty about its performance that matches the way it looks on the road, a playful nature that makes a MINI Cooper S seem... well, a bit sensible and a Clio Cup feel like it's trying too hard. Each has their place in the affections of the hot-hatch enthusiast, so it's good to see Vauxhall continue developing the Corsa VXR with this new Nürburgring Edition.

Well it's been a fascinating few days since news of a tie-up between Team Lotus and Caterham emerged. The Hingham-based outfit announced a major press conference to be held at Duxford Airfield next week , prompting rumours about what's likely to be on the agenda.

Volkswagen stole a march on other car makers at this year's Super Bowl by launching its promotional ads 1 week early - the resulting void filled by their campaign resulted in more than 35 million online views, plus over 100 million TV views during the event.

The one thing that's truly bothered me about Jaguar's XF is its front-end design. When the XF-Concept first appeared at the North American International Auto Show in 2007, it was widely hailed as a stunning return to form and arguably the best looking executive saloon ever produced by the brand.