Steve Davies

I've been taking a look at Bentley's new iPad app that was launched earlier today. During the past month there's been a bounty of iPad apps released by car makers, some of them acting as product showcases whilst others provide a more multi-media form of their customer magazine. If you've got yourself an iPad, then these apps are a great way to explore the many features of your new gadget whilst exploring some of your favourite cars.

Aston Martin were today announced as the coolest brand in the UK, outdoing Apple's iPhone which held the top spot last year. The index was drawn up from a potential list of more than 10,000 brands which are whittled down and rated by a panel of 35 'style-experts', before 2,100 members of the public provided their ratings.

We have teamed up with Volvo and Mindshare to offer one lucky reader the chance to join us at Top Gear's Dunsfold test track - venue for the all-new S60 Naughty Track Experience.

It would be fair to say that Volvo's new S60 needs to be a game-changer for the brand. When you look through the press material and speak to Volvo's marketing team you regularly hear statements such as "..the all-new S60 will deliver a sporty drive like no Volvo before" and "The customers in this segment want emotional appeal, sporty design and dynamic driving properties. The S60 has it all."

The deed is done – The race between MINI and Porsche around the autocross track at Road Atlanta has been run and the winner is.. well, Porsche of course, though MINI clearly won the marketing challenge....

After last weekend's attack on our servers, we're rebuilding our web sites to be faster and even better than before.

Fancy meeting the Stig and driving a Nissan 370Z around the Top Gear test track?

Fabrizio Giovanardi drives the new Vauxhall Astra around Millbrook's mountain circuit in a make-believe race with its competitors from Ford and Volkswagen. I am sure Vauxhall didn't expect us to be fooled, but it's an interesting way to reveal their new family car.