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This weekend 72,000 fans gathered at a special DTM presentation in Wiesbaden to meet the teams and drivers, watch racing taxis perform spectacular drifts, lightning-quick pit stops, and see the new DTM contenders from Mercedes, Audi and newcomer BMW up close.

After Friday's leak, Lamborghini has now provided details of its new extreme performance SUV concept with four generous seats, a versatile luggage compartment, variable ground clearance and, of course, permanent all-wheel drive.

Last night Jaguar released a 17 second teaser video, entitled 'The most luxurious Jaguar ever'. They provide no further information apart from saying it will be 'unveiled at Beijing 23/04/2012', but we can see from these glimpses that an XJ saloon provides the basis for what is likely to be a limousine version for...

As expected, the Urus borrows heavily from the Lamborghini Estoque Concept and adopts the coupe-like proportions of a BMW X6 - although we expect it to occupy a much larger footprint in width, if not length.

Lamborghini has sent out a teaser invitation for the Auto China Motorshow in Beijing next week, where it will unveil its long-awaited third model line - thought to be a high-performance crossover (not SUV), more in the mould of an X6 M rather than a seven-seater Q7.

To mark the 40th anniversary year of M GmbH, BMW are offering a limited-edition M3 Coupé Frozen Silver Edition model for UK customers. 2012 will also be the final year of production for the E90/E92/E93 Model M3, before the V8-powerplant is replaced with a new turbocharged six cylinder unit in the new 3 Series,...

When we interviewed Ken Block last December, he was keen to point out that although known for his wild antics on track or stage (Gymkhana, X-Games and WRC), he drives like Miss Daisy on the road.

Audi has released a statement confirming its purchase of thoroughbred Italian motorcycle maker Ducati, in a deal that is thought to be worth €860 million ($1.12 billion). The transaction will be now completed as quickly as possible once authorised by the competition authorities.

One of the stars of this month's Auto China show in Beijing, is bound to be Audi's crowd-pleasing RS Q3 Concept, a purely one-off show car (for now) which combines the Q3's SUV body with the turbocharged five-cylinder TFSI engine from the TT RS. With 355bhp the RS Q3 will sprint from zero to 62mph in...

Questions have been raised during the past 24 hours over the handling of Lotus' future by new owners DRB-HICOM and in particular the role played by Lotus current CEO Dany Bahar in securing the jobs of its Hethel employees. We spoke with Lotus this afternoon and you can read their responses below. There are still...

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