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The elves at Top Gear Magazine are certainly keeping themselves busy while Chris Evans attempts to learn how to talk and drive at the same time – without throwing up in the process.

When most children start nursery school they might be presented with a new pencil case, but for the eldest son of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, life is somewhat more exciting.

It was always going to be difficult for whoever stepped into Jeremy Clarkson's enormous shoes as presenter of Top Gear. Yet few could have perhaps predicted quite how rough the ride would be for carrot-topped presenter Chris Evans, whose misfortunes have been continually making headlines.For starters, the atmosphere on set has reportedly been tense, with members of staff walking out and even Evans commenting that his first few days were a 'baptism of fire'.

The Fast and Furious franchise has to be one of the great guilty pleasures for petrol heads, and every new film is heralded by a swarm of rumours about everything from locations to which cars will feature. Given Paul Walker's untimely death, the rumours have been plentiful already, with the question on everyone's lips being whether or not Furious 8 will go ahead. 

After drooling over the DB10 featured in Spectre, we're excited to finally be reading news about the new DB11, which unlike Bond's car will actually be available to the public.The car is due to be revealed at the Geneva Motor show in march, and a 30-second teaser video just released by Aston Martin has hinted that it will feature an all-new 600bhp, 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 engine. This is because the film shows a new engine bearing the legends  ‘V12', ‘5.2' and ‘twin turbo', sending critics into a frenzy of speculation. Even at our most cynical moments we have to admit that the speculation

Hardworking journalists from AutoCar have trekked all the way to Canada to experience the severe winter tests that Porsche put its next generation Porsche Boxster through.

Given that its most famous car is just one big number, it’s hardly a surprise that Porsche now wants to ensure there are digits on all its other cars too. In line for a name change, therefore, are the marque's popular Boxster and Cayman SUV's, which have both historically been un-numbered.

The BMW i8 Spyder has just been unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where it’s fired up imaginations with its innovative technology. It’s so stuffed with technology, in fact, that it’s not even remotely out of place amongst all the other gadgetry at the show.

Well, not quite – but close enough. Aston Martin’s CEO Andy Palmer has revealed that he wants the company to be the automotive equivalent of Hermès, a French manufacturer that specialises in luxury leather, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear.

With Mercedes, you always know that whatever currently sits at the top of their luxury leader board won’t remain there for long. This is because they are constantly innovating and creating ever-more luxurious models, particularly under their ‘S’ range.