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007’s Lotus Esprit Submarine Car for sale at auction

As we reported last month, the Lotus Esprit Submarine Car from the James Bond 007 film The Spy Who Loved Me is coming up for auction for the first time in its history. Now, accompanied by some beautiful photography, lots more detail has emerged. Join us as we dive into the backstory of this amazing machine – one of the most famous movie cars to ever grace the silver screen.

McLaren 625C Coupe & Spider. So THAT’s what it is

The McLaren 625C Coupe & Spider arrive for Asian buyers Early last month we reported that there was a McLaren 625C on the way, even if it made no sense. It made no sense because we couldn’t see how it would fit in the McLaren model range, so close was it in power and specification to the 12C’s replacement – the McLaren 650S – to maker commercial sense. But all has been revealed.

Suzuki Regina, Q-concept, Swift EV (2011) first pictures

Suzuki is showing its vision for an aerodynamic city car at the 2011 Tokyo auto show: the regally named Regina. It's pitched as a radical 'next-generation global compact car', which sounds suspiciously as if it could have production intent. The new Suzuki Regina is all about minimalism: it weighs just 730kg, so it only requires a small capacity petrol engine, which brings emissions down to 70g/km and appetite for unleaded at a rate of 90mpg.