http://www.topgear.com/News from Top Gearen-GB© Copyright 2000-2010 Top GearTop Gearhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/lotus-dany-bahar-suspended-2012-05-26?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/lotus-dany-bahar-suspended-2012-05-26?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingDRB-Hicom confirms chief exec’s suspension following complaint about conductSat, 26 May 2012 15:59:13 +0100Lotus boss Dany Bahar has been temporarily suspended from his role following a complaint into his conduct by the company's Malaysian owners, DRB-Hicom. The company said the decision was made following an operational review of Lotus. In a statement, parent company DRB-Hicom, said: "Group Lotus can http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-zagato-coupe-villa-d-este-2012-05-26?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-zagato-coupe-villa-d-este-2012-05-26?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingStunning hand-built street legal machine in Italy at Villa d‘Este. TG wants one immediatelySat, 26 May 2012 17:01:23 +0100The eyes of the automotive world might be gazing lustfully into the heritage-rich locale of Monte Carlo this weekend, but BMW has just lit up a flare from Italy. Because this new BMW Zagato Coupe is beautiful. It was unveiled at the very exclusive and very plush Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, hhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/renault-alpine-monaco-launch-2012-05-25?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/renault-alpine-monaco-launch-2012-05-25?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingTop Gear gets close to Renault's new concept racer at the Monaco Grand Prix. And our ears are still ringing...Fri, 25 May 2012 20:47:21 +0100It sounds magnificent. After a grainy photo escaped onto the internet earlier this week, Renault has officially launched its Alpine A 110-50 concept around Monaco's GP circuit. Top Gear can officially reveal from trackside that the mid-engined 400bhp V6 concept sounds like, well, a race car running http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-bmw-7-series-facelifted-2012-05-25?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-bmw-7-series-facelifted-2012-05-25?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingMunich’s über-limo gets a minor facelift and that triple-turbo diesel that we still won’t get in the UK...Fri, 25 May 2012 12:13:50 +0100This is the new BMW 7 Series. Yes, new. And the UK won't get the 750d xDrive, featuring the most interesting engine BMW currently builds: that triple-turbo straight-six diesel masterpiece. We drove this engine in the M550d recently - a car we also won't get - and found it to be quite brilliant. It'http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/maserati-gran-turismo-first-drive-2012-05-25?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/maserati-gran-turismo-first-drive-2012-05-25?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoing“Pull away with a squeeze of throttle and it’s a yawning lion.” Dan Read reports from Italy... Fri, 25 May 2012 15:20:11 +0100Ooh, a new Maserati. Tell us more... Well, not so much of the new. Fundamentally this is the same GranTurismo we've had since 2007... except, better. The Sport replaces the S models in the middle of the range, forming the meat - and sales winner - between the boggo 4.2-litre version and the hardesthttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-m6-convertible-first-drive-2012-05-24?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/bmw-m6-convertible-first-drive-2012-05-24?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoing“This is a car that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg would struggle to get their heads round…”Fri, 25 May 2012 16:09:41 +0100The harder they are, the more we like 'em, so when it comes to the M6 Convertible you can't help thinking that this is the BMW M car that has drifted as far from that template as the company will dare go. On paper, this latest incarnation does its best to kill that suspicion stone dead. With the sahttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/jeremy-clarkson-scarecrow-2012-05-24?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/jeremy-clarkson-scarecrow-2012-05-24?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingNorthumberland village reduces speed using a hi-vis jacket, bobby’s helmet... and JC’s faceThu, 24 May 2012 23:54:00 +0100The national media is awash with reports of a scarecrow, dressed as a policeman, with Jeremy's face on it, that's currently slowing down motorists near Newcastle. The red herring, erected by a resident of pebbledashed Northumberland village West Mickley, features a low-resolution printout of JC's fhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mclaren-mp4-12c-abu-dhabi-showroom-2012-05-24?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mclaren-mp4-12c-abu-dhabi-showroom-2012-05-24?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingIt’s glorious outside, so here’s some footage of the McSupercar in the sunThu, 24 May 2012 14:13:54 +0100Fact 1: The following video is an feature made by McLaren to celebrate the opening of their new showroom in Abu Dhabi. Fact 2: Abu Dhabi is in the desert and hosts a GP at the Yas Marina circuit. Fact 3: An orange McLaren MP4-12C looks awesome in the desert and at the Yas Marina Circuit. Says Marhttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/classified-ad-of-the-week-2011-05-23?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/classified-ad-of-the-week-2011-05-23?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingIn honour of Renault’s impending concept, we present you this – a racey Alpine-Renault A-110Wed, 23 May 2012 14:09:44 +0100Back in a 1950, a bloke called Jean Rédélé owned a garage and raced the odd Renault 4CV. Then he started chopping them around a bit, relocating the engine to the boot here, adding a lightweight body there and picking up class wins at the Mille Miglia and Coupe des Alpes inbetweehttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/alfa-romeo-mazda-partnership-new-mx-5-2012-05-23?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoinghttp://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/alfa-romeo-mazda-partnership-new-mx-5-2012-05-23?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ongoingNew partnership announces co-operation on lightweight Spider. This is Good NewsWed, 23 May 2012 14:39:42 +0100Alfa Romeo is going to launch a new, lightweight Spider in 2015. And it's almost unthinkable that it will be anything other than excellent. How? Because underneath, it will be the next-generation Mazda MX-5. But it will have Alfa's own body styling and engines. The two companies announced the co-op