A new BMW M3 will arrive in 2014, but what should it be like? Steve Sutcliffe puts three of its predecessors through their paces at Brands Hatch to find the perfect ingredients.

Find out more about the 2014 BMW M3 – http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/scoop/new-bmw-m3-%E2%80%93-latest-pics

Read the review of the current BMW M3 – http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/m3

The Porsche Boxster S has been one of our favourite roadsters since the original car launched. But has time been kind to it? We pitch it against the Mk1 Boxster against the very latest model to find out.

Read our full review of the Porsche Boxster at Autocar.co.uk – http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/porsche/boxster

The Vauxhall Adam is the latest rival to the Mini and the Fiat 500. It’s cleverly priced, well equipped and comes with a host of innovative options with which to personalise it. But is it hampered by limited engine options? And is it any fun to drive?

For a full review and high-res images, go to http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/vauxhall/adam/first-drives/first-drive-review-vauxhall-adam-14-slam-99bhp

The new 4.4-litre, turbocharged, V8 BMW M6 brings new levels of refinement and usability to BMW’s big M coupe. But has it compromised the car’s real driver involvement and hardcore enthusiast appeal in the process?

For a full review and high-res picture gallery of the new BMW M6 coupe, go to http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/6-series/first-drives/first-drive-review-bmw-m6-coupe

As a new era of ultra high-tech supercars arrive in the shape of the McLaren P1, Ferrari F70, and even the hybrid Porsche 918 that will be this car’s spiritual successor, we take the opportunity to revisit the iconic Porsche Carrera GT.

You can now get winter tyres in 20- and 21-inch diameter, but is it worth fitting them to the sports cars that predominantly use this size of tyre? Steve Sutcliffe finds out how effective winter tyres are on a rear-drive Porsche 911 in the snow.

The 3.8-litre V8 twin-turbo McLaren MP4-12C has been criticised for a shortage of emotion. So can the 616bhp MP4-12C Spider – which retains the same torsional rigidity as the coupe and gains only 40kg in weight – rectify that? Steve Sutcliffe finds out.

See high-res pics and read the full review of the new McLaren MP4-12C Spider at http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/mclaren/mp4-12c/first-drives/first-drive-review-mclaren-mp4-12c-spider

The new Aston Martin DB9 gets styling cues from the Virage, and retains the 6.0-litre V12 but now in 510bhp tune. So has it moved on enough to justify its £132k price and rationalise the Aston range? Steve Sutcliffe finds out.

For high-res images and a full review of the Aston Martin DB9, go to http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/aston-martin/db9/first-drives/first-drive-review-2013-aston-martin-db9