You may think that nothing comes close to the Nissan GT-R for high performance thrills, but the Nissan GT1 racer does just that and more. With a stonking 5.5-litre V8 in its nose and a rear-wheel-drive layout, performance is bonkers and grip levels astonishing. But what’s it like on track? Here, Steve Sutcliffe finds out.

The revised Jaguar XFR really does have it all to lose – we gave the previous version our coveted five star rating – so the pressure is on. The new car gets a heady 500bhp supercharged V8, but will it achieve our coveted five star rating again? Jamie Corstorphine finds out…

Ahead of the Le Mans 24-hour race, Matt Prior takes us to the world-famous track in Porsche’s hardcore 911 Carrera 4S.

The hardcore Jaguar XKR-S offers up a meaty 542bhp, plus a chassis that’s tweaked to encourage you to plant your right foot around corners. Watch as Jamie Corstorphine drives it on the limit.

The new Audi A6 is a big improvement over its predecessor, but is it a mid-sized saloon we’d prefer to drive over the likes of Jaguar, Mercedes and BMW? Jamie Corstorphine finds out in our quick fire 90sec verdict.

Watch as Jamie Corstorphine takes the very powerful and very loud Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe to the ragid and rather smokey edge. It takes over from the CLK55 AMG, providing renewed competition to the likes of the Audi RS5 and BMW M3. Read the review at http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Mercedes-Benz-C-Class-C63-AMG/257030/

Moment of truth for the hot ‘1’ – a Cayman beater?

Revised Conti GT put to the 90sec test

Can the hardcore BMW M3 match the legendary Porsche 911 GT3’s poise? See the two track-biased sports cars go head to head. Read the BMW M3 GTS review at http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/BMW-M3-4.4-V8-GTS/251294/