Nissan hopes to revolutionise endurance racing with its new DeltaWing, which will have its first serious outing at Le Mans, running as an experimental car with the race number '0'.

Volkswagen is still contemplating a Mazda MX-5 competitor, despite widespread reports of partner Porsche pulling out of the project.

Launched at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Infiniti's 300kW mid-engined electric sports car concept is capable of 0-100 in 4 seconds, yet emits just 55g/km of CO2.

Presented as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year, the unlikely Juke Nismo will be used to spread the word about Nissan's motorsport brand outside Japan.

Nissan's Juke-R hits the legal limit in a shade over three seconds, and had the goods to blow away a trio of supercars at an event in Dubai.

Will Volkswagen's Concept BlueSport - aimed squarely at the Mazda MX-5 - ever see the showroom floor?

BMW continues to add to the Mini range, with a hard-top Coupe and a drop-top Roadster.

New Zealand will get its first official Lotus Exige next year, when the S Roadster lands.

Growth in China and high demand for top-end models fuel record sales.