Tesla reveals Roadster art car

Tesla has revealed this Roadster art car at Miami's annual Art Basel festival.

See the official pics of Tesla's art car

The company collaborated with digital artist, Laurence Gartel, who wrapped every body panel with this digital swirl design "to break ground in the automotive and art worlds".

The one-off Roadster, which was displayed and toured around Miami beach, accelerates from 0-60mph in just 3.7 seconds and has a range of over 200 miles.

Proton rebadges Lotus Europa

Proton has wheeled out a string of concepts - including a version of the Lotus Europa - at the Malaysian manufacturer’s local motor show in Kuala Lumpur.

The most sporting of the models is the Lekir, in effect a Lotus Europa with restyled bumpers, black trim ahead of the rear wheelarches and Proton badging. Sources in Malaysia suggest that the Lekir could become the long-term future of the Europa, which has not been a success for Lotus.

See pics of the Europa-based Proton Lekir

Such a model would feature a 1.6-litre turbocharged Proton powerplant, and make use of the Europa’s platform and suspension components, plus much of its bodywork.

More significant for Proton’s mainstream sales is the Tuah, a neatly styled four-door saloon which is said to preview the next-generation Persona. Its bold front end has LED daytime running lights, and its blistered wheelarches give it an unusually sporting stance.

Read the full story on the Mitsubishi Evo-based Jebat

Proton is also using its home show to reveal the Lekiu, a small SUV crossover that could well be destined for the Chinese market, and the Jebat, a crudely bodykitted take on the Mitsubishi Evo X that features swathes of matt-black plastic at its front and rear.

Driven: Lambo's new Murciélago

Lambo asked our man Sutcliffe to join them for a secret sign-off test at Nardo in Italy

The sound from the engine and exhaust is smoother and less grainy than in a Murciélago

This car feels both more refined and less physically intimidating than of old

The ride is calm and controlled in a way that a Murciélago owner simply wouldn’t recognise

It feels fundamentally better balanced, as if it has a much lower, broader centre of gravity

The kick of acceleration is genuinely outrageous in second gear

The SV feels clunky and old beside the new car

It feels as if it won’t tear your arms off and then kick you in the unmentionables

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