Assuming you have to necessary funds to purchase the scintillating new Aston Martin DBS, that is.

Set to go into production in October, the DBS will succeed the Vanquish as Aston's Flagship car. The Vanquish, which has just stopped production will possibly make way for the newest member of the Aston family. And it'll be just as exclusive too, with only 300 cars being produced every year. The DBS is lighter (by 100kg) than the DB9 which it is based on. It'll be faster than the DB9 as well, with an estimated 524bhp V12 engine under its hood. 0-100km/h? 4.2 seconds. Top Speed? 300km/h.

Price? Nothing less than 180,000 quid. If you're thinking of being Bond, start saving now. Image courtesy of CAR UK.

Intersting news this. Horacio Pagani has been sending mixed signals to the foreign press. One says he's leaving the car business for good, the other is stating that he's only just begun.

By the end of this year, you'd be seeing the last of the awesome Pagani Zonda F. There are still five left up for grabs, but when they're sold, you'd be seeing the last of the Zondas. There are rumours that Pagani will continue to build track focused Zondas, but for the road going variants, you'd be hard pressed to see any more.

The new track car is expected to produce around 700bhp, with a stripped out cabin and a top speed of around 340km/h. Oh, and a seriously limited production run.

But according to Car & Driver, Pagani is introducing something else entirely.After the Zonda C8, Pagani plans on introducing the C9, an entirely new supercar not based on the current Zonda. The C9 will benefit from the next-generation Mercedes V-12 that will sport four-valve heads and increase horsepower and torque. "The new engine could reach 885 pound-feet of torque, but we already have wheelspin on a dry road with 553 pound-feet, so why?" asked Horatio Pagani with a straight face. "Our target for the new engine is 627 pound-feet, in conjunction with a complicated new Bosch traction-control system." The C9 will be longer in wheelbase and overall length; unfortunately, it will also grow in width over the current car's staggering 81 inches.

From the sketches we've seen, the C9 is sleeker and cleaner than the Zonda. Active aerodynamics are built into the upper body in the nose and tail, rather than via the exposed wings of the previous car. A smooth underbody has a built-in diffuser to manage the airflow around the outer skin of carbon-fiber composite. Pagani's trademark four-taillight front and four-tailpipe rear are present.

A1 Team Malaysia driver, Alex Yoong, as well as a Malaysian engineer Rueben Wong and Malaysian mechanic Shanker Ramachandran, from the A1GP team crew are celebrating today, after achieving great success in one of motorsport's most difficult challenges. Yoong and the CRS racing team not only finished the gruelling 24 Hours of Le Mans race, but took fifth place in class and eighth place overall of the fifty five entries.

 Finally, the Renault that's been seen loitering around our highways and byways have been unmasked. Granted, it's not the most radical car Renault has ever produced, but it does usher in some interesting developments from La Régie, as it chases down the new Ford Mondeo and forthcoming Vauxhall Vectra.

For starters, the Laguna is lighter than the model it replaces; despite being longer, wider and taller, it's an average 15kg skinnier across the range, which should boost performance, economy and emissions. The new Laguna spearheads a new push to make Renaults better known for quality and eco credentials. Press 'Read More' to find out why.