This brilliant new Lotus is a pocket rocket: a caged animal on the road that finds its true calling on the track. WIth a big power upgrade and customary Lotus handling it also gets a new piece of tech - The Dynamic Performance Management system, or traction control to you and me, which helps stop you end up in a ditch when excitement takes over.

The result is a Norfolk-built supercar killer for £52,000.

ENGINE: 3,456cc Toyota supercharged V6, petrol
POWER: 345bhp (7,000rpm)
0–60MPH: 3.8secs
TOP SPEED: 170mph
ECONOMY: 28mpg (est)
PRICE: £52,000