0-60 in less than 4 seconds, 408 ponies, 295 torques, paddle shifters and a 7-speed gear box—sure as hell sounds like a Lotus to us. But wait, this one’s a hybrid. A fucking Lotus hybrid—are you crazy?! What would Colin think? Well, we gotta tell ya, with numbers like that, Colin would love it! It’s called the Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid; look for it to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

Source: Discover Hybrid Cars

BMW officially unveils the long awaited Mini Countryman next month at the Geneva Motor Show, but the pavement pounders over at Winding Road already got their hands on one. Initial reports are pretty positive; however, with 4 real doors and 4 real seats, the new Mini just isn’t that mini. For some perspective, the standard Mini has 24 cubic ft of cargo capacity with the seats down. The Clubman boasts 32.8 cubic ft, and the Countryman—a whopping 41 cubic feet. Couple that with the optional 4-wheel drive and you have, uh, um, a crossover SUV? God knows we need that…

Source: Winding Road

Well, Toyota finally removed the chastity belt and let someone take the 550+ HP Lexus LFA out onto the real-world mean streets. So what’s this beast like outside the confines of Laguna Seca or The “Ring?” Chris Harris from UK’s evo magazine took it for a spin on some twisty English country roads and filmed the whole thing. Check it out right here.

Source: evo

This may not be as exciting as The Car Insider’s DeVille-amino exclusive last week, but it’s close. An anonymous tipster sent the above Hennessey Venom GT spy shot to Jalopnik this morning. There’s some debate as to whether this thing is headed to Geneva next month or not, so stay tuned for an official unveiling sometime soon. But from our information, the Venom GT is really just a grotesquely mutilated Lotus Elise destined for the Dubai garages of hot rodding oil sheiks.

Source: Jalopnik