Tokyo might not seem like the natural place for small British sportscar maker Lotus to reveal a new model but it’s done exactly that. Alongside the Japanese debut of the Evora, Lotus rolled out its Exige Stealth: a matte-painted machine that’d look perfect in Darth Vader’s garage.

What’s all the fuss about?

A special edition Lotus is always going to cause a stir and this Stealth one in Tokyo did exactly that. The flat paint gives this limited-run machine a look that lives up to its name, the contrasting gloss black stripes and carbon fibre trim making it about the most aggressive looking Exige we’ve ever seen. The most touched too, nobody passing it able to resist the temptation to feel the soft finish of the paintwork. Only 35 will be built and five are earmarked for Japanese customers.

Any new technology?

Not really, except that fancy paint – which unlike others is a proper matte finish rather than a matte lacquer over regular paint. It’s about 10kg lighter than the regular 260bhp Exige Cup car it’s based on. Sold as the Stealth in Japan only, it’ll be called Scuda elsewhere in the world – which is Italian for ‘dark’, apparently. {via}

A Lamborghini Murcielago previously owned by former Manchester United hero Dwight Yorke is for sale on Auto Trader.

Trinidad and Tobago legend Dwight Yorke was the first of two owners of the Italian supercar which he bought in 2003.

The 38 year-old, who has just retired from football, made his name with Aston Villa in the 1990s before moving to Sir Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering Man United in 1998 for £12.8 million.

He stayed with the Old Trafford outfit for four years, scoring 64 times in 151 appearances – helping United to the treble in 1999 when they picked up the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, famously beating Bayern Munich 2-1 in the final.

Yorke was the proud owner of this black Lamborghini Murcielago VT – a supercar built between 2002 and 2006.

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