Due for sale by the end of 2004, the M14 provides buyers having a leaner, smoother and more muscular body shell, and wraps it around a 400PS development of the familiar V6 3.Q litre power unit and six speed transmission.

Whilst the handling and acceleration develop the successes of the M12 series, this can be a less outrageous machine when it comes to appearance, and it is intended to show how the company will offer a realistic option to the Porsche 911 Turbo.

Top speed of the machine is estimated at 190mph (cracking the magical 300kph barrier with some dicks to spare) and also the all-important sprint to 10Okph is reckoned to become achievable inside a whisker over four seconds. This is when the big boys should be found playing.