Ferrari has unveiled the Ferrari SA APERTA – the 599 Roadster – at Paris today. And our spies tell us Chris Evans is busy speccing one up in Modena at the moment. Ferrari let us have info on the 599 Roadster which is the Ferrari SA APERTA last week, and today the very limited edition [...]
Lotus has revealed a new Lotus Elise with up to 350bhp and starting at £40k. But not until 2015. Of all the Lotus reveals today at the Paris Motor Show, the new Lotus Elise is perhaps the one most easily understood. After all, the current Lotus Elise has been with us for a decade and [...]
Lotus are to launch a new Lotus Elan in 2013, featuring a 4.0 litre version of the Evora V6 with up to 470bhp. I know, you’re starting to get bored and wondering how on earth Lotus can suddenly churn out a range of models that are seemingly poles apart from where they are, and expect [...]
Lotus has gone slightly berserk with new model announcements today. This is for a new Rapide-challenging range-topper – the Lotus Eterne. You’ll have to stick with this if you’re going through these in chronological order. There was no way we could seriously do one story on all of the Lotus announcements today, so you’re getting one for each. Sort of. [...]
Lotus has revealed the new Lotus Esprit, featuring the same power options as the new Lotus Elite and due in 2013. We’ve been banging on that the new Lotus Esprit would turn up at the Paris Motor Show forever. It seemed the most logical step, but then Lotus went and shoved a spanner in the [...]
Volkswagen has revealed the latest generation of the VW Passat at the Paris Motor Show Volkswagen like to call this 2011 VW Passat the seventh generation Passat. But it’s a sort of six and three-quarters Passat because, although every bit of sheet metal has been changed, the underpinnings stay the same. Up front the Passat [...]
Homage to Eighties Sport quattro combines lightweight aluminium construction with inline five-cylinder Turbo FSI power Audi quattro concept study makes its world public debut at the Paris Motor Show (October 2 to 17, 2010) RS 5 provides foundations, but concept evokes spirit of 1984 Sport quattro with shortened wheelbase, inline 2.5-litre five-cylinder Turbo FSI engine [...]
Audi has revealed the Audi Quattro Concept, a 408bhp, shortned S5 designed to commemorate the original Audi Quattro. It was close. We almost got it right when we said that Audi would be bringing along the Audi UrQuattro Concept to Paris. We just figured they’d use the name of the original concept to commemorate 30 [...]
Bi-turbo TDI and electric power brings sensational performance and economy to stunning new interpretation of e-tron concept Audi e-tron Spyder sports car study makes its world public debut at the Paris Motor Show (October 2 to 17, 2010) Plug-in hybrid combines new 300PS, bi-turbo version of latest 3.0-litre TDI engine with two electric motors developing [...]
Audi has brought their latest e-Tron to Paris – the Audi e-Tron Spyder – which offers great economy and good performance from a diesel hybrid setup. We reported at the start of September that Audi were going to bring an e-Tron Spyder to Paris and we thought, ‘Yep, another showcase car without much real releveance’. But we [...]
After leaked photos of the Range Rover Evoque were published online, Land Rover has issued a single official photo. It’s not the biggest deal in the world but, for whatever reason, Land Rover had decided that they would keep the 5 door version of the Range Rover Evoque wrapped up for a while longer. They [...]
Peugeot has revealed the Peugeot HR1 Concept at the Paris Motor Show, a frugal, compact, funky, urban crossover which could point the way to a Peugeot 2008. At first glance you could be forgiven for thinking that the Peugeot HR1 concept is a Nissan Juke. It has that same funky feel the Juke does. And [...]
SEAT unveils the SEAT IBE Electric Car Concept which looks like it points the way to the SEAT version of the VW Up! How good’s your memory? Does the SEAT IBE Concept ring a bell? It should, because SEAT rolled out the IBE at the last major European Motor Show back in March at Geneva. [...]
Lamborghini has released information on their ultra light, carbon fibre supercar – the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Well, we played the game with Lamborghini’s Paris Photo tease. We ran them all, even though we got bored. But when we got wind yesterday that the tease was for the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento we almost forgave Lamborghini for driving [...]
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento – An extreme lightweight in carbon fibre for sensational performance and handling Lamborghini is redefining the future of the super sports car with a unique technology demonstrator. Boasting an extremely lightweight construction thanks to advanced carbon-fibre technology, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento has an overall curb weight of just 999 kilograms (2,202 lb) [...]
We have video of the Jaguar C-X75 gas turbine, 780bhp hybrid hypercar. Tonight in Paris Jaguar revelaed what will undoubtedly be the start of the Paris Motor Show – the Jaguar C-X75 Concept. We’ve waxed lyrical about the C-X75. Well, as lyrical as you can get after you’ve already been in front of a screen [...]
We have a 40+ photo gallery of the stunning Jaguar C-X75 Concept revealed at the Paris Motor Show Tonight in Paris Jaguar has revealed the C-X75 Concept, a car so glorious and innovative it could very well have stolen the Paris Motor Show even before it officially starts. Not designed to be a production car [...]
Jaguar C-X75 Overview “Performance through innovation has always been a Jaguar hallmark. From the beginning, cars such as the C-Type and D-Type pioneered aluminium construction, aerodynamic design, racing monocoques and disc brakes. The C-X75 demonstrates that the company is still leading the field in automotive design and technology.” Dr Ralf Speth, Chief Executive Officer, Jaguar [...]
Jaguar has revealed the Jaguar C-X75 Concept, a gas turbine, electrically driven 780bhp supercar. And it’s glorious. The Jaguar C-X75 has been revealed tonight ahead of its official reveal in the morning (which you can see Live on Cars UK) and it’s much more than we’d expected. Yes, we expected a pointer to Jaguar’s future, [...]
Land Rover are revealing the Range Rover Evoque for the first time in public at the Paris Motor Show. And you can watch it LIVE on cars UK. There are times when you believe the world and his dog must have seen a new car because you’ve been writing about it and publishing photos (and video) for [...]
Saab are to use BMW’s 1.6 petrol engine – as fitted to MINIs & PSA cars – from 2012, probably in a new compact car – the Saab 9-2. As we reported on Monday, Saab are to use BMW engines. Which is very good news for Saab. And not exactly bad news for BMW. The statement [...]
Cars UK is hosting the LIVE reveal of the Jaguar C-X75 Concept – the future of Jaguar Sports Cars – at 8:45am (BST) Thursday 30th September 2010. On Sunday we reported that Jaguar would be taking a surprise concept along to Paris – the Jaguar C-X75 Concept – which is said to point the way [...]
Lamborghini are to reveal the Sesto Elemento at Paris, a 999kg carbon fibre supercar capable of 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds. So that’s what we’ve been waiting for. The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento. Which appears to be a Gallardo in carbon fibre, Reventon-style drag. French web site Blog Automobile has acquired the photo you see above which [...]
Aston Martin has released photos of the Aston Martin Vantage N420 Roadster which will show at the Paris Motor Show. It was back in June that Aston Martin announced the Aston Martin V8 Vantage N420, which is the 4.7 Vantage version of the N400, but this time – as the 4.7 Vantage is quite brisk [...]
We have what is either the fifth tease in the Lamborghini Jota or not a Jota saga. Or the sixth. Oh, goodie Well, isn’t it getting exciting? You might consider – as we probably wrongly did – that the tease for Lamborghni’s Paris surprise started back in June when Lamborghini sent us a photo which said ‘Coming [...]
