Audi has decided that the new S1 will NOT get the S1 moniker, but will be known as the Audi A1 1.4 TFSI. Audi let it leak they were working on making a hot version of the Audi A1, and we fully expected that the Audi S1 would turn up at the Paris Motor Show. So when […]
Porsche 911 Speedster arrives +Video
The 2011 Porsche 911 Speedster will debut at the Paris Motor Show. Based on 911 Cabriolet with power from the 911 GTS, just 356 are being built. We were beginning to think that Porsche would keep the Porsche 911 Speedster under wraps until the Paris Motor Show kicks off proper next week. But in the […]
Lamborgini Jota (or nota Jota) Tease 4
Lamborghini issue teaser photo 3 or 4 in their Paris tease. The Lamborghini Jota – or something else entirely. So here we go with what is either tease three of Lamborghini’s slow unwrapping of its Paris surprise, or tease four if you count the Lamborghini Jota bonnet tease from back in June. So what do […]
New Lotus Elite revealed
Lotus has revealed the Lotus Elite Concept which will show at Paris. A front-engined V8 hybrid delivers up to 600bhp with low emissions. We knew Lotus were intending repositioning themselves as an East Anglian Aston Martin. Thanks to a clumsy PR stunt by Lotus we were pretty sure we’d see the direction at the Paris […]
Citroën Lacoste Concept at Paris
Citroen are to take the Citroën Lacoste Concept to the Paris Motor Show. It looks like a French Mini Moke with golf ball wheels and an inflatable roof. You would be entirely forgiven for taking one look at the photo at the top and deciding it was a another over the top Golf Buggy for golfers with […]
Audi Q3 to debut at Paris
Audi are taking the Audi Q3 to the Paris Motor Show; dubbed a concept it is very close to production ready. Production of the Audi Q3 will start in Spain in Spring 2011. We all know Audi are on a quest to fill every available niche. And if they run out of niches Audi are perfectly happy […]
BMW 6 Series Coupe (2011) revealed
BMW has revealed the 2011 BMW 6 Series ahead of its debut at the Paris Motors Show. They’re calling it a a ‘Concept’. Poppycock. To be entirely accurate, BMW are calling this the BMW 6 Series Coupe Concept. But don’t believe a word of it; this is the new BMW 6 Series Coupe. Would you […]
Saab 9-3 ePower – First electric Saab revealed
The reborn Saab are bringing the first electric Saab to the Paris Motor Show – the Saab 9-3 ePower – which will lead to a Swedish test fleet of 70 cars in 2011. It’s great to see Saab back doing what a car maker should be doing, instead of fighting for survival under the cosh of the […]
Lamborghini tease NOT the Jota?
We’re beginning to wonder if the tease from Lamborghini is the new Jota. It could be a lightweight Gallardo concept with heaps of Carbon Fibre. Hmmm. Did we get it wrong? Did we simply believe what we wanted to believe, that the tease emanating from Lamborghini for the last few months – and increasing in the last few weeks […]
Fisker Karma – production car at Paris
The Fisker Karma – a 4-door plug-in hybrid with over 400bhp – will show as a production car at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Henrik Fisker has automotive pedigree. He was responsible for cars like the Aston Martin DB9 (better not tell Ian Callum) and is intent on bringing hybrid electric super-saloons to the world. […]