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2015 Lotus Eterne, Four Doors, 195 mph

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2015 Lotus Eterne

[/caption] The New Lotus Eterne (5.0 litre/V8/620 PS), the statement of intent: “The Eterne is sensational to look at and as with the rest of the range it also over delivers in all other aspects as well. Similar to the Elite, it’s a car of perfect contradictions, it’s compact yet spacious, high performance yet low emissions relatively lightweight yet still reassuringly solid. The biggest difference between the Eterne and it’s class competitors is that it’s not an evolution of an existing two-door model, it’s a deliberate and considered stand-alone creation. It’s the ultimate four door…

Video: 2015 Lotus Elise Is Too Hot For Words

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2015 Lotus Elise

[/caption] The New Lotus Elise (2.0 litre/inline 4/320 PS), the grown up: “We worked very hard on getting the Elise 2015 exactly right, it’s our entry level car so it needs to give a proper introduction to the Lotus driving experience. The Elise you can buy now is still a fantastic car and Lotus remains very proud of it, but this is a natural progression for us moving forward. The Elise 2015 will also be class-leading in terms of performance and efficiency but it will do more than that, it will take the Elise model…

2014 Lotus Elan – The Smart Everyday Sports Car

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2014 Lotus Elan

[/caption] The New Lotus Elan (4.0 litre/V6/450 pS), the end of compromise: “Perfect for both road and track, the Elan no only ticks all the boxes, it creates new ones too. It will also go a long way towards dispelling the old misconceptions about this class, that in order to have high performance you must sacrifice usability – those days are gone. Once you drive an Elan you won’t look back, it will give you things you didn’t even realise you were missing – that’s the essence of Lotus and the Elan perfectly captures that…

The Lotus Esprit Is Back With 612 Horsepower!

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2013 Lotus Esprit

[/caption] The New Lotus Esprit (5.0 litre/V8/620 PS), the icon is back: “The Esprit is the ultimate supercar. There’s a fine balance between acknowledging the greatness of the past whilst at the same time rapidly leaping forward to the future and ensuring that this car not only does the name Esprit justice but also the Lotus brand. I think we’ve managed to find the balance and in doing so created a new icon, a car people will find hard to resist. The design is aggressive, you have to see it to appreciate how long…

Lotus’ Dawn Of A New Era – 8 New Vehicles! …Oh, And The Esprit Is Back!

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Excerpt: 100 Days ago, Lotus claimed this year’s Paris Motor Show would mark the ‘dawn of a new era’ for the automaker. They’ve delivered. Lotus has unveiled plans for 5 all-new vehicles, two evolutions of existing models and a concept car. They include the return of the Esprit and the Elan, the all-new Elite GT cruiser and Eterne four-door coupe models, an all-new design direction for the next Elise, and the Concept City Car. The seventh and eighth models include the recently announced Evora S and Evora IPS. While we’ll bring you detailed accounts of each vehicle in the next few minutes, we’re…

Audi Honors Its Past With New Quattro Concept

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Audi Quattro Concept

[/caption] Audi has been the king of all-wheel drive for 30 years now. To commemorate three decades of its famous Quattro system, and to pay homage to the ’84 Sport Quattro, the company debuted the Quattro Concept at the Paris Motor Show. As automotive enthusiasts, these are the cars we long for to be built. The Quattro Concept sits on running gear from Audi’s RS5 coupe, but with a shortened wheelbase to mimic the past Sport Quattro model. With its weight also on par with that of the ’80s model and equipped with the company’s 2.5…

Audi Brings The Future With e-tron Spyder

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Audi e-tron Spyder Concept

[/caption] Audi adds to the e-tron range with this latest e-tron Spyder. The Concept is powered by a 300 horsepower twin-turbocharged diesel V6 in the rear and two electric motors up front. Audi states that despite a weight of 3,197 pounds, the power of the V6 couples with the torque available from the electric motors provides ‘respectable performance’ as well as a 0-62 mph time of 4.4 seconds. The plugin-hybrid nature of the e-tron allows the vehicle to travel just over 31 miles on electric power alone while its V6 can extend the range to…

Video: BMW 6-Series ‘Concept’ Rendered

If you caught our post on the unveiling of BMW’s new 6-Series ‘Concept’, you’re aware that we are quite fond of the new design language, the direction the automaker has taken as a departure from many of the outgoing model’s sticking points and are especially impressed with the new interior. It’s not quite the real thing, but if photos just don’t do it for you and you haven’t made up your mind for a thumbs up or down yet on the new Bimmer … check out these 3D renderings.