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Bentley’s Full Internet Reveal Of New Continental GT Coming September 7th

ContiGT Bentleys Full Internet Reveal Of New Continental GT Coming September 7th

Bentley Continental GT

Bentley will debut the all-new Continental GT on September 7 in a week-long internet reveal. The unveiling will be akin to that of a formal auto show, but will include a variety of camera angles, distances and virtual tours available to the viewer. Launched in 2003, the original GT and its variants have sold more than 22,000 examples including the recent Continental Supersports Convertible. Everything surrounding the new Bentley will be available at the GT’s mini-site at ContinentalGT.com and expect to see it in person at the Paris Motor Show in just a few weeks. [Source: Bentley]

Lotus Bringing Five All-New Models To Paris!

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Lotus

[/caption] Back in June, Lotus announced that this year’s Paris Motor Show would mark the ‘Dawn Of A New Era’ and the automotive world instantly took this to mean we will finally see the long awaited revival of the Esprit. It turns out that not only are we getting the Esprit in a few weeks, but news of the Evora S, Evora IPS and even the Exos T123 limited-edition race car debuted at Pebble Beach will all sit in addition to the big reveals Lotus has planned for Paris. The new Esprit, rumored to be getting two variants…

Further Rumors New Lotus Esprit Grabbing LFA’s V10, Now With V8 From Lexus’ IS-F As Well

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Lexus LFA V10

[/caption] The start of news that Lotus plans to move upmarket to take on the likes of Ferrari and Maserati first appeared back in June alongside rumors that the expected Esprit revival this fall will be powered by Lexus’ V10. Today’s rumors add to the fire stating that not only is the 552 horsepower V10 out of the LFA a sure thing, but that powering a lesser, more ‘entry level’ version will be the Lexus IS-F’s 5.0 liter V8 which pumps out 416 horsepower. There is no mentioned of either engines being de-tuned before Lotus would…

Lotus Officially Announces Evora S & Evora IPS

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Lotus Evora S

[/caption] Though accidentally leaked a few weeks ago, Lotus has now intentionally sent word of the new Evora S and Evora IPS debuting at the Paris  Motor Show on September 30th. The Evora S arrives packing a 345 horsepower, 3.5 litre  V6 engine mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. Cross-drilled rotors and finely-tuned suspension are standard. In sport mode, the throttle response is controllable, the rev-limit is raised, the stability control system gets tweaked and exhaust by-pass valve is opened up giving giving the car a proper performance sound. For those customers who are scared of a…

Porsche 911 Speedster Arriving In Time For Paris?

911speedster Porsche 911 Speedster Arriving In Time For Paris?

Porsche 911 Speedster Illustration

Porsche released the Boxster Speedster and has been seen working on a 911 version for awhile now. Word is the new roadster will be ready and displayed at this year’s Paris Motor Show.

If Porsche does indeed decide to put the 911 Speedster into limited production, expect the weight to be stripped, as well as the interior accouterments, but with a lofty price tag.

[Source: Autoblog]

It’s Official: Re-Designed 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS Debuted Ahead Of Paris Motor Show

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2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS

[/caption] It’s finally here – Mercedes-Benz has pulled the wraps off their all-new and re-designed CLS. The first generation model, debuted in 2003, is the four-door coupe that started the trend. Nowadays, everyone from the company’s arch-rival BMW to Volkswagen with their CC to Aston Martin, Porsche and even Bugatti have jumped into the fray. Styling for the new CLS has been given quite the radical makeover to comply with MB’s new design language. Severe updates to both the exterior and interior make the outgoing model look suddenly dated. Complementing the exterior and grabbing everyone’s attention…

New Lotus Supercar Confirmed For Paris Debut

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New Lotus Esprit Rendering By Autocar

[/caption] Lotus is continuing their slow seep of cryptic messages to the press as they build up to this year’s Paris Motor Show. After their ‘dawn of a new era’ announcement last month, the company released a bit of history yesterday reminding us of the Esprit’s debut at the Paris Motor Show back in 1975. Though the automotive community was instantly and still convinced of Lotus’ plans to debut the long-awaited next generation Esprit this September, recent news and actions by the automaker to move their product lines upmarket suggest the vehicle being…

Lotus Teases ‘Dawn Of New Era’ Debut At Paris

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Stonehenge Summer Solstice

[/caption] If you didn’t notice today is the 21st of June, or perhaps live somewhere other than the likes of Southern California where we enjoy this warm weather nearly all year long, you may have forgotten today is the official start of Summer. Lotus has taken the Summer Solstice, also 100 days before the 2010 Paris Motor Show, to send us an extremely vague announcement that their debut this September will be ‘the dawn of a new era’. Although the Evora is an incredible vehicle, neighter the roadster version nor even a new Elise/Exige would insue thoughts…