It's motor show time, so Lotus have given us another riddle to solve - 3 new cars, 2 new options AND 1 special limited edition. Thankfully they've given us part of the answer, but they're keeping 2 of the new models a secret until they're revealed on 13 September in Frankfurt.
The W16 engine fitted to the Bugatti Veyron produces 1,250 newton metres of torque and a little over 1,000 bhp. It's the fastest production car in the world and most people accept it's unlikely ever to be beaten either in terms of those headline power figures or straight-line performance - after all, we live...
Honda have provided us with a quick glimpse of the New European Civic, prior to its launch at the Frankfurt motor show next month.
The image shows the New Civic's rear-end with its combination lighting that also works as an aerodynamic spoiler, managing air flow over the top and sides of the car....
For those of us open to change, the DC100 is a pure tease - we want it NOW, Land Rover should cancel those design clinics and start producing it immediately, but this is a Defender Concept and Land Rover didn't get to where they are now by ignoring the preferences of their most loyal customers....
This is the Ford Evos, a new design concept that bears a striking resemblance to a futuristic Mustang, or Capri, or.. who cares, let's just hope they build it.
Ford describe it as "..the ultimate expression of Ford’s design and technology vision.." and that "..the Evos Concept introduces a new design direction for Ford.."
Electric-powered cars have only recently begun lapping Germany's Nürburgring Norschleife and even then it was more to prove that their ability to lap the 20.8 km Green-Hell on a single charge. That was certainly the aim of the MINI E in April 2010 when it scorched around the lap in a record-breaking 9 minutes...
Alfa's 4C Concept will be exhibited at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month in a new and exclusive ‘fluid metal’ exterior colour that is said to enhance the smooth and sinuous lines of the car.
Group Lotus has announced this morning the appointment of Gordon Murray to the Lotus Advisory Council. Murray will work alongside other automotive industry luminaries including Bob Lutz, Tom Purves, Prof. Dr. Burkhard Göschel and Frank Tuch to advise Group Lotus on current and future development activities.