Monday 4th October 2010

PH Paris Motor Show Round-Up

Get yer PH Paris highlights here! (They were making the site untidy..)

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Jaguar C-X75 Concept Fantasy jet-assisted supercar imagines 205mph with 560m range
The New Era Of Lotus - Revealed Five new models from Norfolk. Count 'em - five...
Audi Quattro Concept Audi reinvents the short-wheelbase Quattro...
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Exotic concept showcases all-new material - 'forged carbon'
Mini Countryman WRC New Mini (ahem!) SUV 'returns' to rallying with Prodrive
New BMW 6 Series Officially still a concept, but BMW's new uber-coupe rings our bell
Ferrari SA APERTA Just as desirable in the metal, but PH fails to order a 599 rag-top...
Renault DeZir Concept Slick electric concept hints at future design direction
Porsche 911 Speedster Porsche (re-)re-visits a favourite theme with hi-spec limited edition
Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale Lighter, faster, er, more slippery-er. Track-bred Maser revealed
Range Rover Evoque The first proper pic of a 5-door, but only 3-doors in the metal
Opel GTC Paris Concept Show debut for new Astra VXR, in body if not in name
Revised Nissan GT-R Nissan shows off its GT-R facelift, but details are TBC...
Mercedes CLS Out with the old, and in with the new version of Merc's four-door coupe
Bentley Continental GT It's refresh time for Bentley's chunky coupe
Ford Fiesta WRC Ford's new rally car completes WRC trio
Citroen DS3 WRC Wraps come off Seb's new company car
V8 Audi R8 Spyder Open R8 finally gets its V8 option, plus miscellaneous tweaks
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe S muscle-coupe arrives in France; may get no closer
Ford Focus ST New ST unveiled - and it's very orange (oh, and a little bit faster)
Audi E-tron Spyder Electric Audi goes roofless - and gets a diesel engine to turn it into a hybrid
Lotus Evora Gets A Supercharger Supercharger for Lotus Evora S; paddle shift auto also unveiled
Mastretta MXT Mid-engined Mexican makes our Chimis Changa - possibly
Audi A1 1.4 TFSI Audi reveals range-topping version of its baby hatch

[Skylinecrazy]

That Audi A1 has to be the most boring hot hatch ever made.

Overall though it was a good show, special big thumbs up to Lotus!

[BeansOnToast]

Nice lineup!

[soad]

Lovely round up. Makes me want a new car (or two)

[Roberty]

My round up of the Paris motorshow from my laptop.

Jag, nice but it'll never happen.

Lotus's future line up, amazing but how many of them will ever make it to the road?

Audi, Great, get building!

Lamborghini, hideous, thank god it's only a concept!

Mini WRC, dear god my eyes!

BMW 6 series, yawn.

Ferrari SPA Aperta, nice, possibly 5 years too late but nice.

Renault concept, sexy, swoopy, pointless.

911 Speedster, still flogging the same expired nag.

Maser, Like it, wouldn't actually buy one mind!

Range Rover Evoque, fine if you like that sort of thing.

Opel GTC, Hhmmm.

Nissan GTR revised, is it? Is it really?

Merc CLS, see BMW 6 series.

Bently GT, The reverse Tardis live on.

Ford and Citreon WRC cars, rally cars the way they should be, good work.

Audi R8 V8, I'll take it.

Cadillac, I prefered the Merc 6 Series.

Focus ST, NO, try again.

Audi e-tron, Just needs some large side intakes and a lambo derived V-10 and it would be perfect!

Evora S, at last.

Mastretta MXT, The revised VX220 for 2010?

Audi A1, no comment

[Rude]

I had to look twice to make sure that new Range Rover wasn't another mini variant!
Give it a year or so and they'll be the same size

[geoffracing]

Very few exciting cars there...

Jag, Lotus, BMW 6, Bentley...

Certainly not the chitty-chitty étron;
for that money you can find more exciting automobiles.

Nor the "Mini".
I love Minis, old & new, but this has nothing to do with Minis!