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Lotus

Lotus Elite 205 Special Edition Is Lighter and More Performance Oriented

We are all familiar with the Lotus models which come with great aerodynamics and sheer performance under the hood, especially because they make use of lightweight materials and advanced architecture. Recently, the carmaker has launched a special model called the Elite 205 Special Edition, meant to celebrate 50 years of company`s Hethel site, the model being extremely fast and built...

2012 Mercedes E Class
Mercedes

Mercedes E Class rumored to get lighter in 2015

German saloons are incredibly resistant to change. They evolve, get more refined, add more toys and many other things as well. At this point, there's some stuff that stays constant: the image and the ideology. This tends to make German saloons feel like they're targeting nothing but very old people. Of all the pensioners in the world, few brands appeal...

Audi R8 GT Spyder
Audi

2014 Audi R8 lists improvements

The Audi R8 may not look it but it has been with us for quite some time now, even the V10 version is getting a little old, and, as a result the Germans are announcing work on a new one. Due to turn up in 2014, the next generation of the Audi R8 will be, what else, better than the...

Lotus Esprit Concept
Lotus

Lotus Esprit – possibly the fastest car from the UK

News from Lotus: The small British company with a big heritage toots its horn once more, this time they claim their future Lotus Esprit may end up being the fastest car made in the UK. Quite an impressive claim, and as we will find out in just a few, attached to quite some impressive numbers. Interestingly enough, it's not the...

BMW M1 Hommage
BMW

BMW at work on a new M1?

Ah Bavaria, the land of various boring stuff in Germany and BMW. This is where we get the really good stuff from and the latest in a long line of such things is the hope of a new M1. It seems like some rumors have started circulating around about how BMW may be working on a true successor to their...