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LONDON MOTOR SHOW — Mexican Mastretta targets UK with Lotus rival

Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Daniel Mastretta
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Mexico has a massive automotive sector — but there have been few indigenous Mexican brands. Brothers Daniel and Carlos Mastretta mean to change that — and the car that bears their family name was one of the stars of the London Show.

Daniel Mastretta says the Mastretta MXT is the first car ever to be designed and built in Mexico, and the brothers believe the sporty two-seater will be a strong rival to lightweight sports cars such as the Lotus Elise and Exige. And the UK will be the launch market for the car.

Mastretta has been working in industrial design for transportation for 20 years (more…)

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Low Emission Honda Roadster Breaks Cover

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
>OSM (Open Study Model)
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Honda's low-emission sportscar study model has been revealed at the British International Motor Show, at ExCel, London.

The lightweight roadster design study is a concept showing Honda's core engineering principals, designing stylish and exciting cars that are also environmentally responsible.

Named the OSM (for Open Study Model), the two-seater joins the confirmed-for-production CR-Z sports hybrid and FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell car on the Honda stand at the show.

“We're trying to show that low emission cars can be attractive,” says Andreas Sittel, Project Leader for OSM. (more…)

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The Evora is Here

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Lotus Evora
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With its stunning visual impact, exhilarating all-round dynamic performance, innovative chassis technology and high levels of luxury, packaging and convenience, the Evora heralds an exciting new era for Lotus.

The first all-new Lotus since the iconic Elise made its debut in 1995, The Evora enters the sports car market as currently the world's only mid-engined 2+2. Powered by a Lotus-tuned 3.5-liter V6 engine producing 280 PS, and weighing just 1350 kg (prototype specification), the Evora promises breathtaking performance. (more…)

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New Opel Insignia Drops in on London

Monday, July 21st, 2008
Insignia Dropped in on London
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London — As workers hauled a 4.7 meter-diameter orb from Potters Fields Park, a massive object fell 45 meters in six seconds and was caught at the last minute, revealing an intact car never seen before by the public — the Opel Insignia.

More than 300 invited guests were on hand to watch the new car plunge from the orb as it was suspended in the air. “We are very proud of the Insignia and decided that an extraordinary car needed an extraordinary entrance. That's why we choose to drop in at one of London's most frequented and iconic locations: Tower Bridge just next to the London Assembly,” says Alain Visser, (more…)

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The New Distinctive, Mid-engined, 2+2 Sportscar from Lotus

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Project Eagle
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Eagerly anticipated and making its official global debut at the British Motorshow in London on July 22nd, the first all-new car from Lotus since the iconic Elise in 1995, will enter the sportscar market as the only mid-engined 2+2 in production.

The new car, which is known only by its project name ‘Eagle’, is a more holistic offering than the Elise and Exige models that have been so massively popular with track day enthusiasts. The car, the name for which will be announced at the British Motorshow on July at an 11:30 press conference, is designed for people who desire exotic sportscar characteristics (more…)

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