Here are the best shots of the upcoming Lotus Eagle - an Elise-based 2+2 sports car. The production version will be unveiled in July at the London Motor Show, and sales will start toward the end of the year.
Essentially a stretched version of the highly successful roadster, the hard-top Eagle features room in the back for two small passengers and swaps the Elise’s four-cylinder engine for a Toyota-sourced 3.5-litre V6.
Opel today released a new series of official spy shots of the 2009 Insignia (after the first ones launched by Vauxhall). Insignia will make its world debut in July at the London Motor Show. It will come to replace the Vectra which itself replaced the Ascona in 1988 and will be sold under the brands Vauxhall, Saturn and Opel.
The 2009 Insignia’s design will be inspired by the GTC concept unveiled last year at the Geneva Motor Show. The new Insignia family will be built at Opel’s home plant in Rüsselsheim, one of the most state-of-the-art automobile production facilities in the world.
This year Lotus will turn 60, To mark the event the company will unveil an all new car (new Eagle) at the London Motorshow and also an impressive global expansion programme is being planned.
It was in 1948 that Colin Chapman built his first racecar. A pioneer, his breakthrough engineering firmly established him as one of the greatest automotive engineers of the 20th century. Chapman’s theory of “performance through lightweight” formed the foundation of one of the most successful racing teams to date and is imbedded in the Lotus philosophy.
Spy shots is what auto makers hate the most. What can be more annoying than seeing a top secret car all over the internet? Well, Vauxhall decided to release a series of spy shots with the upcoming Insignia.
The Insignia will make its world debut at the British Motor Show on July 22nd. With a highly attractive, completely new body line and sculptural design, Insignia is set to cause a sensation in its class – but surprises only work if they are not revealed beforehand.
The team responsible for camouflaging prototypes began making their preparations for the test phase when the new car first progressed beyond computer simulations and clay models. Together with chief designers and engineers, the team established which of the car’s characteristic lines should be kept hidden the longest from prototype paparazzi.
Together, they developed a "facelift" for the upcoming model that would disguise the prototypes as much as possible. One of the variants had an especially elegant, flowing rear section, for instance, so a pronounced spoiler was designed to mask it. A wooden model was built as a cast to form the plastic camouflage parts needed for around 200 test cars that have to be disguised in the run-up to series production.
After the jump, Vauxhall explain how and why they disguise their test cars
Opel will unveil the 2009 Insignia at the London Motor Show in July. It will come to replace the Vectra which itself replaced the Ascona in 1988. It will be sold under the brands Vauxhall, Saturn and Opel.
"Dynamic performance is one of the Opel brand’s core values. In the new Opel Insignia, this defining characteristic is realized by sophisticated powertrain technology, active safety and the interface between driver and car. The Insignia’s level of comfort and environmental friendliness is unrivaled even among considerably more expensive competitors," says Alain Visser, Chief Marketing Officer, General Motors Europe.
The 2009 Insignia’s design will be inspired by the GTC concept unveiled last year at the Geneva Motor Show.
The future Lotus Eagle 2+2 coupe will make its world debut in July at the London Motor Show. It will be powered by a Toyota engine, and CarMagazine thinks it will be something around the 24-valve V6, that produces 262bhp at 6200rpm and 248lb ft at 4700rpm.
It will be priced around £45,000. The Eagle is the first properly new Lotus in 13 years, and will showcase the firm’s new versatile vehicle architecture. The same basic system, which has set hardpoints for the four corners of the car but can be extended vertically and horizontally between them, will also underpin the 2010 Lotus Esprit replacement.
Eagle’s production will begin in October 2008, with first deliveries coming towards the end of 2008.
British International Motor Show returns to ExCeL London from 23 July to 3 August, bringing more excitement, innovation and inspiration than ever. This year Motor Show will have hundreds of cars on display, global premieres and lots of interactive features, so try not to miss it.
Saab will unveil next year at the London Motor Show a concept version of its new 9-1 entry-level model. The new car will be made at Saab’s Swedish Trollhatten HQ and will be based on GM’s new Astra-sized Delta platform. A production version will follow in 2009
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Opel’s next-generation range of mid-size cars promises a radical step forward. The new model family, which makes its world premiere at the London Motor Show in July 2008, sets technology and design standards for the Opel brand and mid-size segment. To lead off the proceedings, Opel today announced the new model’s name: Opel Insignia. The new Insignia family will be built at Opel’s home plant in Rüsselsheim, one of the most state-of-the-art automobile production facilities in the world.
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The European version of the upcoming Hyundai RWD Coupe will be unveiled at the 2008 British motor show in London. The new Hyundai will compete with Nissan 350Z and will be priced at around £25.000
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