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Volkswagen Beetle

The 2012 Beetle has been unveiled ahead of its Shanghai Motor Show reveal. The new 'New Beetle' is said to draw on design cues from the original Beetle launched 73 years ago. Retaining a similar silhouette to the 2003 New Beetle, the 2012 model gains a stronger influence from the 2005 Detroit show 'Ragster' concept.

Lotus's new 2010 Elise dips below 150g/km of CO2

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 09 April 2010 07:53 The new facelifted 2011 model year Lotus Elise has cut its CO2 output by nearly a fifth to a saintly 149g/km.It's a 16% improvement over the outgoing Lotus Elise S and Hethel claims 'the Elise has the lowest CO2 for its performance level for any gasoline sports car in the world.' Lotus is getting combative with the new Elise, pointing out that the Elise weighs just 876kg – while the Porsche Boxster sends the scales spinning to 1334kg.So how come the new Lotus Elise is so clean?The aerodynamics are 4% smoother, according to Lotus, while a smaller Toyota 1.6-litre VVT-i engine is downsized by 200cc compared with the outgoing 1.8, yet produces the same power.The new 2011 model year (but on sale now in 2010) shows the benefits of lightweight: it'll hit 60mph in 6.0sec.

Hennessey HPE700 Twin Turbo Corvette to bow in Boca

If you saw the 455-hp Chevy Corvette Stingray and thought, “I’ll hang on to my money for something faster,” and then you saw the 625-hp Corvette Z06, and said, “It’s a little too wild-looking for me,” the Hennessey HPE700 Twin Turbo Corvette might be just right The Texas-based tuner will reveal its latest, surprisingly tasteful offering at the Boca Raton Hangar Party that kicks off the Boca Raton Concours on Feb. 21. Hennessey claims 707 hp at 6,400 rpm along with 661 lb-ft of pavement-shredding torque in this new modified ‘Vette.