Inside Lane Magazine: Issue 21 "Paris Motor Show Review"

8/8/2019 Inside Lane Magazine: Issue 21 "Paris Motor Show Review"

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The Ford Focus ST has always been a source of practicality,

affordability and performance. Its the sort of car that your wife would let

you buy and you would be happy to own, that was until the green party

killed it off. The eco warriors got their way yet again and sealed the

STs fait by banishing it from being sold within Europe. But never fear

as Ford has just officially announced the all-new Focus ST for next

year! They were so excited about it that they have let details slip a day

before its debut.

We still stick by what we said when we first saw the car a few weeks

ago in that it does look like a fish. Despite this it still manages to be

attractive in a hot-hatch sort of way. This new ASBO inducer is powered

by a 2.0 litre EcoBoost (BLOODY Eco Nazis!) four cylinder

turbocharged engine producing 247BHP. So already its looking to give

the Golf GTI a hard time but with 266 lb-ft of torque and a 6 speed

manual gearbox it may well come out better in a scrap. Also this little

trouble maker has some rather high-tech gizmos to combat under steer

in a powerful front wheel drive car. Torque vectoring is usually found as

an extra on a Porsche yet here we are with a Ford offering it as

standard.


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FIRE UPTHE

UATTRO!


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The Audi Quattro is a legend in its own right. It

introduced all-wheel-drive into rallying, it has

more racing victories than almost any other car

that has competed in any form of motorsport andobviously its 80s styling makes it one of the

coolest things on four wheels. Be it flying through

the set of Ashes To Ashes or the streets of

Monaco this car is a household name, and a

name that Audi has used on every car since. The

Quattro retired from service in 1991 leaving an 11

year legacy and since that day petrol heads have

been crying for a comeback. Well cry no more as

I am ecstatic to tell you that the Quattro is back!

Audi have produced this for its 30th anniversary of

the original car, named the Quattro Concept it is

based on the Audi S5 but my goodness there has

been a lot of tinkering going on. The wheelbase is

much shorter and that muscular bodywork brings

the original screaming into the 21st century. It

weighs in at just under 3000 pounds and has a

turbocharged inline five cylinder engine. It getsbetter as it makes the driver get their hands dirty

with a 6 speed manual and none of this electronic

DCG nonsense. 408BHP is the figure Audi has

given us as well as an amazing 354 lb-ft or torque

to match its temperament of a 40:60 set-up.

This is just a concept for now but kick up enough

fuss and I would put money on Audi putting it into

production in some form or another.


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The Cat That Got

The Cream...


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e have followed the progress of Citroens 2011

RC title challenger from its first prototype all the

y through its development and first testing. In its

variant it even saw victory on home soil despite

y being entered into the stage of further tests! The

3 road car is fantastic and from what we have

en of the car that is replacing the aging C4 in the

RC, it looks to be a worthy successor. After a few

adowy images Citroen have finally shown the

rld its latest offering to motorsport.

Dubbed the DS3 WRC, this seductive looking hatch

has 300BHP thanks to its 1.6 litre direct-injection

turbocharged engine. It has the industry standard

four-wheel-drive layout and to accompany it a 6

speed sequential gearbox. Snowy Sweden is set to

be the cars introductory event in 2011. Two teams

Sbastien Loeb / Daniel Elena and Sbastien Ogier /

Julien Ingrassia have already been confirmed.

We like it, we like it a lot!

French Connection


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ni and rallying go together like fish and chips, salt

d pepper, Bill and Ben. The original little car not

y captured the hearts of the nation but also many

ly titles. It punched well above its weight and put

ny much bigger names to shame, so the badge

s a deep history within the sport to say the least.

ni is returning to the WRC next year with its

untryman based car. We have seen sketches and

derings of it but here at the Paris motor show the

shed product has been made public.

Named the Mini WRC very creative this 1.6 litre not

so mini Mini will be contending with the big boys

come next seasons opening in Sweden. Prodrive,

who maintained the Subaru WRC cars, will be doing

the same for this car and so the company feel

confident that they have a competitive car. Naturally

it has all the rally gadgets you can shake a stick at

but that may be all well and good, still doesnt make

the car a looker. In truth it looks like a van.

The BIGGER Mini

Adventure...


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Lotus has been saying for a while that things are about to change... But what they were hinting atremained a mystery. The following events were almost beyond comprehension as the British companyset about redefining their brand. 5 cars were unveiled, 5 cars shocked the motor industry, and these 5

cars are causing the likes of the BIG BOYS (Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin) to quake in their boots.

What follows is not a fairytale and everything concerning this has been set to us by Lotus and pasteddirectly on the following pages so you can form your own opinions without our influence. Braceyourselves!


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2015 Lotus Elise

hyes,hereitis!Theress.llroomfortheEliseatLotus

utwhatadifferenceadecadeortwomakesTheElisedue

orreleasein2015isasexy,agilebeastofacarFinallythe

isecomesofage

esthe.callyitsdefinitelypleasingtotheeye,itsbold

irec.onalbodygivesyousubtlehintsoftheEliseofoldso

s.llseemsatouchfamiliarbutatthesame.me,it

ouldntbemoredifferent

erhapsasmallexampleofhowthecarhaschangedwould

elpAsidefromstronggraphicstyling,theprac.calityof

hecarhashadamajoroverhaultoowithsizeable

mprovementsmadetotheingressandegressinsimple

erms,nomoreacroba.csbuts.llallthefunyouexpect

omtheElise

heElise2015willalsobeclass-leadingintermsof

erformanceandefficiencybutitwilldomorethanthatit

willtaketheElisemodeltotheforefrontofitsclassacross

heboard

ThedesignoftheElise2015isperfectforthetarget

market,itsyoung,strong,confident,vergingonruthless,

mirrorstheengineeringandtechnologyItsthenext

enera.onEliseforanewgenera.onofLotusdrivers

earnotthough,despitethedrama.cupgradestheElise

015haslostnoneofthecheekycharmthatmadethe

wo-seatersportscarfamous,its.llretainsperformance

hroughlightweightandhandleslikeadreamalbeitauiteaggressiveandtensionfilleddreamWitha20litre

nline4pressurechargedenginedeliveringupto320PS,

heElise2015shouldreach0-100kphinunder45

econds

heElise2015,provinggreatthingscometothosewho

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2014 Lotus EliteLookupelegantinthedic.onaryandyoullfindvaria.onsonthefollowing1dignifiedgracein

appearance,movement,orbehaviour,2superbtasteindesign,styleand3somethingelegant;the

ul.materefinementTheground-breakingnewEliteisexactlythatItscompactyetchicbodyiseleganceincarnateItsnot

onlyexquisitelyelegant,inkeepingwithLotuscorevalues,itsacarofsubstanceincorpora.ngsome

oftheverylatesttechnologicalinnova.onsLotushastoofferTheslickretractablehardtopandthe

op.onaluseofhybridtechnologywithKERSaretypicalexamplesofLotustailoringtechnologyto

deliverperfectperformance

Setforreleaseinspring2014,thisisaninnova.ve,exci.ngGTthatwillsetanewbenchmarkin

design,performanceandemissionsAnditsnotallaboutsleeklinesandstunningbodyworkwiththis

par.cular2+2,whathidesbeneaththissharklikeexteriorperfectlydoestheaesthe.csjus.ceA

front-midposi.oned50litreV8enginedeliveringupto620PSmeaningdriverscanexpecttogo

from0-100km/hinapproximately37secondsMakenomistake,theresadefinitemarketrequirementfortheEliteitstheul.matesportscar

feelwithcomfortandspaceTherewillalwaysbethosewhobelievethatLotusshoulds.cktosmall

sportscarsbutwedidnttakethedecisiontodesignsomethingliketheElitelightly,itsbasedon

monthsofcarefulresearchandplanningItsworthno.ngthattotal2+2produc.onrepresentedover

20percentofLotusbuildbetween1948and1996(presmallcarplaorm)and11percentoverall,

thissectorhasbeenverysuccessfulforusinthepastandnow

theEliteraisesthebenchmarkhighers.ll

TheElitewillredefinemodernclassic


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2015 Lotus EternentertheEterne,thefourdoorsupersaloonfromLotusIftheEliteiseleganceincarnatethentheEterneis

eganceredefined

heEterneisatruefourdoor,fourseatersportsGTItstheul.mateexpressionofrefinedstyle,sophis.ca.on

ndgraceButwaitAnelegant,gracefulsportscar?Surelynot

sportscarbydefini.oncantbegracefulPowerful,exci.ng,aggressiveyes,butnotgracefulYethereitis,

eul.mateparadox-theEternePowerandgrace,performanceandelegance,beautyandstrengthallinoneunningpackage

Witha50litrepressurechargedV8enginedeliveringupto620PStheEterneisaimingforbestinclass

erformanceandefficiency

keepingwiththerestofthenewline-up,theEternewillbenefitfromhybridtechnology

anyBahar,ChiefExecu.veOfficerofGroupLotus,said:TheEterneissensa.onaltolookandaswiththe

stoftherangeitalsooverdeliversinallotheraspectsaswellSimilartotheElite,itsacarofperfect

ontradic.ons,itscompactyetspacious,highperformingyetloweming,rela.velightweightyets.ll

assuringlysolid

WetrulybelievethatthereisamarketfortheEterne,thereisnothingelselikeitouttherebothintermsof

esign,capacityandperformanceThebiggestdifferencebetweentheEterneanditsclasscompe.torsisthat

snotanevolu.onofanexis.ngtwo-doormodel,itsadeliberateandconsideredstand-alonecrea.onIts

eul.matefourdoorsportscar

ome.mestherearenorulestobebroken,soitis.metodefinetheminstead


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2013 Lotus Elanstheoldsayinggoes,youcanthaveyourcakeandeatit

thepastwewereeducatedtobelievewecanthaveitall

utthatwasthepastTodaysdriverdemandsmoreandthe

andelivers

heElanisthebea.ngheartofthenewLotusline-upItsa

ghperformancesportscar,thatmuchisclear,itsaLotus

erall,butthankstosomecleverinnova.onstheElanalso

aseverydayusabilitytoo

itha2+2variant,theElanshouldbetheonlycaryou

eed

etforreleaseduringthesecondhalfof2013,theElan

aturesa40litreV6pressurechargedenginecapableof

eliveringupto450PSandtakingintoconsidera.onits

la.velightweightof1,295kg,theElansperformance

dgesonsupercar

omastylingperspec.ve,theElanisbuiltlikeanathlete

thamuscularphysiqueandperfectpoiseItsa

oroughbred,rigidwithtension,ambi.ousandaddic.ve,

othingbutbestinclasswillsufficeforthiscar

snotenoughtosimplyprovideperformanceand

cep.onallooks,innova.onisalsointegraltotheElans

ppealInkeepingwiththerestofthenewLotusrange,the

anfeaturesop.onalhybridtechnologywithKERS

anyBahar,ChiefExecu.veOfficerofGroupLotus,said:If

erewaseveracartomakeyoudrivethelongwayhome,

stheElanPerfectforbothroadandtrack,theElannot

nly.cksalltheboxes,itcreatesnewonestoo

heElanwillconvertpeopletoLotus,Iwouldchallenge

eoplenottobecomeaddictedtodrivingitItwillalsogoa

ngwaytowardsdispellingtheoldmisconcep.onsabout

isclass,thatinordertohavehighperformanceyoumustcrificeusabilitythosedaysaregone

OnceyoudriveanElanyouwontlookback,itwillgiveyou

ingsyoudidntevenrealiseyouweremissingthatsthe

senceofLotusandtheElanperfectlycapturesthatspirit

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2013 Lotus Esprithemosteagerlyan.cipatedLotusmakesitsreturnWithout

oubt,thisisthecarthatthetrueLotusaficionadoshavebeen

wai.ngfor:Theul.mateLotus

henewEspritrepresentstheveryessenceofexclusiveupercardrivingItpicksupandexceedsthelegacyofits

orefathersThinkofitasastatementofsuperiorityThinkofit

sLotusCEODanyBaharspersonalstatementofintent,his

isionforthefutureofLotus

anyBahar,ChiefExecu.veOfficerofGroupLotus,said:The

spritistheul.matesupercarInthepastwhenpeoplethought

ftheEsprit,theythoughtofthemovies,Bond,PreyWoman,

asicIns.nctbutthis.mearound,thecaristhestarofthe

how

Onehastobeverycarefulwhentakingonthechallengeofeinven.ngsuchaniconicclassicastheEspriteveryonehas

nopinionTheresafinebalancebetweenacknowledgingthe

reatnessofthepastwhilstatthesame.merapidlyleaping

orwardtothefutureandensuringthatthiscarnotonlydoes

henameEspritjus.cebutalsotheLotusbrandIthinkweve

managedtofindthebalanceandindoingsocreatedanew

con,acarpeoplewillfindhardtoresist

NotonlydoestheEspritlookincrediblebutithasthe

erformancetomatchWevestucktotheLotuscorevaluesof

erformancethroughlightweightandteamedthemwithfuture

echnologyandexcep.onalengineeringtoensurethatthe

spritwillbetheleaderofthepackThedesignisaggressive,

ouhavetoseeittoappreciatehowlowandwidethe

ropor.onsarebutits.llretainsalevelofdignity,ofclassand

mostofallexclusivityImveryproudofthiscar

oweredbya50litreV8pressurechargedenginedeliveringup

o620PS,theEspritretainsexcep.onalperformancethrough

suniquelightweightdesignmakingittheul.mateexpression

fLotussupercarownershipItisthesupercarthatwillredefine

deandhandling,performance,comfortandexclusivity

hestylingoftheEspritechoestheperformancewithstrong

nesthroughoutthesleeklowbodyThesymmetrythroughthe

massandpropor.onoftheEspritgiveitanintenselook,itsthe

erfectexampleofthenewLotusDNAinac.on

heEspritismorethananevolu.on,itsaredefini.on


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Lamborghin

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r weeks now Lamborghini have teased us with

e snippets of something big it is bringing to the

ris motor show. Dripping us little pieces of

ormation to keeps us salivating whilst they batheour ignorance, we hate it! But thankfully help is at

nd as this mystery car has been revealed at the

ris motor show. So is it the much anticipated

urcielago replacement? Well no, but you wont be

appointed

is is the Lamborghinis latest concept, the Sesto

emento (sixth element.) It appears to be the

ecursor of what will one day become the new

llardo. With looks like a military grade nuclear

apon this car claims to be capable of 0-62MPH in

t 2.5 seconds with its mid-mounted V10. The

tensive use of carbon fibre means that the Sesto

emento is extremely light and it is this that aids it in

lightning acceleration and top speed of

217.5MPH. Total value of mass? Just 999KG and

pair that with 570BHP it is going to make for quite

the experience behind the wheel.

This is what Lamborghini had to say: The

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento shows how the future

of the super sports car can look extreme

lightweight engineering, combined with extreme

performance results in extreme driving fun. We put

all of our technological competence into one

stunning form to create the Sesto Elemento.

This Italian company have really outdone

themselves with this incredibly mesmerizing

machine.


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There you have it, all the best bits of the 2010 Paris motor show

in a convenient Inside Lane shaped package. This year has

been one of the best for new car launches and unveilings

bringing surprise after surprise. 2011 will have to be quite special

to trump it but nevertheless we shall be there. Normal service isresumed next issue!

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