Called the EXP 10 Speed 6, the concept is said to be experimental in its design and has been revealed to gauge exactly what customers want from a Bentley sports car, as well as to get feedback on possible styling influences for all future models.
“It is one vision for Bentley’s future,” said company chairman Wolfgang Dürheimer. “It has the potential to be the pinnacle luxury two-seat sports car.”
Dürheimer said the sports car, due in the next three years, would be positioned alongside the Continental GT, suggesting a starting price of about £120,000.
“This is not just a new sports car concept but the potential Bentley sports car — a bold vision for a brand with a bold future,” he said. “It offers thrilling, driver-orientated performance, complete with trademark modern Bentley luxury and effortlessness.”
Tuning firm MTM has just revealed its most potently tuned Audi S8 yet with the introduction of the MTM S8 Talladega S. The car is an improved variant of the Talladega introduced late last year and features a number of mechanical and visual improvements and changes. The car will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 2015.
For starters, MTM has managed to boost power from the twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine to an impressive 791 hp and 697 lb-ft of torque. By comparison, the Audi S8 typically delivers 510 hp while the MTM S8 Talladega manages 750 hp and the same 697 lb-ft torque figure. When it is all said and done, the MTM S8 Talladega S will accelerate to 100 km/h in a quick 3.1 seconds, pass 200 km/h in just 9.9 seconds and complete the sprint to 300 km/h in 29 seconds. The Talladega S will then continue to accelerate right through to 350 km/h.
We are at the Volkswagen Auto Group Night at the Geneva Motor Show 2015 and one of the stars of the show has been unveiled, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale. The title, as you may guess, the name is french for the ‘last one’. The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale marks the end of the 450 Veyron production life.
The wraps are finally off Mercedes' new challenger in the popular midsize premium SUV market, and this time it'll be coming to the UK in late 2015.
McLaren's new 675LT will take pride of place in the firm's supercar range when it is unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Based around the current 650S, the newcomer is more focused, powerful and lighter and aimed squarely at the Ferrari 458 Speciale. The cost is expected to be in the region of £260,000.
The secret's out for Mercedes, as a French website has published leaked official images of the firm's next FIA GT3 Championship racer based on the new AMG GT supercar, prior to its full unveil at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.
Aston Martin is taking on the McLaren P1 GTR and Ferrari FXXKwith a track-only hypercar of its own. Called the Vulcan, it’s loosely based on the road-going One-77, but with the 7.0-litre V12 engine turned up to ‘800bhp-plus’ and an even steeper asking price of £1.8m.
