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New Lotus Elite: Top-Down +video

New Lotus Elite (2014) Top Down I think we’ve just about got over the surprise of a New Lotus Elite dropping from a clear blue sky in the week before the Paris Motor Show. What we still haven’t completely got our heads around is the plethora of models subsequently revealed at the show itself. Yes, we were expecting the new Lotus Esprit – even if we reckoned we might have got that wrong after the New Elite showed up – but we hadn’t reckoned on the new Elan, the new Eterne and the new Elise as well (never mind a City Car concept).

Volkswagen Beetle R: Frankfurt debut planned?

2012 VW Beetle R - a Hot Beetle However hard they tried – and they did for a while – Volkswagen never managed to make the reborn VW Beetle anything more than a novelty; a girly car with a flower vase for girly drivers. That was enough to make the Beetle sell in almost respectable numbers in both North and South America, but it consigned VW’s retro effort to the novelty bin in Europe, where we tend to know a cynical marketing ploy from a real car. But Volkswagen seem intent on making the 212 VW Beetle rather more credible.

Top Gear to blow up a caravan when it hits 10 million Facebook Likes

Top Gear to blow up a caravan at 10M Facebook 'Likes' To celebrate hitting 10 million Facebook likes, Top Gear are to blow up a caravan when than magic 10 millionth like arrives. Say what you like about Top Gear, they certainly know how to promote their brand. From Jeremy Clarkson’s supposedly unguarded comments – which generate millions of pounds-worth of column inches – to the very nice emails we get when they’re looking to promote something, the Beeb has certainly acquired the knack of keeping Top Gear in the news.