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Click any image above for a high-res gallery. The British International Motor Show wrapped up earlier this week and although we weren't able to attend in person, we've assembled a sizeable gallery of live shots from the show floor. Unlike past shows in London, this year's event actually hosted some serious debuts, including the Lotus Evora, Honda OSM concept, Ford Focus RS, IFR Aspid, Renaultsport Megane R26.R, Lightning GT, a trio of Imprezas and the Opel Insignia. Some will make it Stateside, while others we'll adore from afar, but our ... Read more →

London 2008: Mastretta MXT will be Mexico's first homegrown car Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for more high-res shots of the Mastretta MXT It may have taken Mexico a while to produce its first car, but at least when it finally took place, it did so with style. When we originally ...

VIDEO: Lexus shows the LF-A's heart in London Damon Lavrinc

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lexus LF-A concept. The Lexus LF-A has taken the crown from the Chevy Camaro as the perpetual show queen that we're tired of seeing in concept form. Granted, ...

Camaro painted with remote control cars Jonathon Ramsey

Click the above image for a hi-res gallery of the RC-painted Camaro The British are good for all sorts of car-centric goodness. When they're not busy building zippy little monsters remarkably ...

London 2008: Renaultsport Megane R26.R Damon Lavrinc

While most of our recent hot hatch affection has been aimed at the Ford Focus RS, Renault brought its own racy three-door to the London Motor Show party, and now we're torn. Admittedly, the Focus RS ...

London 2008: IFR Automotive Aspid hits 62 mph in 2.8 seconds 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the IFR Automotive Aspid IFR Automotive is a design and technology company based in Spain that we've never heard of, but they're in London right now for the 2008 British Motor Show to debut the Aspid, a new featherweight "luxury" sportscar powered by a 400bhp ...

London 2008: Honda OSM concept roadster says, "Cheerio!" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Honda OSM Honda says that the OSM roadster on display at the 2008 British Motor Show is merely a design study, but given that "design study" is frequently a euphemism for "future design language," we wonder if we're seeing the next iteration of Honda car ...

London 2008: Subaru shows off Impreza trifecta 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI 330S. Subaru loves London. How else can you explain the simultaneous release of three special edition Imprezas in one venue? In a move that's obviously aimed at competing with the Mitsubishi Evolution X variants available in the UK ...

More images of the the Lotus 'Eagle' released 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more shots of the Lotus Eagle. Lotus gave up some initial details about the 2+2(ish) tentatively known as the "Eagle" yesterday, and now Autocar has procured a few more shots of the coupe ahead of its unveiling at the London Motor Show next week. Just to put the Eagle's dimensions ...

More Kia Soul images revealed in London 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Kia Soul While the production Kia Soul won't be revealed until later this year at the Paris Motor Show, the opening of the London show brings the release of more official images from the automaker. One thing's certain: it'll be hip to be square in 2009, when ...

First Lotus Eagle pic surfaces, along with details on the 2+2 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res image of the Lotus "Eagle." Lotus has released the first image and all the details on its new coupe ahead of its unveiling at the London Motor Show next week. A 3.5-liter Toyota V6 mounted amidships, producing 276 hp and 250 lb.-ft. of torque will power the new 2+2. ...

It's so much clearer now - Lotus slightly deobfuscates 2+2's name 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lotus E-somethingoranother. Lotus hasn't done something silly, like just spill the beans on the name of its new 2+2 that's set to debut at the British International Motor Show on July 22nd. The new four-placer's moniker will start with an E, and it will be ...

Honda to reveal OSM open-top concept in London 1 year ago on Autoblog

The London Motor Show opens up on July 22nd and with it, comes a new concept from Honda, the Open Study Model or OSM. The lightweight, two-seater, open-air sports car is another design study by Honda that attempts to blend performance and sustainable motoring into a comprehensive package. Designed ...

Officially Official: 2009 Ford Focus RS 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the new Focus RS Yesterday brought the sneak peek, but today we've got the real deal. The new Ford Focus RS is is mean and green (we mean that in the literal sense, thanks to its killer-looking paint color), and it will make its debut at this month's London ...

Bizarre Lotus Eagle campaign uses weird, faceless people 1 year ago on Autoblog

Lotus has apparently hired Charlie X as its new director of marketing, and the unlucky sods who were ballsy enough to laugh at his ideas in team meetings have apparently been punished accordingly (as seen at the 40:23 mark here), handed black suits and Lotus pendants, and sent to wander amongst the ...

Let the leakage begin: Ford Focus RS concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click either image for a high-res gallery of the Ford Focus RS. We've been teased twice and now we finally get our first unmasked glimpse of the Ford Focus RS concept, due to debut at the London Motor Show next month. Images of the gaudy green hatch have begun to surface on a few sites across the ...

400-hp Aspid roadster coming to London Motor Show 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the IFR Aspid While we can't get enough of the Caterham and all its copycats, the one thing we've never said to ourselves is, "This needs a roof, some luxury amenities and 400 horsepower." But that's exactly what IFR Automotive has done with the Aspid. IFR is an ...

First official shots of Opel Insignia interior released 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel / Vauxhall Insignia The first official look at the Opel Insignia's interior leaves us with the impression that Opel / Vauxhall's new sedan is going to be a nice place in which to log some miles. Put simply, the cockpit is identical to the one first ...

Kia debuting all-new product at British Motor Show 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Kia Koup concept. The PR talking points at the Kia both in New York focused on the automaker's plan to appeal to a younger demographic in the U.S. and abroad. Kia aims to be the youthful yin to Hyundai's more staid yang, with the introduction of the Koup ...

More details on the Lotus Eagle 1 year ago on Autoblog

With less than three months separating us from the official debut of the Lotus Eagle at the 2008 London Motor Show, Car has been able to procure a few more details about Lotus' new 2+2. The latest crop of spy shots shows the Eagle still wearing its form-obscuring camo, but viewed in profile, it's ...

Officially Official: Opel Insignia revealed 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Insignia. After a few leaks and an assortment of GM-sponsored "spy shots," the Opel Insignia is here. Take note. Aimed to compete in Europe with the Ford Mondeo, Honda Accord, Mazda6 and Citroen C5, the Insignia is set to replace the aging Vectra and ...

Top Gear renders the Focus RS 1 year ago on Autoblog

The arrival of the production version of the Focus RS won't be happening until 2009, but during the London Motor Show in July, we'll get our first glimpse of Ford's newest road rocket. Top Gear conjured up some unofficial renderings of what the new RS would look like based on the teaser image that ...

MINI-killa: Saab 9-1 headed for London Motor Show 1 year ago on Autoblog

Could premium small cars be the next hot segment? Things appear to be heating up with the MINI being joined by the Volvo C30 and word of another Swede stepping into the fray. Saab will unveil its Delta platform-based 9-1 at the 2008 London Motor Show and it will be available for purchase in late ...

Hyundai RWD coupe coming to London motor show in '08 2 years ago on Autoblog

During an interview with BusinessCar, Hyundai UK's head Tony Whitehorn finally confirmed what's been rumored for going on a year: the automaker's new RWD coupe will replace the Tiburon. The coupe will take about 50- to 60-percent of the styling cues originally debuted on the Veloster concept and is ...

British Motor Show to get a name change? 3 years ago on Autoblog

If you went to the recent British Motor Show, save your ticket stubs -- that may be the last "British Motor Show" ever. The Car Connection reports that the show's organizers may be changing the name of the event to the London Motor Show, consistent with most of the world's major auto shows which are ...

Mitsubishi keeping an "i" on the British Motor Show 3 years ago on Autoblog

An unlikely visitor made the trip from Japan to London for the British Motor Show. Joining the rest of Mitsubishi's lineup at ExCeL is one of Mitsubishi's "i" kei cars. Mitsubishi UK is in the final stages of a feasability study as to whether or not there's a market for the "i" in Britain. The ...

Barabus 1000 bhp supercar 3 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE 1 Barabus Sports Car Ltd. (not to be confused with Brabus, the Mercedes-Benz tuner) has been working on a 1005-bhp supercar for the past ten years. Now that's dedication. It's being unveiled at the British Motor Show in London this week, but we were getting impatient waiting for pics. A ...

Honda F1 "View Suspended": The ultimate technical diagram 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Honda Racing F1 car is made up of 3,200 individual parts, and if you go the the British International Motor Show this week or next, you'll be able to see every single one. Literally. That's because Dutch artist Paul Veroude has seemingly worked magic with his exhibit called "View Suspended," in ...

Arash AF10 shown in London 3 years ago on Autoblog

This week at the British Motor Show, Arash Farboud unveiled a mockup of his company's future supercar, the AF10. Farboud says he'll have a running prototype of the £170,000 exotic early next year. The shape you see here, however, has already been wind tunnel tested, so what you see is likely ...

SEAT officially unveils the new Leon Cupra 3 years ago on Autoblog

We brought you initial pics and details last week, and today, SEAT made it all official in London where factory Touring Car drivers James Thompson (WTCC) and Jason Plato (BTCC) pulled the checkered cover off the all-new Leon Cupra. To refresh your memories, the Cupra is the latest tasty morsel from ...

Lexus launches GS 300 Limited Edition in London 3 years ago on Autoblog

Lexus has unveiled a special U.K. market-only version of its GS300 sedan called simply, the GS300 Limited Edition. Based on the GS300 SE, the Limited Edition adds 18-inch five-spoke wheels, a rear decklid spoiler, extended side skirts and a front spoiler. Inside the cabin, Lexus adds grey ...

Jaguar XJR Portfolio revealed in London 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Jaguar XJR Portfolio is a direct descendant of the Concept Eight show car that was unveiled at the 2004 New York auto show and the Super V8 Porfolio based on the long-wheelbase XJR. Think of the XJR Portfolio as a standard-wheelbase version of the Super V8 Portfolio. As such, it maintains the ...

Aston Martin shows off endurance with Project 30,000 3 years ago on Autoblog

After a driver team led by Dr. Ulrich Bez drove a production-standard V8 Vantage to a top-25 finish at this year's Nurburgring 24 Hours, Aston Martin engineers kicked off another demonstration of the Vantage's endurance. To commemorate the milestone of 30,000 cars produced, Aston Martin staffers ...

Aston Martin to sell Nrburgring Vantage V8 in limited numbers 3 years ago on Autoblog

Like a proud parent after a track meet, Aston knows that endurance races are as much about finishing as they are about winning. This would explain why the company is planning to put into limited production the exact same car that completed the recent 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The actual race ...

Meet "ED", Kia's new European family car 3 years ago on Autoblog

Today in London, Kia released photos of the new European-market family car that the company will debut later this year at the Paris auto show. Known only by the code name "ED," the five-door will do battle with C-segmant stalwarts like the Ford Focus, Renault Megane and Opel Astra. "ED" stands for ...

Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe Unveiled in London 3 years ago on Autoblog

Mazda officially unveiled the MX-5 Roadster Coupe this morning at the British International Motor Show, and it has the makings of a big winner. In the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, where rough winters are enough to scare off some convertible shoppers, this car is going to find many ...

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