High performance sports cars

23 November 2007 -- Lotus Cars is very pleased to release its limited edition for Mainland Europe – the Lotus Elise S 40th Anniversary Limited Edition.

This unique limited edition is based on the entry-level model of the Elise Range – the Elise S – and commemorates the 40th anniversary of production at the Lotus factory in Hethel in 2007.

2008 Lotus Elise S 40th Anniversary Limited Edition

The specification of the car is as follows:

Elise S – Model Year 2008, featuring twin airbags
Burnt Orange Premium Paint
Hardtop
Painted rear diffuser and wheels
Leather trim in orange stitching
Painted centre consol & exterior panels in body colour
Coloured brake calipers
Build plate

Dodge delivers ultimate purpose-built, street-legal track car

Auburn Hills, Mich., Nov 9, 2007 - Dodge announced today that the all-new 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10® ACR — short for American Club Racer — will make its public debut at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show.

The latest addition to Chrysler LLC's Street and Racing Technology (SRT) family of performance vehicles, the all-new, 600 horsepower 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR is a street-legal Viper engineered to dominate on the race track.

2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR

Because it is street legal, die-hard Viper and track enthusiasts can drive their car to the race track, run it at top speed on the track and then drive it home.

10/24/2007 -- Torrance, CA - The 2008 Lexus IS F high-performance sedan is the first production model to wear the brand's new "F" marque. Based on the robust IS sport sedan platform, the 2008 IS F will deliver 416 horsepower from a specially engineered 5.0-liter V8 engine and will accelerate from zero-to-60 mph in 4.6 seconds when it arrives at Lexus dealerships in early 2008.

2008 Lexus IS F Sport Sedan

August 29, 2007 – Torrance, CA - Lexus will introduce an all-new high-performance IS model in 2008 IS F. Based on the successful IS sport sedan platform, the 2008 IS F will deliver more than 400 horsepower from a 5.0-liter V8 engine when it arrives at Lexus dealerships in early 2008.

2008 Lexus IS F

The "F" originates from the "Circle-F" internal code for what became the Lexus Division nearly 20 years ago. Since then, the "F" code has come to signify a special vehicle program within Lexus that falls outside the normal engineering and development process. Much of the IS F development took place at Fuji Speedway and the Higashi-Fuji Technical Center in Japan.

Nissan GT-R Global Website Goes Live Today

TOKYO, Japan, (September 26, 2007) – Nissan today started the pre-launch activities in support of the all-new Nissan GT-R, the high performance sports car to be revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show on October 24th. Central to the launch of GT-R, which will ultimately go on sale around the world, is a dedicated website that will provide all information on the car, including latest news, specifications and where to buy. The address for the website is GTRNissan.com and will be available in six languages: Japanese, English, Spanish, German, French and Italian.