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Exclusive: The all great Lotus Evora

With its stunning visual impact, exhilarating all-round dynamic
performance, innovative chassis technology and high levels
of luxury, packaging and convenience, the Evora heralds an
exciting new era for Lotus.

The first all-new Lotus since the iconic Elise made its debut in 1995, The
Evora enters the sports car market as currently the world’s only mid-engined
2+2. Powered by a Lotus-tuned 3.5-litre V6 engine producing 280 PS, and
weighing just 1350 kg (prototype specification), the Evora promises
breathtaking performance. During preliminary testing around the famous
Nürburgring, the Lotus chassis engineers report that it is extremely agile and
great fun to drive – even when clad with the full development disguise that hid
the beautiful lines from the prying motor-industry paparazzi.

In addition to its excellent performance and exemplary handling, the Evora
offers a more refined ownership experience than Lotus’s existing smaller four cylinder models. Its elegantly styled cabin is elegantly trimmed and its
equipment list includes contemporary features such as an advanced touchscreen multi-media system and electric power-fold door mirrors.

New Ferrari 458 Italia In Various Colours

Just the other day, Ferrari introduced the all-new 458 Italia to the world for the very first time. In true Ferrari fashion, the F430’s replacement was shown in the Italian firm’s signature red color. And even though your typical Prancing Horse fan wouldn’t have it any other way, we’re pretty sure that there are many customers out there that would prefer the 458 Italia in a different hue.

The same thought passed through the mind of FerrariChat poster ‘JimF’ who decided to use his photoshop skills to create a gallery of images of the mid-engined supercar in numerous colors. Check a few of them out below.

Motor racing spectacular brings Soweto to its feet

Soweto – 19 July 2009.  The streets of Soweto came alive today with the sound of screeching tyres and revving engines at the WesBank Street Race – Soweto.  The event was hosted by WesBank in partnership with the City of Johannesburg and Motorsport South Africa.

The 2009 WesBank Street Race – Soweto saw drivers from five categories racing the 2.2 km “L-shaped” track along Chris Hani Road (opposite the UJ Campus) and Nicholas Street in Soweto.

The event drew over 20 000 spectators to the event and well known South African celebrities and soccer were also in attendance.

According to George Nyabadza, General Manager Marketing at WesBank, “We are proud that we are taking motorsport to the Soweto community.  Today will definitely be the talk of the town for many days to come.  WesBank along with its partners are committed to developing motorsport in the township and believe this opportunity to see racing up close will encourage members of the community to pursue careers in motorsport.”

The people of Soweto truly benefited from the race as approximately 70% of the contract workforce for the event was from local residents from Soweto.

Participating categories in the 2009 WesBank Street Race – Soweto included the WesBank V8 Supercars, Interfile Superbikes (1000 cc) and Supersport (600cc), Bridgestone Production Cars, Formula Volkswagens and Engen Polo Cups.

“We have already begun planning for next year’s race which we believe will be even bigger and better,” concluded Nyabadza.

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