Details of new models from other
marques not represented in the Republic of Ireland. These are chosen in the main from the performance and luxury car segments. Enjoy!
Aston Martin Vanquish
Recently became available
Features 573 bhp 6.0-litre V12 engine.
183 mph top speed, 0-62 mph in 4.1
seconds.
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante
Arrives: Autumn 2013
Open-top version of Aston’s Vanquish.
Range-topping AstonMartin.
Shares 573 bhp 6.0-litre V12 engine with the Vanquish coupé.
Aston Martin Rapid
Arrives: Summer / Autumn 2013
Facelift yet to be confirmed, but believed to have been track testing last summer.
More powerful V12 engine.
Switch from performance saloon to a sports car.
Bentley Continental GT Speed coupe
Recently became available
Fastest ever Bentley, capable of 205 mph.
6-litre twin turbo W12 engine produces 625 bhp.
Features new close-ration eight speed automatic transmission.
Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Arrive: Autumn 2013
Last of Bentley range to be revised, Bentley’s biggest seller worldwide gets a comprehensive and sleek facelift. Borrows from the latest Continental GT and GTC models.
Sporty four-door gets further improved ride quality and refinement.
Engines will include the new 4.0-litre V8 and a refresh of the venerable W12, with a mighty 616 bhp in range-topping speed.
New Bugatti ‘Super’ Veyron
Arrives: Winter 2013
Should debut at the Geneva Motor Show in September.
Beefed-up quad-turbo W16 engine that will deliver power to turn the Ferrari v McLaren battle in to a three horse race.
Rumoured 0-62mph is 1.8sec, maximum speed of 460 kph (288 mph).
Caterham Seven Supersport R
Arrives: Spring 2013
Major model launch for Caterham Seven. It’ll start in February with the launch of the more focused Supersport R version.
180bhp 2.0-litre Duratec engine plus many dynamic changes.
Later a luxurious Seven variant arrives
followed by a stripped-back Seven in the original style for the 40th anniversary of Caterham.
Chevrolet Corvette C7
Arrives: Autumn 2013
More radical design for America’s flagship supercar.
Broke cover at the Detroit Motor Show recently, and classic Vette shape design remains.
Power will be downsized, using twin-turbo V6, plus 5.5 and 6.2-litre V8s.
Eterniti Hemera
Recently became available
Over 620 bhp and a top speed in excess of 180 mph.
Hand-built in London.
The world’s first Super-SUV
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
Arrives: Spring 2013
Ferrari’s fastest and most powerful production road car ever (Until the F150 arrives – see below).
V12 produces 730 bhp, that’s 119 bhp more than the current the 599GTB – the largest power hike for a new Ferrari over the model it replaces.
It will do 0-62mph in 3.1 seconds and has a top speed of over 211mph.
Ferrari F150
Arrives: Autumn 2013
Ferrari Enzo replacement, codenamed F150 should debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Weighing about 1100 kgs, powered by a mid-mounted V12 engine, mated to an F1 hybrid system. Combined output of over 800 bhp.
Advanced active aerodynamics and extensive use of carbon fibre.
Fisker Atlantic
Arrives: Autumn 2013
Like the Fisker Karma, the Atlantic is a plug-in series petrol hybrid car, and it also sustains the charge of its lithium-ion batteries while on the move.
Four-cylinder engine that works as a generator and is meant to offer maximum fuel economy and high torque.
gGlass roof with a “spider” structure that allows the Fisker Atlantic to offer tremendous levels of rear headroom
Infiniti Q50
Arrives: Autumn 2013
New Q’ prefix for all future Infiniti models. Following G Coupe and G Convertibles will both carry the Q60 badge.
Replaces the G37 saloon – debuts at Geneva Show in March.
Much sportier and more dynamic, with four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines plus likely six-cylinder motors, and hybrid power too.
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster
Arrives: Summer 2013
Most exciting Lamborghini ever built. Succeeds the old fabric-roofed Murciélago.
Aventador gets a targa-style two-piece carbonfibre roof that weighs just 6kgs and can be easily removed and stored on board.
New aerodynamic aids added to the
open-top Aventador over the coupé.
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
Arrives: Winter 2013
A striking 999kgs lightweight special. Just 20 Sesto Elemento models will be built, each with a price tag in excess of €1.8 million.
0 to 62mph in just 2.5sec from its 562bhp V10 powerhouse.
Spartan, stripped-out cabin and highly experimental forged carbon fibre construction so possibly restricted to circuit use only.
Lotus Esprit
Arrive: Autumn 2013
Debuts at the Geneva Show in March and the entry level model of the new supercar will be a hybrid – an electric motor to develop circa 100 bhp to a normally aspirated V8 engine.
Maserati Abarth 695 Edition
Recently became available
Limited production run of only 499 cars.
Convertible-only model
features a 180 bhp 1.4-litre turbo engine.
Maserati Quattroporte
Arrives: Spring 2013
Quattroporte is longer and larger saloon, so more spacious.
Ferrari-built twin-turbo V6 or V8 petrol engines, with some getting four-wheel drive for the first time.
Maserati Ghibli
Arrive: Autumn 2013
A smaller saloon.
Based on a shortened Quattroporte
platform.
First diesel-powered Maserati.
McLaren 12C Spider
Arrives: Spring 2013.
Spider version of the 12C requires no extra strengthening.
Retractable Hard Top (RHT) folding roof mechanism can be raised and lowered on the move.
McLaren P1
Arrives: Winter 2013
New P1 design study previews a forthcoming road car that will go into production in 2013. A real and legal ‘F1 car for the road’.
Aims to be the best driver’s car on road and track. Mid-engine design features a carbon fibre monocoque.
Develops similar amounts of downforce to current sports racing cars.
Rolls-Royce Ghost Coupe
Arrive: Autumn 2013
New Ghost Coupe will debut at Geneva Show in March and will go on sale in the final quarter of the year.
Expect power to be compliments of the twin-turbocharged 6.6-litre V12.
VL Automotive Destino
Arrive: Autumn 2013
Entry-level model gets a Chevy V8 450
bhp LT-1 V8 with 450lb ft of torque.
