Sexy New Euro Models

...sadly i mean car models. E-lo inspired me to post some car related banter. Here's the scoop form the Paris motorshow:

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

An instant classic without doubt, the 8C is the best looking car to come out of Italy since the Ferrari Dino of the early 1970s. But its beauty is more than skin deep; there's a Maserati 4.7-litre V8 kicking out 450bhp and a hefty 347lb/ft of pulling power.

All this power is transmitted to the wheels via a six-speed semi-automatic gearbox. But we don't care about that; we're just looking at Paris's number one Italian suit.


Audi Q7 V10 TDi
Fresh from the first Le Mans victory in a diesel car, Audi have rushed out the world's most powerful diesel passenger car. Eclipsing the 5-litre Volkswagen Touareg, the Q7 thumps out a colossal 500bhp and 738lb/ft of pulling power.

The engine - which is vaguely based on the R10 Le Mans car - will power the Q7 past the 60mph marker in 5.5 seconds and on to a limited 155mph top speed. Despite the performance and girth, fuel consumption is a pretty respectable 19.7mpg.

Fiat Panda Sport

The cutesy Panda has got itself all pimped up by Fiat's tuning and styling arm, Abarth. Details are sketchy at the moment, but our pics reveal a pleasantly aggressive bodykit and some tasty alloys.

Look a bit closer and the Sport also comes with a racy honeycomb grills and red brake callipers. Sadly there's little evidence of its bark-matching bite - power from its 1.4-litre engine rises from 94bhp to just 100bhp, which should be good for a sub 10 second 0-60mph dash.

Peugeot 207 GT
Peugeot will unveil what hot hatch fans will hope is the company's first driver's car since the 306 Rallye. Powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged engine - which will also power the new Mini Cooper S - the GT will despatch 60mph in around eight seconds before hitting 130mph.

Sadly these figures point towards a warm, rather than hot hatch but it should be a better steer than the disappointing 206 GTi it replaces. The three-door-only GT will feature stability control, 17 inch alloys and a neat automatically-tinted glass roof.