The original R8 - one of favourite cars – isn't exactly a slouch, with near-perfect handling and a powerful mid-mounted V8 engine. Nevertheless, certain segments of the market are always desirous of a little more oomph. Since Audi haven't been known to scrimp in this department – just take a look at their fearsome RS series – the arrival of a V10 version was all but inevitable. The new car made its debut in Detroit, and aside from threatening to truly trounce the Porsche 911, the R8 V10 will also be snapping closely at the heels of its VW Group stablemate, the Lamborghini Gallardo. Thoughtfully, the Italians gave their sports car a mid-life makeover at the end of 2008 just to ensure it retains its prestige edge. We'd still take the Audi.
from £99,575
www.audi.com
2.Audi Sportback Concept
Ironically, just as the Americans are starting to realise that big, brutish four-doors are nearing the end of the line, the European industry is seeing something of a revival of grand sedan style. The Audi Sportback is the newest entrant to the swooping roof club, distinguished from its near rivals thanks to the large rear hatchback. The concept is a handsome beast, and production Audis have an uncanny knack of being awfully close to the show cars, so we hold out a lot of hope for the new machine when it arrives as the all-new A7. Of course, Audi ensured the concept was as efficient as possible, thanks to a low emission diesel engine and a host of energy-saving tricks.
Audi A7, concept only for now
3.Bentley Continental GTC
The Continental GT convertible is the last of Bentley's line-up to get the 'Speed' treatment, first rolled out on the Flying Spur limousine early last year. Like its stablemates, the GTC Speed is restyled inside and out, with a more monumental front to suit the vast 600bhp W12 engine within. Pushing their best-selling product into a high performance niche has worked well with the two other Speed models - all inspired by the 20s era racers that cemented the company's image as a purveyor of gentlemen's race cars. The GTC has always had a slightly more laid back character, however, and the promise of 195mph performance with the top down is somewhat academic for most owners. However, craft, comfort and build quality are all second to none, so perhaps you should just revel in this glorious symbol of the car-builder's art.
price tbc
http://www.bentleymotors.com/
4.Cadillac Converj
Perversely, while Lexus were lowering the aesthetic tone, it took Cadillac to step up to the mark and make a major visual impact. The Converj is GM's vision of a high-end eco-car, in that it takes an existing (or forthcoming) technology - in this case the 'Voltec' powerplant from the eagerly awaited Chevrolet Volt - and gives it a designer twist. Contemporary Cadillacs are a little too self-consciously angular for our tastes, but the Converj evolves this edgy design language into something approaching distinctive good looks. An electric Cadillac is an excellent idea, and this concept was a spark of hope for an otherwise gloomy industry.
concept only
www.cadillac.com
5.Fisker Karma and Karma S Sunset
As well as showing the world the first production ready Fisker Karma – the sleek plug-in hybrid four-door that looks set to banish the eco car's hairshirt image forever – the California-based company also revealed the Karma S Sunset concept, a two-door four-seat open air hybrid that manages to cram in a folding hard top into an admirably svelte body shape. Right now Fisker – run by Danish born Henrik Fisker a former Aston Martin Director of Design – seems able to do no wrong, and if the performance claims made for the Karma check out, it promises to be an unbeatable package. Compare it to the staid, ponderous and nostalgically styled saloons built by America's volume manufacturers, and one has to ask where exactly everyone else went so wrong. from $87,900
www.fiskerautomotive.com
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