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"The Paris Auto Show has seen Jaguar introduce the F-Type, the brand&amp;#039;s first 2-passenger sports car in years; Bentley Motors announce its return to racing, courtesy of the Continental GT3 concept racer; and McLaren announce its intention to build the world&amp;#039;s most exhilarating supercar, the carbon fiber-skinned P1. And if that&amp;#039;s not enough, Lamborghini got even wilder with the Gallardo, Lexus has discovered a rebellious streak, and Peugeot unveiled a mid-engine coupe with copper-skinned doors and dashboard made out of recycled newspaper. We simply couldn&amp;#039;t make this stuff up, ladies and gentlemen.        Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive    The most stunning vehicles here in Paris have jaw-dropping shapes that inspire lust and yearning or, in some cases, some heated debates. But don&amp;#039;t worry, anyone who&amp;#039;s a fan of high horsepower engines is in luck. Peek under the hood of any of these vehicles and you&amp;#039;ll find high-revving V-10s, V-8s, and a twin-turbocharged W-12. Even the Peugeot Onyx, one of two hybrids on this list, has more than 600 bhp at its disposal. If that&amp;#039;s supposed to be the Paris Auto Show&amp;#039;s nod to civility, then consider us hooked.   These are our top picks for the most stunning cars and concepts in Paris:                       McLaren P1 Hypercar       Many people thought the McLaren P1 would come out gunning for the Bugatti Veyron, which presently owns the title as the world&amp;#039;s fastest production car. Rewind a decade or more, and that honor went to the BMW V-12-powered McLaren F1, which shook the supercar establishment with a top speed of 240-mph. It turns out the McLaren P1 has something different in mind, and that&amp;#039;s to be the most exhilarating ultra-exotic on the market. Pricing hasn&amp;#039;t been announced, but don&amp;#039;t expect any change from $1-million.                             2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4       Can the mid-engine Lamborghini Gallardo really get even more hardcore? It&amp;#039;s true the Gallardo is the Italian sports car company&amp;#039;s entry-level model, though it&amp;#039;s hard to consider a four-wheel-drive and V-10 powered exotic a base anything. The LP560-4 has a revised front fascia and larger rear air intakes. New 19-inch &amp;quot;Apollo finished&amp;quot; matte black alloy wheels are fitted to the car, and the air outlet for the mid-mounted V-10 is larger. With the addition of the LP560-4 (along with the &amp;quot;Edizione Tecnica,&amp;quot; which was not shown in Paris) the Gallardo family has now grown to include six variants.                              2014 Jaguar F-Type       The Jaguar F-Type is the British luxury brand&amp;#039;s first 2-passenger roadster since the original E-Type broke cover in the early 1960s. The wait has definitely been worth it. Officially revealed the night before the first media day at the Paris Auto Show, the F-Type comes with a choice of two supercharged V-6 engines, or 495-bhp 5.0-liter V-8. All models come equipped with an 8-speed automatic transmission fitted with paddle-shifters. Sales in the U.S. are scheduled to begin in summer 2013.                               Bentley Continental GT3 Concept Racer       Bentley is returning to the racing world for the first time since the English automaker scored a 1-2 finish at the 2003 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. That victory, Bentley sixth win at Le Mans, was delivered by the Speed 8 prototype racecar that, with all due respect, has as much in common with Bentley road cars as the International Space Station has with hot air balloons. The GT3 concept racer is based on the Speed GT model, however, which happens to be Bentley&amp;#039;s fastest production car ever thanks to its top speed of 205-mph. The Continental GT3 is expected to start competing in the latter half of 2013.                               Lexus LF-CC Concept       The short answer is that Lexus needs a sports coupe in its lineup, and the LF-CC Concept provides a sneak peek at what it will look like. Things get a little more complicated when the front fascia and Lexus&amp;#039; latest (and most exaggerated) version of the brand&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;spindle&amp;quot; grille comes into view. It&amp;#039;s an attention-getter, to say the least, though we&amp;#039;re particularly fond of the LF-CC&amp;#039;s aggressive profile and its intricate rear lamps. The LF-CC concept shown in Paris is a hybrid, and comes powered by a gasoline-fed 2.5-liter inline-4 cylinder engine coupled to an electric motor.                              Peugeot Onyx Concept       Copper-lined doors, a felt-trimmed cabin, and dashboard &amp;quot;wood&amp;quot; made out of recycled newspapers. You have to love the Peugeot Onyx, if only because it brings a lot of fun, craziness, and no-way-is-this-going-to-be-built lunacy back into the automotive world. Concept cars should push boundaries and break some rules. The 2-passenger and rear-wheel-drive Onyx does that, and adds a touch of eco-civility thanks to a hybrid powertrain. Of course, it&amp;#039;s hard to qualify a 600-bhp V-8 engine and 80-bhp &amp;#039;push to pass&amp;#039; feature as being all that environmentally aware.                              2013 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible MC       The Maserati GranTurismo Convertible MC takes a page from the Stradale MC coupe by sharing much of that model&amp;#039;s styling and performance-oriented specifications. Most obvious are the revised aerodynamics, including an aggressive new front fascia with swooping lower air intake. A larger spoiler mounted on the trunk keeps the Convertible MC planted at speed, and can be finished in the car&amp;#039;s body color or left in black carbon fiber. Unlike the more hardcore Stradale MC coupe, Maserati has opted not to eliminate the rear seat for reduced weight and higher performance. Under the hood is a 450-bhp Ferrari-sourced 4.7-liter V-8 engine coupled to a 6-speed automatic transmission equipped with paddle-shifters.                               Porsche Panamera Sports Turismo Wagon Concept       We overheard someone ask during the introduction of the Panamera Sport Turismo, &amp;quot;isn&amp;#039;t [the Panamera] already a wagon?&amp;quot; True, the Panamera sedan has a hatchback trunk opening, but it&amp;#039;s definitely not a wagon, especially compared to this sleek interpretation of what is now Porsche&amp;#039;s second-best selling model. Don&amp;#039;t believe for a second this car will remain a concept \u2013 Porsche reps we spoke to confirmed production is a near certainty. The &amp;quot;concept&amp;quot; shown in Paris is a plug-in hybrid, powered by a 333-bhp supercharged V-6 and electric motor coupled to a battery pack. You&amp;#039;ll be able to travel roughly 20 miles on electric power alone, though expect to see the full range of Panamera engines offered once the Sport Turismo comes to market.                              Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive       The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG &amp;quot;Gullwing&amp;quot; is already a pretty awe-inspiring car, thanks to its 563-bhp 6.2-liter V-8 engine. But that has nothing on the version unveiled at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, the SLS AMG Electric Drive which emits zero emissions and runs in near silence. With the equivalent of 740-bhp, the SLS AMG Electric Drive is one of the most powerful cars on the road today. Four separate electric motors work together to provide the SLS with four-wheel-drive traction, along with acceleration to rival the world&amp;#039;s best supercars. Mercedes estimates the SLS AMG Electric Drive can run from 0 to 60 mph in less than 4.0 seconds -- though the top speed is limited to only 155 mph. Driving range is said to be in the region of 125 miles, though we&amp;#039;re guessing that drops considerably if you&amp;#039;re cruising at the 155 mph v-max. This is the world&amp;#039;s fastest electric car, but it&amp;#039;s also probably the most expensive thanks to a price above $500,000.                              Audi SQ5 TDI Exclusive Concept       A performance diesel SUV? It makes sense, especially when you consider Audi has been gathering plenty of trophies with racing cars like its diesel-powered R10 and R18 TDI. So why not transfer some of that know-how to the rest of the range and, by doing so, create the SQ5 TDI, the first S-badged model powered by a diesel. This model is the rarest version, as only 50 examples of the 313-bhp SQ5 TDI Exclusive Concept will be built for Europe. That means the odds of it making an appearance stateside are pretty much slim, to none at all. That means we&amp;#039;ll miss out on the SQ5 Exclusive&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Aral Blue&amp;#039; paintjob and a cabin specially trimmed in Alcantara and Nappa leather.            "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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