Lotus keeps up to speed
The Lotus Club were in full force at Richburg Motors' Tamar show, where lots of Elises and Exiges offered a tyre-squealing backdrop to the importer's luxury van and saloon sales. The talk of the event was Lotus' launch of two new products for 2008: the 221 brake-horsepower Elise SC, which hits 100km/h in 4.6 seconds, like the current standard Exige S, and the 240bhp Exige S, the British marque's fastest production Exige, which reaches 100km/h in 4.2 seconds. The Elise SC should arrive here in February, says Lotus Richburg spokesman Fai Tsang.
Luck of the draw
Ford Hong Kong is launching the 2.3-litre Mondeo with a lucky draw in Cityplaza. Sidle up to the four-door saloon (HK$339,000, right) and you could be asked to guess whether it's an Audi, Volvo, Lexus or Ford. Then you'll be asked to say what impresses you the most about the model, why, and what you drive. You could win a three-day, two-night trip to the Mondeo's regional launch in Singapore. The five-star safety rated car will also attend the Macau Motor Show, at the Venetian Resort and Hotel, November 16-18.
A great body of work
Manila Sports Car Club steward Eddie Salonga was impressed with the displays at the Classic Car Club of Hong Kong's recent Chater Road Show. 'I was particularly pleased to see a naked MGA - chassis sans body - so finely done considering the historical origin of the vehicle,' he writes.