LOTUS ETERNE - A NEW STEED, BRED FROM EUROPEAN STOCK

As if we needed more evidence of great, contemporary European design, what about this beautiful sculpture from Donato Coco for Lotus.

This is the Eterne concept car, which is destined to be a front-engined, rear drive four door sports saloon, powered by Lexus mechanicals.

However, it was mooted to be released in 2015, and no sign of it yet, so when we do see this challenger to Aston Martin's Rapide, is anyone's guess.

If you think there are some familiar themes in the design, it should come as no surprise that Donato Coco's last job before joining Lotus, was Design Director for Ferrari, and his final effort for Maranello was the 458 Italia (below).