They are fast, they are furious and they are the jaw-droppers of any car show. Here we showcase some of the stunning supercars on display in the City of Light.
Hints are all that have been dished out to the world, with 600bhp per tonne and 'more than 240mph' among them. McLaren is designing this to be the 'Ultimate Car', with F1-sourced drag reduction systems and extremely advanced materials so that every panel has aerodynamic purpose. Prepare to want one. Badly.
Unveiled initially as a mad concept that wiped the floor with conventional supercars in an unofficial 'street' race in an Middle Eastern city, the flurry of large cheques being signed on the spot meant Nissan had no choice but to build it for real. Underneath the skin it's a 2012 GT-R - the Italians should worry.
Speaking of the Italians, here's the new Gallardo. It's very much like the old one except the exterior styling wick seems to have been turned down a notch. The interior quality is very high quality though, and obviously customers should expect enough brutal performance to melt their trousers.
After what must have been a mighty drinking session, Mercedes and AMG decided the SLS wasn't hard enough. Cue a GT racing programme-inspired uber-SLS; stiffer, tauter and lighter. Biblical performance comes from an uprated 583bhp 6.2-litre V8, and the noise should be epic.
This is the company's new performance flagship, and what more do you need to know? Top speed is over 200mph, power reaches a staggering 616bhp and 100mph is dispatched in nine seconds flat. Luxury is a Bentley priority as ever, and the GT Speed is as stacked with it.
 If there are any R8 V10 owners out there who just don't think their car is quite fast enough, there's this. It's lighter and faster, with an improved 543bhp V10 engine slung up behind the seats along with a new set of vital stats: 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds and a top speed knocking on the door of 200mph.
Anyone who likes their acceleration delivered in one massive torque-laden chunk will hold the Corvette as a firm favourite. A huge engine and long gearing give this incredibly rapid American the sort of relentless, hilarious acceleration that a group of people wearing cardigans are probably trying to have banned.
The Carrera 4 and 4S are new at Paris, maintaining the tradition of coming with a wider body than the rear-wheel-drive Carrera and S. There's no doubt it's a more shapely car, and with lap times tumbling from the previous generation's best, the 911 is more of a classic than ever.
Not much needs to be said about the F12. A brand new V12 engine pushing out 730bhp at over 8,000rpm makes it one of the fastest supercars in the business, aerodynamic downforce of 123kg at 124mph makes it devastating on tracks and the way it looks… well, just look at it. |
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Paris Motor Show 2012: Superfast cars
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This is Porsche's performance-biased four-wheel-drive Panamera, built as much for oversteering around racetracks as it is for cruising up the M1. Power is a relatively modest 424bhp but the way the big Porsche delivers it is devastating. Lots of traction means huge acceleration.
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