British luxury marque Jaguar has unveiled a jet-powered electric supercar to celebrate its 75th anniversary on the first press day of the Paris Motor Show.

The C-X75 hints at “an exciting evolution of Jaguar’s design” but also plays host to some impressive technology.

The extended range hybrid uses jet engines and can manage a range of 900 km, 110 km of which is all-electric operation.

Lotus and Maserati have released the first images of their latest supercars due to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show.

The British Group Lotus brand said yesterday that that the new Elite will redefine “modern classic” when it is released in spring 2014, priced around £115,000.

Its 5.0 liter V8 gas engine can deliver a top speed of 315 km/h and a 0-100 km/h time of between 3.5 and 3.7 seconds.

Aston Martin is to bring the V12 Vantage — the most powerful sports car the brand has ever made — to the US, it announced May 10.

Although Aston Martin had not originally planned a US version of the car, it says that unexpected demand forced a reconsideration of the decision.

A specially-modified version of the car is now to go on sale in North and South America later this year, although prices are unconfirmed.

On July 21, the UK will host the fifth annual Salon Prive, the country’s luxury supercar display & concours d’elegance, which promises to be the best edition to date.

Salon Prive offers a unique opportunity to see the most exotic modern and vintage super cars in the world, with the exquisite and exclusive Hurlingham Club as a backdrop.

A “Garden Party” atmosphere infuses the event during the day, and in the evenings, the stunning grounds and super cars are subtly lit, transforming the event into a magical spectacle.

Jaguar is using Salon Prive to celebrate its 75th anniversary by showing off its latest range and a selection of cars from its Heritage Collection.

McLaren has launched a supercar, part of a drive by the firm to shift up a gear in its battle to capture the high-performance commercial sports car market.

The MP4-12C, modeled on technology used by McLaren’s Formula One team, will go into production next year with 1,000 of the cars expected to roll off the production line in 2011, the firm said at a launch Thursday.

It will have a price tag of 150,000 pounds (230,000 dollars, 170,000 euros) and its production will create 300 new jobs, said McLaren.

McLaren will be launching a completely new car brand “McLaren Automotive.”

In co-operation with Headstream, A press conference will be hosted by Chairman Ron Dennis and Managing Director Anthony Sheriff on March 18 , 2010.

They will tell the story of McLaren Automotive and the MP4-12C and cover topics such as investment, manufacturing, production, development, design, heritage and the Formula 1 process and technology transfer.

For this occasion McLaren will be doing something they have never done before, they will be hosting a live webcast of the entire event.