The Paris Motor Show has come and gone (at least as far as the media’s concerned) and there were scores of stunning concepts, big debuts and exciting green cars to numb our writers’ fingers for days on end. In fact, so many so that we couldn’t quite cover them all on a daily basis. So, instead, we’ve rounded up our 10 favorite cars, concepts and wheeled vehicles and thrown them together for your delight. Some of the cars we predicted would steal the show did, but surprisingly, this list is quite distinct from our Paris preview edition. Here are our 9 best in show of Paris.

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This is the newest member of the conceptual Audi e-tron family: the Audi e-tron Spyder. The sexy baldie is based heavily on the original R4 e-tron shown in Detroit–at least on the outside. Inside it moves away from the all-electric powertrain of that model, relying instead upon a diesel-electric hybrid system. In an all-wheel-drive configuration, Audi uses a 300-hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 diesel engine to drive the rear wheels and 44-hp electric motors at each front wheel.

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We’ve been waiting and it’s finally here–a new Lotus Esprit (concept). While just a concept for now, Lotus plans to begin production on this one in the spring of 2013.

Moving upmarket from the last Esprit, which ended production in 2004, the new Esprit gets a bigger 5.0-liter V8 engine worth 620 hp. The engine gets some form of pressure charging, but Lotus didn’t specify turbo vs. super. Either way, the new Lotus offers much-improved performance that will help it compete with the likes of Ferrari and Porsche: 3.4 seconds to 62 mph and 205 mph worth of overall speed.

The Esprit will also have KERS as an option.

Early speculation indicates the Esprit will cost somewhere in the mid to high $100s when it debuts in about three years. Enjoy some different angles after the break. [via InsideLine]

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We’d have thought for sure the most exciting news of the day would be coming from Lamborghini’s camp, but it’s come from across the pond, instead. While Lambo’s Sesto Elemento is nothing short of lustrageous, Jaguar’s announcement of its own supercar concept is more exciting because a. we hadn’t heard a peep about it until today and b. Jaguar hasn’t made a supercar since the hot, sexy, world-record-breaking XJ220 ended back in 1994. So yeah, this is big news.

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After yesterday’s leak, we figured Lamborghini would have no choice but to unveil its new concept today, and indeed it has. After dropping the sixth and final teaser, which we won’t waste any more time on, Lamborghini released photos and information on the concept.

The Sesto Elemento, which means Sixth Element, uses a carbon fiber monocoque tub and carbon fiber all over–front end frame, body panels, suspension parts, rims–pretty much everywhere you look. As such, it cuts hundreds of pounds over other Lamborghinis and comes in at a featherweight 2,202 lbs. (or 999 kg if you want to be catchy). The 570-hp 5.2-liter V10 engine has no problem pushing that light, skeletal body to 62 mph in just 2.5 seconds on up to around 218 mph.

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Well, I expected to be covering Lamborghini’s last teaser picture a little later today, but lo and behold, the entire concept has leaked out a day ahead of Paris. Serves Lambo right for those brutally unrevealing teasers.

This crinkle cut beauty is the concept car that all the Lambo fuss has been about lately. Called the Sesto Elemento or Sixth Element, the concept reportedly uses head-to-toe carbon fiber design for an extreme weight shaving down to 2,200 lbs. For reference, current Lamborghinis rarely and barely break 3,000 lbs.

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Had we seen the Furtive eGT a week earlier, it would have made our top 10 of Paris list. As it is, we’ll just have to show our excitement in this brief post. Exagon, a racing company in France, has crafted a combination of efficiency and performance that will make even Tesla jealous.

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Well, we now have a few more looks at the newest Lamborghini, which is just days away. The most recent prevailing wisdom is that Lamborghini will be launching but one new concept car in Paris. Unfortunately, the Bull hasn’t released any new information about its concept. The two pictures give yet another indication that the car will be a carbon fiber fiesta.

Anyone else getting turned off by Lamborghini’s new trend of the teasers without much teasing? I’m fiending for a front end, shady profile or headlight, even. Hopefully the final teaser will deliver something a little more concrete.

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Lamborghini has teamed up with one of its Super Trofeo sponsors for a new limited edition Gallardo. The street-legal Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain is inspired (and modeled after) Lamborghini’s racing cars and includes some props to Swiss watchmaker Blancpain.

The engine of the special edition is the race-spec 570-hp 5.2-liter V10 engine. Lamborghini cut weight by about 500 lbs. using carbon fiber pieces like rear diffuser and mirror casings. As a result, the upgraded Gallardo makes it to 62 mph in just 3.4 seconds and tops out around 200 mph.

Other notable upgrades include the racing engine cover and rear wing.

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