Lotus has finally released images of its new Eagle supercar, which Autocar notes is on schedule for its July 22nd release next week at the London Motor Show. The mid-engined coupe is about the same size as a Porsche 911, and will come in both 2+2 and regular two-seater versions. The company believes that this car "will take it right to the heart of Porsche territory and transform Lotus Cars into the vibrant, 5000-cars-a-year manufacturing business that successive bosses have wanted for so long."

The Eagle uses a Toyota-sourced V6—not a new concept, since the Elise also used a Toyota engine (in that case, a high-revving, variable valve timing-equipped four-cylinder from the Celica GT-S). The V6 in the Eagle will be from the Camry, but with Lotus electronic controls that should serve to make it feel much sportier in this application. The Toyota-supplied six-speed manual transmission will mate to a Lotus-designed clutch and gearchange.

I don't have much to go on for the interior tech yet, but stayed tuned; we're less than a week away from its official release.