Here are details of the 2010 year from mainstream European manufacturers:

Bentley

The Volkswagen-owned maker of distinctive -- and large, expensive -- autos put its Bentley Continental GT on a diet and reworked the car's interior, its 12-cylinder engine and suspension. The result is the fastest production Bentley ever. In fact, the company says its Continental Supersports two-seater rivals a Ferrari.

Powered by a 621-horsepower, 6-liter, twin-turbocharged W-12 engine, the Supersports has been timed going 0 to 60 mph in some 3.7 seconds. Top speed is 204 mph.

Intriguingly, Bentley engineers massaged the engine software so the engine can operate on E85 fuel, a mixture of ethanol and gasoline. Premium gasoline continues to work fine, too.

Fuel economy for the Continental Supersports still is poor, though, at an estimated 12 mpg in the city and 19 mpg on the highway.

Starting retail price is north of $265,000.

Also in 2010, the already striking Bentley Continental GTC open top car gets the Speed treatment. This means the GTC Speed convertible has 48 more horses -- for a total of 600 -- from its 6-liter, twin-turbocharged W-12 engine compared with a "regular" GTC.

The GTC Speed can be had with optional ceramic brakes and has some subtle exterior updates to distinguish it. Starting retail price is more than $237,000.

In 2010, there's only one Azure , the T , and its 6.8-liter, turbocharged V-8 produces 50 more horsepower than before, for a total of 500. Torque is even more astounding at 738 foot-pounds. Price, if you have to ask, is more than $350,000.

Bentley drops the Arnage for the 2010 model year as the company prepares for its new flagship sedan, the Mulsanne, in calendar year 2010.

Ferrari

As if the 599GTB Fiorano isn't hot enough, Ferrari offers a $30,095 option package that makes it even hotter.

The Handling Gran Turismo Evoluzione package adds carbon fiber to the interior, fancy wheels, retuned exhaust, stiffer springs and different shock absorbers. Of course, you have to buy the car first, and its starting retail price is more than $300,000.

Lamborghini

The 2010 Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce arrives with a sleek body lightened by 220 pounds and a V-12 that generates more than 660 horsepower.

Don't be surprised if the SuperVeloce price tag surpasses $425,000, however.

Also in 2010, the V-12-powered Murcielago LP670-4 Spyder adds horsepower for a total of 641.

Mini

The second-generation Mini convertible went on sale in March from the youthful division of BMW.

Porsche

The first four-door Porsche car arrives in 2010. The Panamera has the sleek, iconic look of a Porsche, but it's longer-- to accommodate the back seats, obviously, plus a hatchback cargo area and those two extra side doors.

The Panamera is wider, too, than the Cayenne SUV. Indeed, at 16.3 feet long from bumper to bumper, the Panamera has honest-to-goodness room for four adults inside.

Yet it is a performance machine, with both engines being V-8s. The base engine is a 400-horse, 4.8-liter putting out 369 foot-pounds of torque, while the uplevel 500-horse, 4.8-liter has twin-turbochargers and 568 foot-pounds of torque.

Don't expect the Panamera to handle like a 911 or another of Porsche's two-seaters. The four-passenger hatchback weighs a considerable 4,000 pounds. Starting price is expected to top $90,000.

Rolls-Royce

The wait is nearly over for a slightly downsized Rolls from parent BMW, and the name being rumored for the model is Ghost. Details are sketchy, but it's expected that the Ghost will be 2 feet shorter than the gargantuan Phantom.

With a heavy steel chassis, rather than a lighter-weight aluminum one, the Ghost likely will have a V-12 with more than 500 horsepower. Starting price might be in the $200,000 range.

Smart

The division of Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG continues with its two-seater for two models available in coupe and convertible versions.