Filed under: Etc. We love our British buff books, but many times the double-digit price tag means that we’re relegated to reading them solely at the bookstore and not at home

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EVO lauches new interactive e-magazine

Filed under: Crossover , Tesla , Electric IED Tesla EYE concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The Tesla EYE design concept we saw in at the Geneva Motor Show was just an experiment some students at the Istituto Europeo di Design of Turin did with the Tesla brand. But the idea that we will see more and new vehicle models from Tesla Motors is a fact, as CEO Elon Musk reaffirmed this week during his acceptance speech for the Automotive Executive of the Year Innovator Award . AutoWeek was on hand and reports that Musk said that, after the Model S arrives in 2012, Tesla will introduce a crossover utility vehicle and other models starting in 2013.

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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Europe , Videos , Porsche 10 year-old Stepi W

Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Saab , Design/Style , Luxury With word that Saab wants to do battle with Mini in the quirky compact segment, the web has exploded with renderings of what the tiny Swedish machine could look like.

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CAR takes a hack at rendering Muller’s Saab 9-2 drawing for themselves

Filed under: China , Audi , Mercedes-Benz For the first time ever, Audi has managed to outsell Mercedes-Benz in global sales for the first quarter of 2010. Some of the European press are treating it like the fourth horseman of the apocalypse, but before we break out our Mayan calendars and go all 2012 on you, here are the hard numbers: Audi sold 264,100 vehicles worldwide between January and March while Mercedes sold 248,500 units over the same time period.

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Report: Audi outsells Mercedes-Benz globally for first time in Q1 2010

The star of the Geneva Motor Show is ready for its close-up, Mr.

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VIDEO: Dramatic Porsche 918 Concept - Best Commercial of 2010

The Corvette ZR-1 was the hottest Vette of the ’90s. The Corvette ZR1 is the hottest Vette of today.

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Generation Gap: Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 vs. Corvette ZR1

WITH THE MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class only recently updated for the 2010 model year, TMR's artists have cast their nets beyond the current model to produce the first renderings of how the next-generation C-Class might look. Inspired by the F800 Style Concept revealed at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, these new renderings offer a glimpse of Mercedes' new flowing design language as it might look in production form. While Mercedes is doubtless already working on the next in..

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2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Previewed: Speculation

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Technology , Hatchback , Mercedes-Benz , Rumormill , Luxury Mercedes-Benz F800 Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Rumors of a smaller , entry-level new saloon for Mercedes-Benz ’s in-house tuning division AMG just won’t seem to go away. As before, these latest reports suggest that the next-generation of the B-Class would be the model to get the AMG fitment, but Autocar is now suggesting that an entirely new type of engine will power the car.

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Report: AMG working on super saloon to slot in below C-Class

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Hatchback , Chevrolet , GM , Nissan , Diesel Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn with Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Will Nissan ’s upcoming Leaf electric car compete directly with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt ? Well, that depends on who you ask.

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Carlos Ghosn on the Leaf and EVs: "There is no competition."

Filed under: Classics , Minivan/Van , Volkswagen Volkswagen Bus turns 60 - Click above for high-res image gallery Many automakers will build cars for decades and never create a product that can truly be considered a cultural icon. Few that do produce multiple such models. One of those is Volkswagen .The original Beetle/Bug/Type 1 is recognizable almost anywhere and even by people that know nothing about cars

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A Life Bus in Pictures: The Volkswagen Bus turns 60 *Updated

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Sedan , Performance , Bentley , Luxury 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports - Click above for high-res image gallery It may not be the most interesting news you read all week, but we now have a date at which all Bentley Continentals will be able to gulp down whiskey with the best of ‘em: June.( Well, not exactly whiskey, but ethanol’s pretty close.) Bentley had made the announcement (sans date) at the Geneva Motor Show when it showed off the Continental Supersports Convertible .

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All Bentley Continental models going flex-fuel in June

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Hybrid , Performance , Porsche Porsche 918 Spyder Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery We still haven’t stopped drooling over the Porsche 918 Spyder concept , a car that debuted at this year’s Geneva Motor Show . It’s a sexy infusion of both Boxster and Carrera GT influences, with a dash of hybrid power thrown in for good measure. What’s not to love about a 500-horsepower, V8-powered roadster that can hit 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds

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Report: Porsche really, really wants to build 918 Spyder. Really.

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show After years of covering the world’s auto shows at Autoblog, the Geneva Motor Show never ceases to amaze. It’s in Switzerland, so by nature, it’s neutral, and since there’s no “home team” like in Detroit , Frankfurt or Paris , every automaker comes out to play.

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Geneva 2010: Our top Fantasy and Reality vehicles of the show

SEAT'S PRESENCE IN the Australian market may be long past, but this week the Volkswagen-owned Spanish carmaker

This lime green Porsche 911 RGT-8 was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show from the RUF car tuning specialists.

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Filed under: Performance , SUV , GM , Saab , Spyker , Luxury Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris concept - Click above for high-res image gallery We’re all well aware that the recently sealed deal between Spyker and General Motors means good things for the ailing Saab brand - in fact, without Spyker’s eleventh-hour intervention, the Swedish automaker would have been lost to the annals of history. Apparently, though, the Saab tie-up means good things for Spyker, too

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Report: Saab deal helps put Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris back on track

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Plants/Manufacturing , Chevrolet 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS - Click above for high-res image gallery No matter which side of the Mustang / Camaro divide you fall on there’s no arguing that Chevrolet’s reborn entrant in the pony car wars has been a hit. It’s been less than a year since production of the 2010 Camaro began at General Motors’ Oshawa assembly and the 100,000th example rolled off the line this week. The milestone car was reportedly an inferno orange SS

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Report: GM builds 100,000th Chevrolet Camaro

Filed under: Performance , Europe , Hatchback , Audi 2011 Audi A1 S Line - Click above for high-res image gallery The not-for-U.S. (at least not for now) Audi A1 just made its public debut at this year’s Geneva Motor Show , and we’re eager to see how the new hatch stacks up to the likes of the much-loved Mini Cooper

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Pics Aplenty: 2011 Audi A1 S Line in the color of lust

CONFIRMED FOR production in May last year, Audi has at last revealed the 2011 Audi RS5, the range-topping model in the A5 line-up. The RS5's unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show this week follows a series of leaked images that surfaced online this week. Today, Audi has released a video of the RS5 out on the track.

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2011 Audi RS5 Revealed Further In New Official Video

Filed under: Concept Cars , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Toyota Toyota FT-86 Sports Concept - click above for high-res image gallery Toyota Motor Co.

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Toyota FT-86 concept gets a family-style welcome

BMW HAS DISPLAYED its latest hybrid concept at the Geneva Motor Show this week, the 5 Series ActiveHybrid Concept. Utilising a similar layout as the ActiveHybrid X6, the 5 Series hybrid couples the twin-turbocharged 3.0 litre petrol six of the 335i with a 40kW electric drive motor. Sandwiched between the petrol engine and a ZF-sourced eight-speed automatic gearbox, the electric motor also operates as a generator under decelleration and helps charge the rear-mounted high-voltage battery p…

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Filed under: Geneva Motor Show , Tesla , Electric IED Tesla EYE concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The gaping openings on the front of the EYE design study vehicle from the Istituto Europeo di Design of Turin ( IED ) that’s on display at the Geneva Motor Show this week would cause troublesome impacts on airflow if they were on a real electric car, we think. In the fantasyland of the auto show floor, though, they give the concept vehicle a menacing, moose-like nose (wait, does that make sense?)

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Geneva 2010: IED Tesla EYE Concept

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Electric Lumeneo Smera Concept - click above for high-res image gallery if there’s one overriding theme at this year’s Geneva Motor Show , it’s the electrification of the automobile. Long story short, even scorched earth king Ferrari showed a hybrid . The show floor was littered with dozens of electric contraptions of all shapes and sizes , but we’re taking a moment or so to tell you about the Lumeneo Smera because it made us smile.

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Geneva 2010: Lumeneo Smera Concept is a lean(ing), possibly hyper-mean, electric machine

Filed under: Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Toyota An independent advisory panel has been formed to help Toyota get a handle on its quality issues. With all of the current headlines relating to Toyota recalls and defects , the independent North American Quality Advisory Panel has been convened to study and give the automaker advice on quality and safety issues affecting its North American operations. Besides working closely with the North American leadership team, the panel has been promised direct access to the head honcho, Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda.

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Former U.S. Sec. of Transportation to lead Toyota Quality Advisory Panel

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Maserati , Luxury Maserati Quattroporte GT S Awards Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery Nobody could rationally justify that they “need” a Maserati Quattroporte , but we’d gladly take one just the same. In similar fashion, we don’t “need” an excuse to photograph and report on the sumptuous Italian exotic saloon. But we’ll take any we can get

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Geneva 2010: Maserati Quattroporte GT S Awards Edition takes a bow

Filed under: Concept Cars , SUV , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Specialty Fornasari Racing Buggy concept - click above for high-res image gallery Here’s the brass tacks: When we like a show car, we like it. Case in point, we’re still semi-drunk on car show pleasure from the fleeting moments we were lucky enough to spend looking at the Bertone Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept . Flip side of that coin, if we dislike something, we tell the world

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Geneva 2010: Fornasari Racing Buggy and RR66 represent opposite end of Geneva spectrum

Filed under: Coupe , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , MISC Wiesmann GT MF4-S - Click above for high-res image gallery With all the hullabaloo - yes, hullabaloo - about the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG , it would’ve been all too easy to assume the new gullwing is the only retro German sportscar on the market. But forgetting the Wiesmann GT would be a cardinal sin and capital offense, because the niche-market sportscar is among the most tantalizing on the road. While the design may be decidedly old-school, Wiesmann works tirelessly to keep it fresh with successive updates to propel this time-machine well past the requisite 88 miles per hour and out from the past and into the present.

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Geneva 2010: Wiesmann GT MF4-S gives ‘em something to talk about

Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Saab 1957 Saab 93 rally car replica - Click above for high-res image gallery As car guys, we want to see Saab succeed at the hands of its new owners, Spyker Cars. And while the brand faces an uphill battle to reach profitability, its new masters are at least showing signs of understanding the Swedish automaker’s rich past

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Geneva 2010: 1957 Saab 93 rally headed for Mille Miglia with Spyker and Saab CEOs at the wheel

Filed under: Motorsports , New York Auto Show , Geneva Motor Show , Etc. , Event Alert Auto show season keeps marching on in March with wall-to-wall coverage coming your way from the 2010 Geneva Motor Show , which is just winding down. Motorsports enthusiasts can look forward to the start of the 2010 Formula One season with all the action kicking off in Bahrain, followed two weeks later by the Australian Grand Prix.

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Event Alert: March 2010 Calendar of Automotive Events

Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Audi Abt R8 GTR - Click above for high-res image gallery We got our first peek at Abt’s R8 GTR late last year , but like with many cars, it was a whole different experience to see it in person. To say carbon fiber has been used liberally is an understatement, as the entire car is clothed in the lightweight material.

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Geneva 2010: Abt R8 GTR is full of V10, carbon fiber goodness

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Fiat Abarth 500C - Click above for high-res image gallery For every car, there’s a prospective customer. And for a car like the Fiat 500C, a cutesy retro mini with a pseudo-cabrio sliding canvas roof, we hardly need to point out who that target demographic is. But as if to highlight what a difference the little things can make, the Abarth version is another beast entirely

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Geneva 2010: Abarth 500C blows its top

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Electric Rinspeed UC? - Click above for high-res image gallery Despite what your eyes may be telling you, the car you see above is not a Pygmy Fiat 500 .

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Geneva 2010: Rinspeed UC? asks a lot of questions

Filed under: Coupe , Geneva Motor Show , Jaguar , Specialty Jaguar XKR Special Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery Jaguar loves to unwrap auto show goodies, and the city by the lake hasn’t been left out of the cat’s bag. The Jaguar XKR Special Edition is a supercharged coupe that will take you all the way to 174 miles per hour - none of that electronanny 155 mph, thank you - thanks to its supercharged, 510-horsepower, 5.0-liter V8. The Speed Pack and Black Packs, both options on the regular XK, will make you feel and look faster, and the tailored XK suitcase will make you look just plain better when all the speediness stops

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Geneva 2010: Jaguar XKR Special Edition gives old cat extra life

Bugatti released two special editions of its storied Veyron at the Geneva Motor Show. The better looking of the pair is the Grand Sport Blue Carbon, shown above and in more pics after the jump. The carbon fiber hood, monocoque and rear are done in a translucent Royal Dark Blue, with a polished radiator surround

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Car Porn: 2010 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Blue Carbon

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , MISC I.DE.A Institute Sofia - Click above for high-res image gallery What’s the one thing that would fix the automotive industry today? Fresh ideas, you say

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Geneva 2010: I.DE.A Institute Sofia concept inspired by the female form

Filed under: Concept Cars , SUV , Geneva Motor Show , Middle East , Design/Style , Off-Road We went to the wrong school — Click above for a high-res image gallery Imagine this: you’re sitting there in your engineering class and the professor walks in and says, “You’re getting a little project this semester. I’d like you to design an SUV. But not just any SUV, one that takes into account the environment and population of the Arabian Gulf

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Geneva 2010: King Saud University Gazal-1 is one whopper of a student project

Photo: Autoblog Audi is showing an all electric version of its A1 minicar at Geneva, but this one has a novel twist. Like the Chevy Volt, it’s battery powered and uses a gasoline motor to recharge the batteries; unlike the Volt, or any other electric car to date, the A1 e-tron concept uses a Wankel motor to produce the charge. More after the jump

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Audi A1 e-tron Concept Makes Geneva Debut

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show , Crossover , Mitsubishi 2010 Mitsubishi ASX - Click above for high-res image gallery Signaling a new path for Mitsubishi ’s assault on the automotive market, the 2010 Mitsubishi ASX will take the three-triangles brand away from its concentration on SUVs to “a manufacturer of non-mainstream environmentally friendly passenger cars & crossovers, retaining a presence in the ‘authentic off-roader’ sector.” Combining the atmosphere of the Outlander with the “on-road attitude” of the Lancer , the four-wheel-drive ASX will show up in America later this year as the Outlander Sport with a 2.0-liter gasoline four-cylinder from the Lancer and an Outlander-besting 30-or-so miles per gallon.

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CITROEN HAS COMBINED its recent Revolte concept with last year's GTbyCitroen, creating a sleek new sports car concept dubbed the Survolt.

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Audi Audi A8 Hybrid Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery In the Them’s Big Words department, Audi is calling its A8 Hybrid “the efficiency standard.” And it’s not exactly untrue since the top-of-the-peak, 211-horsepower V6 sedan boosted by a 45-hp electric motor has more power than an A3 TDI and a faster 0-to-60 sprint, yet the gas mileage comparison isn’t unfavorable: the A3 gets 34 miles per gallon combined, the A8 Hybrid does 38 mpg. And you get all that A8 size and panache

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Geneva 2010: Audi A8 Hybrid a concept in name only

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show Gumpert Apollo S - Click above for high-res image gallery With a quick glance it might look like there’s nothing new at the Gumpert display here at the Geneva Motor Show , but the German sportwagenmanufaktur actually had several new announcements regarding their Apollo supercar. For 2010 Gumpert has added even more horsepower to the Apollo S - 750 compared to 700 - thanks to a new engine calibration and improved cooling. The 6-speed sequential transmission can now perform shifts in a mere 40 milliseconds, and gear changes are made easier with new paddles behind the steering wheel

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Geneva 2010: Gumpert Apollo S now with 750 horsepower

ALFA ROMEO AND design house Pininfarina have today unveiled the 2uettottanta at the Geneva Motor Show, commemorating 100 years for the Italian carmaker and 80 years for Pininfarina. According to Pininfarina, the

FOLLOWING A SERIES of leaked images earlier this year, Kia has this week unveiled the

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Bentley , UK , Luxury 2011 Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible - Click above for high-res image gallery Although Christmas was many months ago, we’re guessing that the fine folks at Bentley specified the paint on their Bentley Continental Sports Convertible show car some months ago. How else to explain the scrumptious eggnog metallic finish and interior piping

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Geneva 2010: Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible is a belated holiday treat

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show , Crossover , Kia 2011 Kia Sportage - Click above for high-res image gallery What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Longer, lower, wider, more spacious?” You probably didn’t think of the 2011 Kia Sportage , but you should, because it has all of that on top of a phalanx of powertrain and accessorizing options. Globally, the five-seat crossover will offer two gas and two diesel engines from 115- to 163-horsepower, in front- or all-wheel-drive forms, as well as manual or automatic transmissions. Despite all the new choices, the variety of flavors still equals less fat: it weighs 182 pounds less than the outgoing Kia Sportage.

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Geneva 2010: Kia Sportage makes world debut, looks good

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Crossover , Citroën Citroen DS High Rider - Click above for high-res image gallery The French can do style. But their automakers don’t do much in the premium market this side of the Veyron . Citroen , however, is bent on bridging that divide with its new DS range

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Geneva 2010: Citroen DS High Rider rides in on its high horse

Filed under: Recalls , Crossover , Mazda 2010 Mazda CX-9 - Click above for high-res image gallery We here at Autoblog love seat warmers, and we’re glad to see that more and more automakers are fitting this lovely amenity as either standard or optional equipment across their full range of vehicles. However, like all electrical gadgets, occasional glitches are known to pop up every so often, and Mazda is now recalling many of its 2010 model year CX-9 crossovers due to faulty seat heater units.

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Hot Cross Buns: Mazda recalls 2010 CX-9 due to seat (over)heaters

AFTER FIRST REARING its head in leaked patent images in October last year, the 2011 Nissan Micra has at last been revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this week.

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2011 Nissan Micra Revealed At Geneva Motor Show

HYUNDAI HAS UNVEILED its i-Flow HED-7 concept at the Geneva Motor Show, a low-slung sedan that hides a diesel-electric hybrid powertrain beneath its curvaceous bodywork. Although much of its design is too wild to translate into production form, the i-Flow concept does at least hint at what styling cues may grace future Hyundais.

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Hyundai i-Flow HED-7 Diesel-Electric Hybrid Unveiled At Geneva Motor Show

HYUNDAI HAS UNVEILED its i-Flow HED-7 concept at the Geneva Motor Show, a low-slung sedan that hides a diesel-electric hybrid powertrain beneath its curvaceous bodywork. Although much of its design is too wild to translate into production form, the i-Flow concept does at least hint at what styling cues may grace future Hyundais. The smooth, flowing bodywork helps improve aerodynamic slipperiness, and incorporates a flexible solar panel in the roof that helps keep the batteries topped up

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Hyundai i-Flow HED-7 Diesel-Electric Hybrid Unveiled At Geneva Motor Show

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show Pagani Zonda Tricolore stands out in the crowd Any other time we would tell you that navy blue paint, yellow wheels and a bright blue interior would be a recipe for disaster, but this is no ordinary car. Of course, Horacio Pagani could probably paint his cars any color combination he wanted and we’d still think it was awesome.

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Geneva 2010: Day One Round Up

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Peugeot , Diesel Peugeot SR1 Concept - click above for high-res image gallery When we first saw the Peugeot SR1 Concept , we were less than impressed. Why? The press photos just didn’t do the car any justice.

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Geneva 2010: Peugeot SR1 Concept excites our inner Francophile

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Audi , Electric Audi A1 e-tron concept - Click above for high-res image gallery No, Wankel is not really a verb. At least, not that we know of.

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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show Pagani Zonda Tricolore - Click above for high-res image gallery Any other time we would tell you that navy blue paint, yellow wheels and a bright blue interior would be a recipe for disaster, but this is no ordinary car. Of course, Horacio Pagani could probably paint his cars any color combination he wanted and we’d still think it was awesome.

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Geneva 2010: Pagani Zonda Tricolore stands out in the crowd

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Lamborghini 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera - Click above for high-res image gallery Unlike the great majority of things in life, the Lamborghini Gallardo just keeps getting better and better. And then better

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Geneva 2010: Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera makes the hair on our chest stand up

Filed under: Performance , Wagon , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Bentley , Luxury Touring Superleggera Flying Star - Click above for high-res image gallery The majority of auto journalists are car freaks by nature. One of the many defining characteristics of a car freak is an undying, unadulterated love of any sort of shooting brake . If you’re not a car freak, or just don’t know the term, a shooting brake is a two-door station wagon

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Geneva 2010: Touring Superleggera Flying Star is our kind of coachbuilt wunder car

Filed under: Hybrid , SUV , Geneva Motor Show , Volkswagen , Diesel , Luxury , Off-Road 2011 Volkswagen Touareg - Click above for high-res image gallery We could say Volkswagen was tired of making an SUV that ended up being rather expensive - for a VW - after you stuck a few options on it. So in addition to the lost weight, the new Touareg has lost some of the four-wheel drive equipment that made the last one so spendy.

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Geneva 2010: 2011 Volkswagen Touareg sports more features and curves, less weight

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Audi , Luxury Audi A8 Hybrid design study - Click above for high-res image gallery In addition to the interesting electrified A1 e-tron concept , Audi is also showing off a hybridized version of its range-topping A8 sedan at this year’s Geneva Motor Show , which it claims offers V6-levels of power with four-cylinder fuel efficiency and emissions. Backing up that claim are reported power figures of 245 horsepower (45 of which can be supplied from the electric motor) and 354 pound-feet of torque

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Audi A8 Hybrid ‘design study’ being shown in Geneva

SEAT is breaking the mould, once again, at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show with the unveiling of its remarkable new concept car: the IBE.

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SEAT IBE concept

Unveiled ahead of its Geneva motor show debut….

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2012 Ford Focus Wagon

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show , Technology , Ford Ford is expanding its EcoBoost engine strategy to Europe this summer with the introduction of 2.0-liter and 1.6-liter inline-four cylinder engines. The EcoBoost range of turbocharged and direct injected gasoline engines debuted last summer here in North America with the launch of the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 in the Ford Taurus SHO , Flex and Lincoln MKS and MKT

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Euro-Fords first to get four-cylinder EcoBoost this summer

KOENIGSEGG HAS REVEALED what might prove to be the star of this week's Geneva Motor Show, in the form of the 2011 Koenigsegg Agera. Although the Swedish supercarmaker describes the Agera as a new beast, its styling reveals its link to the barnstorming Koenigsegg CCX - albeit with a number of significant updates inside and out. Among the external updates are restyled LED-edged headlights, a new front bumper and new tail lights

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2011 Koenigsegg Agera Revealed Ahead Of Geneva Debut This Week

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Videos , Volvo Naughty Volvos are coming - Click above to watch video after the jump March 2, at the Geneva Motor Show , Volvo is promising us “naughty” cars. We have no idea what they have in mind - Sinful sedan? Evil estate?

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VIDEO: Naughty Volvos headed this way?

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Audi , Electric 2011 Audi A1 - Click above for high-res image gallery Audi will finally show off its new A1 minicar this week in Geneva . As usual, it’ll be available in Europe with an array of gas and diesel engines, but a French website reports that the A1 will also form the basis for a third e-tron concept

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Report: Audi A1-based e-tron concept headed to Geneva

Sometimes, names that sound good in a Korean boardroom just don’t translate well into foreign languages. Take the i-Flow, for example, which sounds like a monthly problem experienced by women and preceeded by mood swings, water retention and cramping. Naming aside, the i-Flow represents the latest in forward thinking from Hyundai, a company who is momentarily white-hot

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Hyundai i-Flow Diesel Electric Hybrid Concept

As the Chevrolet VOLT closes in on its release date this November, another less well-known version of the new plug-in hybrid also readies production across the pond. The Opel Ampera, sister car to the Chevy’s VOLT will be displayed at the Geneva Auto Show this coming March.

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Meet Chevrolet VOLTs hot European Sister… the Opel Ampera

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , BMW BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery BMW is expanding its hybrid lineup down the model range to the recently introduced 5 Series sedan with a new concept that debuts Monday at the Geneva Motor Show . The new Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid will likely transition to a production model sometime in 2011. This will be the third different hybrid powertrain variant introduced by BMW following the two-mode system in the ActiveHybrid X6 and the mild hybrid system in the AcitveHybrid 7 Series

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Officially Official: BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid

Eurocopter announces plans to build diesel helicopter A chopper that burns 40 percent less fuel? Sounds sweet

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Filed under: Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Lexus , Luxury 2011 Lexus CT 200h - Click above for high-res image gallery Earlier this week, we got a sneak peek at the new Lexus CT 200h from a brochure that somehow leaked out onto the Interwebs. Now, Lexus has seen fit to pull the curtain back all the way on its new premium hybrid hatchback ahead of its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week

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Officially Official: Lexus drops the curtain on CT 200h

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Audi , Electric Hispano Suiza - Click above for image gallery If you’ve never heard of Hispano Suiza, you’re not alone. The Spanish automaker hasn’t been producing its own vehicles since World War II and later returned to its aerospace roots in the 1950s, merged with another firm in 2005 and had a few prototypes running around a few years back (the oft forgotten Mazels)

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Geneva Preview: Hispano Suiza is back and packing Audi R8’s V10

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Toyota , Australia , Humor Toyota Australia Camry Hybrid advertisement - Click above to watch the video after the break Here’s a worthwhile goal: Let’s see if we can get through this entire post without even mentioning unintended acceleration or recalls . Whoops. Let’s talk about something else, shall we

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Video: (500) Days of the AU Toyota Camry Hybrid?

The second generation Porsche Cayenne is set to be unveiled at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, but the widespread distribution of bootleg images on the internet have convinced Porsche to release press photos ahead of time. As you can see from the above and below images, Porsche was conservative with the restyling of their best selling vehicle

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2011 Porsche Cayenne Details Announced

For those of you who don’t know, the 24 Hours of LeMon’s Racing Series is a no-holds-barrded showdown between cars purchased for no more than $500. I ran one event last season at Stafford Speedway in CT. in a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair and to say it was chaos would be very kind indeed.

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24 hrs. of LeMons: Ford Escort tussles with ‘72 Gremlin and Loses.

FIAT HAS RELEASED images and details of its upcoming two-cylinder