Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Hatchback , Audi , Specialty Audi RS5 Shooting Brake - Click above for high-res image gallery We just spent the last few days bouncing around Germany driving the 2011 Audi TT and the powertrain-enhanced Q7 (review next week), and between bouts on the autobahn and a few factory tours, we pestered our hosts about some of their Euro-only products and what we can expect in the future.

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Rendered Speculation: Audi RS5 Shooting Brake

Filed under: Sedan , Volvo , Luxury 2011 Volvo S60 - Click above for high-res image gallery The Volvo S60 has been priced: $37,700 plus $850 in destination charges is all you’ll need. What happens when you put a comparably equipped S60 priced at $41,400 up against the BMW 335i xDrive , Mercedes-Benz C350 , Lexus IS350 and Audi A4 ?

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OVER A YEAR after its international debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, the new 2010 Volkswagen Polo has finally made it to our shores. There’s new engine technology, a wider range of gearboxes, vastly improved styling and improved safety. The updates have been comprehensive, and Volkswagen is gunning for a bigger slice of the ultra-competitive light car market with the 2010 Polo

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2010 Volkswagen Polo First Drive Review

The first official pictures of the all-new B7 Alpina Bi-Turbo made its way into the Internet, the other in front of the world sport sedan first week in Geneva. Alpina’s latest proposal is based on the new 7-series is based, and uses a modified version of the BMW engine factory-developed 4.4-liter Twin 507 hp and

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Alpina BMW B7 Bi-Turbo 2010

Filed under: Europe , Hatchback , Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Giulietta - Click above for high-res image gallery Ladies and Gents, say hello to the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta . Then say goodbye.

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta hits the European market with full details, photos

WITH THE ADDITION of the MiTo to the Alfa Romeo line-up and the recently-revealed

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

Bonus points if you can spot the car in this picture. In Part 1 of this series, we covered the joys of being a local car show girl. Part 2 covered the next rung up the evolutionary show girl ladder, the paddock girl

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So You Want To Be A Car Show Girl: Part 3

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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Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Hybrid , Performance , Porsche Porsche 918 Spyder Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery If you build it, they will come.

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Filed under: New York Auto Show , Hybrid , Hatchback , Lexus , Luxury Lexus CT 200h - Click above for high-res image gallery Earlier this month at the Geneva Motor Show , Lexus pulled the covers off its new CT 200h hybrid hatchback for the very first time. At the show, representatives for Toyota ’s luxury brand assured us that there would be “a near-simultaneous global launch a year from now. In their own words, the United States and Japan will receive the CT 200h, even if it was developed as an euro-centric model

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Lexus officially confirms CT 200h for U.S. market

Filed under: Coupe , Government/Legal , Chevrolet , GM Click above to watch the video after the jump The 1963 Corvette Grand Sport is one rare roadster. General Motors only built five of the Cobra killers before production was halted, and the rarest of ‘Vettes are worth millions at auction. If you don’t have Ferrari GTO 250 money to spend, one option is to shell out $189,000 to Duntov Motor Co.

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Report: GM suing Mongoose Motorsports over Corvette GS replicas [w/video]

Filed under: Convertible , Fiat , UK Fiat 500C Pink Limited Edition - Click above for high-res image When we saw the Abarth version of the 500C in Geneva , we were suitably impressed at how beefy Fiat ’s performance division could make one of its most dainty (yes, dainty) products. But like there is no light without darkness and no heat without cold, here is the opposite end of the spectrum: the Fiat 500C Pink Limited Edition.

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Filed under: Safety , Mazda 2010 Mazda6 - Click above for high-res image gallery According to a recent report, Mazda will be installing brake override systems on all of its models in the near future.

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Filed under: Hatchback , Audi , Rumormill , Electric Audi A1 e-tron concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Seeing the Audi A1 and A1 e-tron concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show provides proof that the quad-ring automaker is putting a much larger focus on its small car offerings. With that in mind, new rumors are cropping up about a possible successor to the A2 - the quirky little hatch that never came to the U.S.

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Report: Audi working on successor to A2?

Did Spyker hire the designer of Suzuki’s X90? If this is the way Spyker styles upcoming Saabs, we’re in for some ugly sheet metal on the roads in coming years

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Spyker D12 Peking to Paris SUV: Clown Car or Super Car?

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

Everybody is going green. Did you hear that? Everybody is going green at the Geneva auto show

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Audi’s Magical Wankel Engine at the Geneva Auto Show

Here we have a Brabus car released at the Geneva Auto Show, based off the Mercedes E-Class Coupe, and hiding a powerful V12 motor under the hood.

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Brabus Mercedes E-Class Coupe

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

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Geneva Motor Show: RUF Porsche 911 RGT-8

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

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

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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I’d held back reporting on the Lexus 200h hybrid’s introduction at Geneva, since we were told that it wouldn’t be coming to the U.S. market. Lexus has apparently changed their minds and will introduce the four door hatch at the upcoming New York Auto Show

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Geneva Motor Show Update: Lexus CT 200h Now U.S. Bound

WITH LESS THAN a month until the World Car of the Year and World Performance Car of the Year winners are announced, the top three finalists for each category have been revealed at Geneva this week. Last month, WCOTY judges whittled the original list of 31 World Car and 15 World Performance Car candidates down to 10 for each category

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Top Three Finalists For 2010 World Car And World Performance Car Of The Year Announced

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: 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

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Geneva 2010: Abarth 500C blows its top

Filed under: Convertible , Budget , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Renault Renault Wind - Click above for high-res image gallery Remember the Honda Civic Del Sol? We sure do, and we couldn’t help referencing it in regards to the new Renault Wind roadster. This funky little coupe/cabriolet takes everything that we love about two-seat convertible motoring and puts it in a more functional, compact, everyday-drivable package

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Geneva 2010: Renault Wind roadster drops its top

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black and DBS UB 2010

Presented at this year’s Geneva auto show….

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black and DBS UB 2010

Filed under: Budget , Geneva Motor Show , Etc. , Hatchback , Tata , Electric 2011 Tata Nano EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Tata Motors just debuted an electrified version of its Nano today at the Geneva Motor Show , promising no compromises in the way it drives compared to the regular 600cc Nano. The Tata Nano Electric Vehicle (EV) will be built on the existing Nano platform and still seats four adults, but adds “super polymer lithium ion batteries” to the mix.

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Geneva 2010: Tata debuts Nano EV concept

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: Government/Legal , GM , Opel When General Motors decided it would keep Opel in the company’s brand portfolio, it knew the price tag would be hefty. The Detroit News is reporting that price tag on The General’s decision to retain its European arm is 1.9 billion euros ($2.7 billion in U.S

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Opel getting $2.7B injection of cash from GM

Filed under: Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Technology , Bugatti Bugatti Grand Sport Cutaway - Click above for high-res image gallery There’s no doubt that the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport is an impressive car just from looking at it, and it’s even easier to sing its praises when you get to drive it . Bugatti has given us one more reason to be impressed here at the Geneva Motor Show with a cutaway version of its $1.2 million supercar. The car is divided into its two main sub-assemblies, showing off its carbon fiber structure and internal components.

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Geneva 2010: Bugatti Grand Sport cutaway reveals some impressive packaging

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.

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Audi A1 e-tron Concept Makes Geneva Debut

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , GM , Opel , Electric Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The highlight of the Opel stand at the Geneva Motor Show this week is clearly the new Flextreme GT/E concept. This second Flextreme-badged concept is the first midsize car to be powered by General Motors ‘ Voltec powertrain as used in the Chevrolet Volt

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Geneva 2010: Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept glides on stage

There are times in life when you just need to ask yourself the question: Why? All to often in the automotive world customizers and tuning companies try and strut their stuff to see if they can improve on what the manufactures put out

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Why yes Officer… I am hung like a fruit bat.

Aston Martin is showing the production version of its Cygnet minicar at the Geneva Motor Show. Based on Toyota’s iQ, the Aston Martin isn’t available to just anyone; in fact, you need to already own an Aston Martin to qualify for purchase.

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Aston Martin Cygnet Concept: Highbrow Minicar

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Aston Martin , Luxury Aston Martin Cygnet - Click above for high-res image gallery Remember the day when Aston Martins were two-seat sportscars?

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Geneva 2010: Toyota-based Aston Martin Cygnet "intentionally accelerates" onto show floor

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

Full details and images of the new version released in Geneva….

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Subaru Impreza XV

Ferrari 599 Hybrid ?

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Novitec Rosso 848 RACE

Another day, another huge recall from a major manufacturer. Today’s bad news comes from Nissan, who is recalling 540,000 vehicles for issues related to a faulty brake pedal pin assembly and fuel gauge accuracy concerns. In three cases, the brake pedal pin worked loose, causing loss of braking ability

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Nissan Recall: Brake, Fuel Gauge Problems on 540,000 Vehicles

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

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Audi A1 presentation clip

Audi A1, Timberlake and A8 hybrid included….

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Audi RS5 video

The company released the full details of the new concept in Geneva….

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Aston Martin Cygnet specs

Quick Spin: Driving an Amp Sky shows there’s real potential here It’s not perfect, but it is from Ohio. Report: Cadillac Converj production program killed Apparently, your father’s Cadillac will be available for some time still.

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AutoblogGreen for 03.03.10

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High visibility potholes

This monster customized 800 hp E Class has been unveiled at the Geneva Autos show….

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Brabus E V12 Coupe video

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Carlsson C25 video

Especially made by the company for the Geneva auto show….

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Chrysler 300C Design Study

THIS TIME LAST year, Skoda unveiled the Fabia Sport Design Concept at Geneva, hinting at a new model in the brand's RS line. The predicted unveiling this week of the 2010 Skoda Fabia RS brings its own surprise, in the form of the Fabia Wagon RS.

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2011 Skoda Fabia RS And Fabia Wagon RS Revealed, Australian Launch Being Considered

AUDI HAS REVEALED its latest green-tinged showcar, the A8 Hybrid, at Geneva today, showcasing a new petrol-electric hybrid powerplant that is expected to be added to the A8 range in 2011. The A8 Hybrid concept packages a 2.0 litre turbocharged direct-injected inline four with an electric assistance motor, both of which are linked to an eight-speed automatic transmission. The petrol engine produces 155kW and 350Nm, while the electric motor puts out 33kW and 211Nm of torque

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Audi A8 Hybrid and Q5 Hybrid Unveiled At Geneva Auto Show

FOLLOWING ITS UNVEILING at the Geneva Motor Show today, Subaru Australia has announced it will launch the 2010 Subaru Impreza XV in Australia later this year. Similar to the US-market Impreza Outback Sport

Video shot during the unveiling of the new version in Geneva….

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Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570 4 Superleggera video

The video was shot during the unveiling of the new model in Geneva….

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Koenigsegg Agera video

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

The company releases the first videos of its new three-wheel-concept….

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Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Lotus 2011 Lotus Elise - Click above for a high-res image gallery It’s been a long time coming, but the Lotus Elise has finally gone under the knife and gotten a new nose inspired by its 2+2 sibling .

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Geneva 2010: Evorified 2011 Lotus Elise shows its new nose

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Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible video

The new model has finally been unveiled with full details at the Geneva show….

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Bentley Mulsanne specs

Also premiered in Geneva. Comes with a gray carbon fiber exterior shell….

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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Grey Carbon

Filed under: Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Hatchback , Citroën Citroen DS3 Racing - Click above for high-res image gallery For those who may have yet to notice, Citroen ’s been dominating the World Rally Championship for the better part of a decade now.

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Geneva 2010: Citroen DS3 Racing is no escargot

Covered in blue and white carbon fiber. Unveiled at the Geneva auto show….

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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Blue carbon

Filed under: Podcasts , Geneva Motor Show , Acura , BMW , Cadillac , Kia , Lamborghini , Lexus , Porsche , Suzuki , Volkswagen Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! The Shunk, Nunez, Abuelsamid and Roth quartet reconvene for Episode #168 of the Autoblog Podcast with the Geneva Motor Show now underway. Our first order of business is a stop at the Autoblog Garage, occupied this week by the Suzuki Kizashi , Kia Sorento , BMW 750Li , and Cadillac SRX . Anticipating the massive auto show that’s just about to start, we dive right in

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Autoblog Podcast #168 - Geneva Eve

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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Geneva 2010: Audi A1 e-tron Wankels its way to the show floor

Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Electric , Luxury NVL Quant - Click above for high-res image gallery We saw this here four-seat Gullwinger last year billed as the Koenigsegg Quant .

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Geneva 2010: NVL Quant is an electric dream boat

Filed under: Car Buying , Ford , GM , Toyota , Earnings/Financials February’s automotive sales numbers are slowly rolling in, and we’re already seeing that Toyota’s recall crisis has severely hurt the company’s overall sales. On the other hand, its loss has proved to be a real gain for other automakers, especially Ford Motor Company, sales of which topped not only Toyota’s in February, but General Motors ‘ as well.

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Ford outsells GM, Toyota in February sales

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept by Pininfarina - Click above for high-res image gallery It’s all about the anniversaries up here in Geneva. Alfa Romeo is celebrating its centenary, and like the show itself, Pininfarina is marking its 80th this year. And when a design house as venerated as Pininfarina is celebrating, you better believe it’ll be mouthwatering

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Geneva 2010: Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept by Pininfarina

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Porsche , Racing 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery During Porsche ’s press conference here at the Geneva Motor Show , most of our attention was understandably on the 918 Spyder Concept , but the German automaker had several other significant debuts. One was the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, Porsche’s first racecar to feature electric power sourced from a duo of motors that send power to a generator attached the flywheel. Like many hybrid production cars, the motors are charged whenever the brakes are applied, and the driver can use the extra power for 6-8 seconds for overtaking

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Geneva 2010: Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid is not to be overlooked

Filed under: Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Technology , Ford , Electric Ford Transit Connect Electric - Click above for high-res image gallery Ford has big plans for electrification of its fleet over the next decade, and while most of the emphasis has been on North America so far, Europe will be joining in on the party starting in 2011. Nancy Gioia has announced that between 2011 and 2013, Ford of Europe will get five new hybrid and battery electric models added to its lineup. About six to nine months after each of the new models rolls out in North America, they will be introduced in Europe

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Filed under: Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Hatchback , Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo GTI - Click above for high-res image gallery When we drove the Volkswagen Polo in Deutschland last year, a few execs mentioned that the automaker was actively considering importing the subcompact hatch into the States. If they ever get up the gusto, the Polo GTI needs to make the trek as well. Drawing a clearer line to the GTI ’s of yore than it’s biggie-sized brother, the Polo GTI embodies everything we loved about the Mk1: a small footprint, supreme usability and a miserly mill packing a potent punch.

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Geneva 2010: 2011 Volkswagen Polo GTI is the MKI for the 21st century

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Coupe , Performance , Europe , Luxury Hispano-Suiza - click above for high-res image gallery Before World War II there were several high-end European luxury marquees that sadly didn’t survive long past the Great Depression. One of these makes was Hispano-Suiza , and the car world was worse off as a result.

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Filed under: Geneva Motor Show It’s lunch time here on the East Coast in the U.S., but the first press day of the 2010 Geneva Motor Show is drawing to a close halfway around the world. We’ve already covered an incredible number of debuts from the show, but there’s lots more to come today and tomorrow, so stay tuned.

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Geneva 2010: Mid-day Round Up

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

Custom built, Italian styled car unveiled in Geneva….

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Touring Bentley Continental Flying Star

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Audi 2011 Audi RS5 - Click above for high-res image gallery The one thing on our minds as Audi unveiled the RS5 here in Geneva is whether or not the car will come to the United States. We can’t get a definitive answer from the German automaker, and although we’re guessing the chances are fairly slim, we were told not to completely rule it out. Audi has listed the base price of the car only in Euros (77,000), but we’ll hold on to hope until Audi officially states the car won’t be sold across the pond.

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Geneva 2010: Audi RS5 is a 450-horsepower two-door tease

Filed under: Budget , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Hatchback , Audi , Diesel 2011 Audi A1 - Click above for high-res image gallery We’ve just returned from Audi ’s press conference here at the Geneva Motor Show, where Justin Timberlake has laid claim to one of the first A1 hatchbacks that comes off the line. Funny thing is, even with his undoubtedly massive bank accounts, the pop star won’t be able to get one - at least not to park in front of any of his U.S. cribs

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Geneva 2010: Audi A1 to hatch jealousy in the eyes of Americans

Gets a mad aerodynamics kit plus a 800 hp and 1,420 Nm of torque power upgrade….

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Brabus E V12 Coupe

The Germancarmaker has released today the first promo clip showing the new concept…

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Porsche 918 Spyder video

TO CELEBRATE ITS 80th birthday, Italian design house Pininfarina is set to reveal a new Alfa Romeo Spider concept at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Responsible for the design and assembly of

First details and images released of the new Green Evora….

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Lotus Evora Hybrid

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

The new concept has finally been unveiled in Geneva. We can’t pronounce its name….

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Pininfarina Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta

Filed under: Recalls , Safety , Chevrolet , GM , Pontiac 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt XFE - Click above for high-res image gallery Communications professionals know that the best time to release bad news about a company is at 5:15 pm on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend. By the time everyone comes back to work the following week, so much other stuff has happened that the story often gets lost in the shuffle. In the auto industry, another good time would be late in the evening just hours before a major overseas auto show while at the same time your biggest competitor is mired in a crisis of its own

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GM recalls 1.3 million Cobalts, G5s for power steering problem