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After all the teaser shots of the Kia No 3 concept, we finally got to see it in the metal out on the floor of the Geneva Motor Show today. In its press materials, Kia describes this as a new five-seat MPV, although we're personally a bit dubious of that description. In Europe there are taller versions of various hatchbacks that fit the description of an MPV such as the Ford C-Max and VW Golf Plus. The closest we have in the U.S. is the Mazda5, and the No 3 concept doesn't seem to fit with any of those.
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posted : 5/24/2009 @2:07:50 AM
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bentley , bentley continental , bentley continental supersports , bentleycontinental , bentleycontinentalsupersports , breaking , flex fuel , flex fuel vehicle , flexfuel , flexfuelvehicle , geneva , geneva 2009 , geneva auto salon , geneva auto show , geneva motor show , geneva2009 , genevaautosalon , genevaautoshow , genevamotorshow
Bentley claims that the new Continental Supersports is the fastest, most powerful production Bentley ever produced. But beyond raw power and speed, CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen said it was the beginning of a new era for Bentley. Paefgen declared that when this recession ends outstanding cars will be needed to lead the way. To that end the Continental Supersports program shaved 242 pounds off the big coupe, removed the back seat and bumped up the output to 621 hp. That's enough to push this big coupe to 204 mph top end and while passing through 60 mph in just 3.7 seconds.
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posted : 5/24/2009 @12:59:47 AM
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While Tesla has made the biggest splash with its Roadster, a number of other companies have been busily developing their own electric-powered droptops, including Protocar. You may remember Protoscar as the builders of a wacky Porsche 911-based Shooting Brake from a few years back. In any case, the Swiss firm is back, and they're teasing the public unveiling of their LAMPO concept car ahead of its debut at next week's Geneva Motor Show.
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posted : 4/26/2009 @6:39:38 AM
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bugatti , ettore , exotic car , exoticcar , geneva , geneva auto show , geneva motor show , genevaautoshow , genevamotorshow , supercar , veyron
It may have only been ten years or so since the Volkswagen Group relaunched Bugatti, but anyone familiar with historic automobiles – or automotive history – will tell you that the stoic automaker has been around a lot longer than that. 100 years, to be exact. Although there were periods in between when the carmaker was dormant, it's been a century since the venerated Ettore Bugatti launched his company. Bugatti's patrons in the Volkswagen Group aren't about to miss that opportunity, and to that end, they are reportedly working on something special to present at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.
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posted : 4/26/2009 @3:32:05 AM
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chevrolet , chevrolet volt , chevrolet-volt , chevroletvolt , chevy , chevy volt , chevyvolt , geneva , geneva 2009 , geneva auto salon , geneva auto show , geneva motor show , geneva2009 , genevaautosalon , genevaautoshow , genevamotorshow , opel ampera , opelampera
One of the many cars we'll be seeing at the Geneva Motor Show is the Opel Ampera. The Ampera is essentially nothing more than a Chevrolet Volt with a new face. The Opel grille and headlights have largely been lifted from the Flextreme concept that appeared at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. General Motors has already said it will sell both the Volt and an Opel-badged car using the same Voltec powertrain in the European market. Judging by the appearance of the Ampera, it looks like GM's money troubles mean that body changes for the Opel will be kept to a bare minimum. Of course, a big part of the reason for the production Volt's shape is the need for optimized aerodynamics, so it's unlikely the Opel would have changed much anyway. Although AutoCar reports that the Ampera will be built at one of GM's European factories, the reality is that initial production volumes are likely to be small (in the very low tens of thousands annually, at best). That means for at least the first few years, even the Opel- and Vauxhall-badged versions will be sourced from GM's Detroit/Hamtramck factory where the Volt will be made.
posted : 4/23/2009 @1:39:36 PM
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geneva , geneva 2009 , geneva auto salon , geneva auto show , geneva motor show , geneva2009 , genevaautosalon , genevaautoshow , genevamotorshow , rolls , rolls royce , rolls royce 200ex , rolls royce rr4 , rolls-royce , rollsroyce , rollsroyce200ex , rollsroycerr4
The oft-spied Rolls-Royce RR4 finally has a name -- 200 EX -- and will be unveiled in concept form at the Geneva Motor Show in a couple of weeks. The 200EX will be a new, smaller model to slot in below the current Phantom sedan and coupe, riding on a new platform and with an all-new engine. The underpinnings are believed to be derived from the just launched 7 Series and may be powered by a newly designed V12 engine. If 12 cylinders are employed, the engine will not be a variant of the motor used in the Phantom, but an all-new design.
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posted : 4/23/2009 @12:54:47 PM
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From the gloriously fertile mind of Frank Rinderknecht comes the Rinspeed iChange, a shape-shifting zero-emissions concept car. As its name suggests, the iChange actually morphs its body shape depending on how many people are going to be onboard, thus optimizing its aerodynamic profile around the passenger load that is called for. The Swiss auto designer's creations have always been a highlight of the Geneva Motor Show, from outsized roadsters with crazy paint jobs to cars that run on garbage and have tilting occupant cells to exoskeltal minimalist roadsters to Lotus Elise-based roadgoing submarines. Next month, we expect the iChange to be no different.
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posted : 4/23/2009 @6:09:12 AM
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dacia , dacia by renault , dacia geneva , dacia geneva concept , daciabyrenault , daciageneva , daciagenevaconcept , geneva , geneva auto salon , geneva auto show , geneva motor show , genevaautosalon , genevaautoshow , genevamotorshow , renault geneva , renaultgeneva
If Dacia has managed to establish a name for itself, it has been on no-frills, low-cost vehicles. But Renault's Romanian budget brand is preparing to unveil a new concept car at the Geneva Motor Show that looks poised to blow the doors off its lackluster image with some show-stopping forms. The leaked teaser images shown here preview the new Dacia concept, but no details have emerged to go along with them. Although some sources suggest that Dacia is poised to launch a new crossover, big wheels on low-profile rubber sheltering Brembo calipers and the two-door format suggest a sportier model in the works.
posted : 4/16/2009 @12:00:25 PM
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alpina b7 , alpina b7 spy , alpinab7 , alpinab7spy , bmw , bmw 7 , bmw alpina , bmw alpina b7 , bmw7 , bmwalpina , bmwalpinab7 , geneva , geneva auto show , geneva motor show , genevaautoshow , genevamotorshow
Controversial BMW designer Chris Bangle may be out of the picture, but Bimmer's new 7-Series still bears his hallmarks. That aside, the new F01-generation holds much promise, with the possibility of a seemingly endless succession of performance variants speeding down the autobahn in hot pursuit. Rumors of an M7 may turn out to be unfounded, although a V12 version looks to be on the way. But not before pseudo-works tuning house Alpina lays their new B7 on us. The high-performance luxury sedan is tipped to bow next month at the Geneva show, but an undisguised prototype has just been spotted on German streets. Following the teaser sketch released by Alpina back in December, this is the most we've seen of the upcoming bahn-stormer. Visible mods to the standard 7 remain low-key on the Alpina version, but the spy shots show small lip spoilers on the lower fascia and on the trunk lid, rounded out by bigger wheels. But the real treat will come under the hood, where Alpina's performance gurus are thought to have pulled 500 juicy horsepower out of the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8.
posted : 4/15/2009 @12:08:03 PM
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bmw , cooper , geneva , geneva auto salon , geneva auto show , geneva motor show , genevaautosalon , genevaautoshow , genevamotorshow , john cooper , john cooper works , johncooper , johncooperworks , mini , mini clubman , mini geneva , mini one , mini one clubman , miniclubman , minigeneva , minione , minioneclubman
It's exciting for us when we get to report on a new, more powerful version of a much-loved car, but this isn't one of those moments. Thankfully, we also like it when a much-loved car becomes available in a less expensive formula. What you see here is the soon-to-be minted entry-level version of the MINI Clubman. The stretched version of BMW's MINI has until now been offered only in Cooper guises: The standard Cooper with 120 horsepower, the sportier Cooper S with 175hp and the diesel Cooper D with 110hp. The MINI One Clubman makes do with lower levels of equipment and a less powerful 95hp 1.4-liter four, mated to the buyer's choice of a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. Despite the lower content, it also includes such green touches as regenerative braking and start-stop engine management, giving the One the second best fuel economy and emissions figures in the range, trailing only the Cooper D. Naturally, the decontented Clubman will come in as the cheapest version of the MINI wagon, retailing in the UK for £13,290 (approximately $19,250). That's a comparable price to the smaller but more powerful MINI Cooper hatchback (£13,715), about a grand more than the MINI One hatchback, but more than a grand less than the Cooper Clubman. MINI will continue to offer the North American market the Cooper, Cooper S and JCW versions, while the MINI One Clubman makes its debut in Geneva this coming March.
posted : 2/9/2009 @7:28:50 PM
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