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Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Leaked AGAIN
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Come its official debut at the Geneva Auto Show next week, there won’t be anything left unseen of Lambo‘s latest supercar, thanks to a second leaked photo. The first pic came from Evo Magazine Croatia, and this second pic is via Jalopnik, which doesn’t name a source. Taking design inspiration from the Reventon, with a…
Ferrari FF Unveiled in Maranello: Latest Pictures of the Grand Touring Exotic
Ahead of its official public debut at the Geneva Auto Show next week, Ferrari has previewed its new FF grand touring exotic in Maranello. Few new details were provided and most that were are somewhat irrelevant as the important parts remain unchanged, with the M Coupe-styled luxury Ferrari powered by a direct-injection 6.3-liter V12 engine…
Fiat 500 by Gucci Brings Together Two Iconic Italian Brands
Fiat and Gucci are among the strongest brands to emerge from Italy, and now they have partnered up to bring you a special edition version of the 500 super-mini. Creatively named the Fiat 500 by Gucci, the car is customized by Frida Giannini, the creative director of Gucci. The introduction of this special edition which…
Saab 9-3 Convertible Independence Edition Previewed Ahead of Geneva Debut
Fresh from the clutches of its GM masters, Saab is celebrating its independence (to Spyker, anyway) with another special edition of the aging 9-3 convertible, shown ahead of its formal announcement at the Geneva Auto Show. With just 366 editions available, you can bet somebody will be paying top dollar for one in 20 years….
Volkswagen Giuigiaro Concepts Leak Before Geneva Debut
Giorgetto Giuigiaro and design studio Italdesign have given us a glimpse of two Volkswagen concepts set to debut at the Geneva Auto Show in March. Italdesign has collaborated with Volkswagen in the past, with the original Golf and Scirocco widely considered as classics of design. They’ve gone on to pen the Volkswagen W12 concept and…
Lexus LFA Nurburgring Detailed in Stunning New Photo Gallery [Geneva Preview]
A show renowned for debuts of high-priced exotics, Lexus aims to show the folks from Maranello to Stuttgart just how it’s done over in Japan, debuting the LFA Nurburgring Edition at the Geneva Auto Show. And as luck would have it, Toyota’s luxury arm is previewing the supercar in an extensive new photo gallery –…
Jaguar’s XKR-S: Fastest XK Yet With 550-HP [Geneva Preview]
Jaguar will debut its most powerful production car yet, the XKR-S, at the Geneva Auto Show next week. The electric blue beast packs a 550-horsepower version of the company’s supercharged V8, delivering 40 more horses than the regular XKR. The XKR-S name was previously used for the outgoing XK8 model, but that amounted to little…
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet Returns for Summer 2011 [Geneva Preview]
Just in time for the Spring thaw, Volkswagen has announced the return of the Golf Cabriolet. Extending the Golf range to one more model, the Cabriolet hasn’t been offered since the Mark III generation, over a decade ago. Powered by a range of engines, including VW’s 200-hp GTI powerpant as well as the torque-filled TDI,…
Aston Martin Virage: New V12 Exotic Brings Aston Lineup to Five Models [Geneva Preview]
The global economy must be back on track, because Aston Martin has just released a new model in what seems like an already crowded segment. Likely in response to a growing threat from Bentley, the new Virage slots in Aston’s lineup between the DB9 and the ultra-exotic DBS. Power comes from (what else?) the very…
MINI Rocketman Concept: Carbon Spaceframe City Car Gets 94-MPG [Geneva Preview]
When the new MINI Cooper debuted back in 2001, it was impossible not to note how much larger the car was than its classic predecessor. The less-than-mini size of the vehicle is even more obvious in Europe, where the majority of cars on the road share roughly the same dimensions. It comes as little surprise…
Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Leaked: First Photo of Murcielago Successor
After plenty of teaser shots and even some video, it’s not Lamborghini who is unveiling the new Aventador LP700-4 but a leaked image courtesy Evo Magazine Croatia. Taking design inspiration from the Reventon, powering the successor to the Murcielago is a 6.5-liter V12 rated at roughly 690-hp. It will be 18 percent more powerful than…
Volvo V60 Plug-in Diesel Hybrid Wagon: Geneva Auto Show Preview
Volvo has unveiled a plug-in diesel hybrid version of its V60 wagon ahead of the Geneva Auto Show, which promises to do for fuel spending what Atkins did for bread consumption. The diesel hybrid takes Volvo’s 2.4-liter inline-five turbodiesel, pumping out 215 horsepower and 324 lb-ft of torque and adds an electric motor to the…
Ferrari To Borrow MultiAir Engine Tech From Fiat For Future V8s
In the Fiat auto group, typically all the new high performance technology is developed by Ferrari and it eventually moves down the ladder to the other brands. However, if the latest reports from Maranello prove to be true, there might be a change in the direction of flow for technology in the near future. According…
Volkswagen Golf Convertible/Cabriolet to Bow in Geneva
Volkswagen hasn’t sold a convertible (or cabriolet) version of the Golf in over a decade, but that’s about to change. The Golf Convertible is tipped to debut next week at the Geneva Auto Show, alongside several concepts from the German automaker. Previous reports had suggested the drop-top model wouldn’t arrive until the next-generation (MK VII)…
Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Rolling Chassis Previewed Ahead of Geneva Debut
Lamborghini is continuing the engineering strip-tease of its super sports car, with the latest reveal being the full rolling chassis. Recently, Lambo showed-off the carbon fiber monocoque and now they’ve bolted on the front and rear suspension bits, as well as the cradle for the engine and transmission. As for the suspension, it has already…
Subaru ‘Boxer Sports Car Architecture’ Teased Ahead of Geneva Debut
Subaru is building hype ahead of the reveal of its rear-wheel drive sports car next week at the Geneva Auto Show, releasing a new teaser image on a web site (http://www.subaru-global.com/boxersports.html) dedicate to the vehicle. Along with the photo of the brand’s legendary Boxer engine is a brief outline of what Subaru calls the Boxer…
MINI Rocketman Tipped as Name of New 80-MPG Carbon Spaceframe City Car
MINI‘s rumored city car, set to debut at the Geneva Auto Show, now has a name. According to reports, the more mini MINI will be called the Rocketman and will make use of parent company BMW’s carbon fiber investments to showcase an entirely carbon fiber spaceframe chassis. This should give it an incredibly low curb…
Jeep Grand Cherokee Will Get Two Diesel Engine Options in Europe
Europe is getting the Grand Cherokee with a diesel as well as special 70th anniversary editions, as Jeep will announce at the Geneva Auto Show in a week’s time. The diesel will be a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6, sourced from the Fiat mothership and built by VM Motori. It’ll come in two forms: one with 188…
MINI City Car Concept to Bow at Geneva Auto Show
MINI will unveil a new city-car concept at the Geneva Auto Show next week as it continues to study the possibility of a smaller model to sit below the Cooper hard-top in the current lineup. According to reports, the car will be a 3 +1 layout, along the lines of the Toyota iQ and will…
Maserati Gran Cabrio Sport Gets Added Power, Performance: Geneva Preview
Maserati has just revealed a new version of its Gran Cabrio model, adding power and improved driving dynamics. Set to officially debut at the Geneva Auto Show in just a week, the Gran Cabrio Sport (likely to be called the Gran Turismo Convertible Sport in North America) makes use of the same 4.7-liter V8 engine…
Audi Plans Four-Door A3 Concept at Geneva Auto Show
North Americans only received the small Golf-based A3 hatchback a few years ago, but Audi is planning to expand the lineup with a fastback four-door sedan at the Geneva Auto Show packing 400+ horsepower and quattro AWD. The power comes courtesy of a turbocharged 5-cylinder engine, attached with precision to a 7-speed S-tronic transmission. Stylistically,…
Smart Forspeed EV Roadster Concept Revealed Ahead of Geneva Auto Show
The Forspeed concept is Smart‘s interpretation of a zero-emissions roadster, based on the only vehicle Smart currently builds: its Fortwo city car. It’s designed to complement the rest of Smart’s electric transportation lineup for really small vehicles, which includes a scooter and a bicycle. The squat, roofless car features huge, ringed headlights reminiscent of eyelashes,…
Rolls-Royce 102EX Electric Car Concept to Debut at Geneva Auto Show
Rolls-Royce will take a big step towards bringing to market an electric vehicle, debuting an electric version of its flagship Phantom model at the Geneva Auto Show in just over a weeks time. Rolls has announced it will debut the car, known as either the 102 EX or Phantom Experimental Electric (EE), and then take…
New Volkswagen Tiguan Debuts for Geneva
Volkswagen has unveiled its new Tiguan ahead of its Geneva debut in March. The small SUV gets new front end styling that brings it in line with the rest of the new Volkswagen lineup. The Tiguan also gets three new engines in Europe, for a total of seven: four gasoline engines and three diesels, including…
