2008 Geneva Motor Show

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No, old-school Volvo's are still better than the XC60

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Do you believe the tag line for the new 2009 Volvo XC60... the safest and most sensual Volvo ever"

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Will the Ford Kuga be a commercial success?

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Too small for the US, it'll only sell in Europe

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Will the Fiat 500 Abarth ever sell in the US, or will it only be available in Europe?

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New VW Polo sheds cover in Geneva; Images and Video; Will be built in India in Chakan

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After countless speculations, computer generated images, drawings and predictions, the Mk 5 VW Polo was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, hours back. The new VW Polo will be built at VW’s plant in Chakan, Maharashtra in both diesel and petrol variants. The hatchback is likely to enter production in India by next year. You can read our earlier article on the VW Polo in India . Mk 5 VW Polo features- the Polo Mk V is 3,952 mm long, 36 mm longer than its predecessor. As it is less than 4-meters, it will be eligible for benefits in India. design team inspired by ... Read Full Story

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Fiat introduces Multiair technology at the Geneva Motor Show

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If you have a love for the engine, the word Multijet should make your heart beat faster. Well, it’s the award winning engine that’s doing all the thermodynamics under the bonnet of the Swift, Palio, Indica Vista and 500. GM could use this engine in the future, and all of the Indica’s and Indigo’s in the future will latch on to this technology, not to mention the ever-enlarging Fiat line up. A technology that will compliment Fiat’s already-fuel efficient engines, has been introduced by Fiat at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. It’s termed Multiair technology is similar to a VTEC or VVTi, which deals ... Read Full Story

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Geneva Motor Show 2009: Ruf Debuts Greenster eRuf Porsche

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Last year, Ruf (the Porche high performance tuners) announced a prototype electric Porsche 911 . The latest incarnation of that is the Greenster, a targa top 911 with several improvements: including electrics. The car is pretty cool-looking, with the classic Porsche look, the chopped speedster windshield, etc. It’s already top of the line as-is, really, with lots of little improvements like LED lighting, leather interior, premium paint, high-end alloy wheels, and more. Then they added the EV components… Holy crap, this thing might be a Tesla Roadster in Porsche form! It’s powered by a 270kW Siemens electric motor with a whopping 695lb-ft of torque. ... Read Full Story

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Protoscar’s New Electric Sports Car, The LAMPO, To Be Unveiled at Geneva Motor Show

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The Swiss design company Protoscar will reveal a new electric sports car called the LAMPO at the Geneva Motor Show. For now, they’re giving tidbits of information and only teaser photos to keep us interested. The LAMPO concept will be an all-wheel drive vehicle that uses twin electric motors, giving a total of 268 horsepower and 325pf of torque (440Nm). The motors are powered by lithium-ion battery packs that store 32kWh of power, giving the car a range of about 120 miles. Another interesting development is the programmable car charger, which will allow the operator to choose when and how much charge to take. ... Read Full Story

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2009 Geneva Motor Show - Aston Martin One-77 Technical Showcase

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Aston Martin has been slowly revealing more and more about the One-77 over the last several months. The 2009 Geneva Motor Show gave the company an opportunity to release a slew of details concerning their most expensive and powerful automobile to date. The Aston Martin One-77 uses the same 6.0-liter V12 engine from the DBS, DB9 and V12 Vantage but reworked and tuned with the help of Cosworth to output a woping 700bhp (553 lb-ft of torque) while reducing engine mass by 25%. 0-60 is estimated to take only 3.5 seconds with a top speed in excess of 200 mph. The car weighs in ... Read Full Story

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Volvo S60 to be unveiled at Geneva Motor Show

Volvo has recently put out some pictures of their new S60, which is “sportier and more dynamic than any previous Volvo car”. It has a groundbreaking safety feature called Pedestrian Detection that can detect pedestrians in front of the car and brake automatically if the driver doesn’t react in time. We have actually [...]

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Lutz ni confirma ni desmiente el Camaro biturbo

Spy Shots: 2011 Chevrolet Aveo (The Car Connection)The Chevrolet Beat has been paraded around the last several auto shows as the forerunner to the production Spark hatchback, which was first revealed at this year’s Geneva Motor Show back in March. The new Spark is to sit just below the Aveo as Chevy’s smallest car, but [...]

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Mitsubishi evolves Concept-cX into lower-impact Compact Crossover

Filed under: Diesel, Mitsubishi, Geneva Motor Show Already getting ready for next spring's Geneva Motor Show, Mitsubishi has release a sketch of the all-new Compact Crossover that will be introduced soon in time to go on sale in Japan in February. While details are scarce, Mitsubishi says that the all-new on-road Compact Crossover will follow the i-MiEV and be "the Corporation's next game changer towards lower impact vehicles, in their format...

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Mitsubishi sketches out Concept-cX-influenced compact crossover for 2010

Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Japan, Crossover, Mitsubishi, Diesel Mitsubishi Compact Crossover - Click above for high-res image It's been two years since Mitsubishi took the wraps off its Concept-cX crossover at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, but before we see the production version at next year's Geneva Motor Show, Mitsubishi has released a teaser sketch of its all-new compact CUV. Aimed at competing with segment stalwarts...

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