Geneva Motor Show
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Last week we brought you what might be patent images of Lamborghini's new special edition supercar, the Centenario LP 770-4. Now, courtesy of Marchettino, we might have our first real look at the new supercar Lamborghini plans to unveil next week at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The car pictured looks exactly like the car drawn in the discovered patent images. Aggressively styled and angular, it looks like a cross between a new Ford GT and a Lamborghini Aventador. Interestingly, it's less angular and straight-edged than previous special editions from the Italian automaker. DON'T MISS: The...
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DS rolls out E-Tense electric sports car concept
PSA Peugeot Citroën’s nascent luxury brand DS will mark its first auto show appearance as a standalone brand with the unveiling of an electric sports car concept. Set to debut at next week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show is the DS E-Tense, which boasts a powerful electric motor and a...
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2017 Aston Martin DB11 teased in new video
We’re now just days away from seeing the official reveal of Aston Martin’s new DB11 at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, however, as is often the case in this day and age photos of the car have already surfaced. Nevertheless, this latest teaser video from Aston Martin highlights the...
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2017 Lotus Evora Sport 410 ups the power and drops the weight
The Lotus Evora 400 is just reaching showrooms here in the United States but a new, more potent version of the car has already been launched. Set to debut next week at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show is the Evora Sport 410 which Lotus has confirmed will go on sale in most markets this June. The North...
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2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta gets modest updates
Alfa Romeo used the 2016 Geneva Motor Show to launch an updated version of its Giulietta. The sporty compact hatch made its debut in 2010 and was meant to bow out of the market in 2015 along with the smaller Mito hatch under Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] original plans for Alfa Romeo. FCA...
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2016 Geneva Motor Show Preview
All the key plays in the global auto industry will be gathering in the Switzerland next week for the annual Geneva Motor Show. The event is a bonanza for luxury and high-performance cars so it’s one we at Motor Authority always look forward to. This year around 200 exhibitors representing 30...
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Hyundai will soon be the first automaker in the world with a single vehicle offering hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric options. The vehicle is the 2017 Ioniq and we recently got our first look following a preview showing in Korea. The world debut for the 2017 Ioniq will be taking place March 1 at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Today Hyundai has revealed all three variants of the Ioniq for the first time: the Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Plug-In and Ioniq Electric. We’ve already seen most of the specs for the Ioniq Hybrid and Ioniq Plug-In but now we also have details for the Ioniq Electric...
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2017 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Guard Gets You Through A War Zone In Style
The Mercedes-Maybach S600 sails into the 2017 model year with armor plating now added to its long list of features. The Mercedes-Maybach S600 Guard is claimed to be the first car to be certified VR10—the highest level of ballistic protection for civilian vehicles. The requirements for that...
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2017 Audi S4 Avant Set For 2016 Geneva Motor Show
The latest generation of the Audi S4 was revealed in sedan form at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. Adopting all of the attributes of the regular A4 such as lightweight construction, a digital instrument cluster and impeccable build quality, and then combining all of this with a powerful engine makes...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG C43 Coupe Revealed
Mercedes-AMG, the performance arm of Mercedes-Benz, today unveiled the 2017 C43 coupe ahead of its public debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. There is a little confusion surrounding this model, so let's clear it up. The C43 Coupe is basically the coupe version of the Mercedes-Benz C450 sedan...
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Germany’s Apollo To Sell Former Gumpert Apollo Alongside New Supercar
There was a time when the fastest car in production came from a little-known German firm with the unusual name Gumpert. The car, labeled the Apollo Sport (shown below), managed to lap Germany’s Nürburgring in a time of 7:11.57, a time it achieved all the way back in 2009 and still...
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Production version of Croatian Rimac supercar to debut at Geneva
It's been five years since we first saw the Concept_One concept electric supercar from the startup Croatian brand Rimac Automobili. Now, according to a Facebook post from the brand, the production version is going to be revealed on March 1 at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. ALSO SEE: 1,088-HP Rimac...
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You may recall that we recently reported on Mercedes-Benz’s decision to group its ‘AMG Sport’ models like the C450 AMG as official Mercedes-AMG products, and together with the reshuffle rechristen the cars with a “43” designation to better reflect their positioning in the performance hierarchy. The transition started with the 2017 SLC43 from the SLC sports car range and will soon lead to the launch of a new C43 as part of the C-Class range. Today we have our first look at the first C43 variant, the C43 Coupe, which is set to debut next week at the 2016 Geneva...
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2017 Maserati Levante SUV Revealed Before Geneva
Earlier today,leaked images of the production-ready Maserati Levante surfaced on the Internet prior to the official debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Apparently, that leak has spurred Maserati to get out in front of the story as the Italian luxury brand has taken to Twitter to reveal the Levante...
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Volkswagen bringing updated Up! to 2016 Geneva auto show
Volkswagen’s Up! first arrived on the scene in 2012 as a spiritual successor to the Lupo city car. An updated version of the car has now been revealed ahead of an official world debut at next month’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Among the changes is a new engine, an expanded list of...
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VW Teases Concept Previewing New Subcompact Crossover
Volkswagen has released teaser shots of a new crossover concept it plans to unveil at next week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The concept is believed to preview a subcompact crossover due out in 2018. This subcompact crossover is part of a wave of new high-riding models due from VW over the...
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Opel Shows Off Interior Of Geneva-Bound GT Concept
We've already seen the exterior of the rear-wheel drive Opel GT concept, and now we're getting a look at the sports car's interior ahead of its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show next month. The interior is styled to mirror the exterior, with the same combination of dominant silver with red and...
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2016 Lotus Elise Cup 250: Forbidden Fruit
Lotus doesn’t plan to sell an Elise in the United States until the arrival of a next-generation model sometime around the end of the decade. Sadly, that means we miss out on all the new variants of the current model. The latest is the Elise Cup 250, which Lotus bills as its fastest Elise...
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It's no secret that Maserati has an SUV coming for 2017 and it's called the Levante. We've spotted it on the road and on the track, and we've even seen the patent drawings. Now, thanks to Autoweek.nl, we have leaked images of the production Levante. From the images we can see the design is not a clone of the Kubang concept vehicle from the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, but the design language is similar. The front is aggressive with slim headlights, large intakes, and an extra-large version of Maserati's corporate grille. The strong rear fenders flow into the taillights, and the look of the rear...
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Gumpert Reborn As Apollo, Promises New Car For Geneva Motor Show
Germany’s Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur has been reborn as Apollo Automobil after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and its remaining assets sold off to Chinese group Consolidated Ideal TeamVenture—the same group that recently bought the rights to Italy’s De Tomaso. Apollo...
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2018 Lexus LC 500h: First details on multi-stage hybrid tech
Lexus recently confirmed that the hybrid version of its stunning LC coupe, the LC 500h, would be shown for the first time at next month’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Today the automaker released the first details on the hybrid technology that features in the car, known as the Lexus Multi Stage...
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2016 Kia Optima Sportswagon Revealed Ahead Of Geneva Debut
Kia’s handsome Sportspace concept unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show a year ago was meant to preview the design of the new Optima whose debut followed a month later at the New York Auto Show. However, the fact that the Sportspace was in the shape of a wagon and not a sedan suggested Kia was...
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Is this the Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4 supercar?
It's no secret Lamborghini's bringing a special edition supercar to the 2016 Geneva Motor Show next month. However, it may be the worst kept secret of all time. The car is meant to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of company founder Ferrucio Lamborghini, and now we might know what it...
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2017 Bentley Flying Spur V8 S To Debut At Geneva Motor Show
Bentley buyers looking at the Flying Spur now have a new option to choose from in the form of the Flying Spur V8 S, which makes its world debut at next month’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. As the name suggests, the car sports the same powertrain as the related Continental GT V8 S, in this case a...
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