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  • Vanda Dendrobium concept, 2017 Geneva auto show

    Singapore’s Vanda Electrics has used this week’s 2017 Geneva auto show to unveil a supercar concept called the Dendrobium. The concept is powered by an electric drive system and features a roof and doors that open automatically in a synchronized manner to resemble a fully-opened dendrobium flower, the orchid native to Singapore that lends the car its name. Vanda teamed up with Williams Advanced Engineering, the technology division of the Williams Formula One team, to develop the Dendrobium. The division specializes in a number of core areas that aided the design of Dendrobium...

  • Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet revealed, limited to 99 units

    Mercedes-Maybach has just launched its first SUV, though the model isn’t based on the GLS as had been expected but rather the legendary G-Class. That mystery G-Class initially thought to be a pickup has turned out to be a new open-top model for the growing Maybach family. The vehicle is...

  • Peugeot Instinct concept, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Peugeot Instinct concept previews hybrid, self-driving technologies

    Peugeot is providing a glimpse of its vision of the automotive future with the Instinct concept unveiled at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It was later presented at the 2017 Geneva auto show. Peugeot, part of French auto giant PSA Group, sees self-driving capability as being a...

  • 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar, 2017 Geneva auto show
    2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar revealed, priced from $50,895

    Meet the newest addition to the Land Rover lineup: the 2018 Range Rover Velar. The Velar name is derived from the Latin velare, meaning to “veil” or “cover,” and was first used by Land Rover as a code name for prototypes for the original Range Rover launched almost five...

  • 2018 Volvo XC60, 2017 Geneva auto show
    2018 Volvo XC60 ups the style, tech

    Volvo on Tuesday unveiled the second generation of its XC60 SUV at the 2017 Geneva auto show. It was at the Swiss show nine years ago that we saw the original XC60. The redesigned model enhances all the things we like about the original, such as its handsome looks, high levels of comfort and...

  • Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e concept, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e teases Continental GT Convertible, EV future

    At the 2015 Geneva auto show, Bentley wowed audiences with the beautiful British Racing Green EXP 10 Speed 6 concept. Over the next two years, we spotted the concept's influence on the design of the next Continental GT, while also studying the potential of an electric Bentley model. With the new...

  • Audi RS 5, 2017 Geneva auto show

    Audi Sport (formerly Audi Quattro) unveiled a new generation of its RS 5 on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show. As expected, the car has ditched its predecessor’s naturally-aspirated V-8 and adopted a twin-turbocharged V-6 power. The engine is the same twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V-6 that made its debut in the 2017 Porsche Panamera 4S and is rated here at 450 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque. That compares to the 450 hp and 317 lb-ft of the 4.2-liter V-8 fitted to the previous RS 5 and the 440 hp and 406 lb-ft the twin-turbo V-6 produces in the Panamera 4S. Audi quotes a 0-62...

  • Mercedes-AMG GT concept, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Mercedes-AMG GT sedan arrives with 805-hp hybrid powertrain

    Mercedes-AMG has signalled its intention to jump into the high-performance sedan market with the unveiling of the stunning GT sedan concept on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show. Although AMG already offers tuned versions of Mercedes-Benz sedans, the GT concept heralds a standalone four-door...

  • Porsche 911 GT3
    Porsche listens, reunites 911 GT3 and manual trans for 2018

    Porsche 911 GT3 owners had every right to be angry after the 911 R debuted at the 2016 Geneva auto show. Not only did the R get an extra 25 ponies via the GT3 RS's 4.0-liter, 500-horsepower flat-6, it had what numerous GT3 owners wanted in the first place—a 6-speed manual transmission. A year...

  • Volkswagen Group Sedric concept, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Sedric concept is VW Group’s first concept, first Level 5 self-driving car

    The Volkswagen Group avoided its usual pomp and flair in the lead up to this year’s Geneva auto show by focusing on a single, community-minded concept car meant to be representative of future trends affecting its entire portfolio of brands. The concept is called the Sedric, and it’s the...

  • 2017 Honda Civic Type R, 2017 Geneva auto show
    2017 Honda Civic Type R is here to roast some front tires

    It's the day many enthusiasts have been waiting for: The 2017 Honda Civic Type R has arrived in production trim, and it's coming to the United States. Debuting on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show, and heading to U.S. showrooms late this spring, the 2017 Honda Civic Type R is set to battle the...

  • 2019 Volkswagen Arteon, 2017 Geneva motor show
    Volkswagen Arteon fastback sedan revealed, on sale mid-2018

    Volkswagen design hasn't been very exciting of late, but then again, it hasn't been that exciting for quite some time. One car that has exuded style since it was released is the Volkswagen CC, and the next generation of this fastback sedan has just been revealed ahead of its formal debut tomorrow...

  • Bugatti Chiron

    Bugatti has sold off half of all build slots for its Chiron—even before allowing any test drives. With a total run of 500 cars planned, including all special editions, it means there are now 250 build slots remaining. Anyone yet to order a Chiron will have to face a long wait as Bugatti is building cars at a rate of roughly 70 per year. However, the strong demand has got the automaker considering increasing the number it builds each year. The first three Chirons will be delivered this week. The fourth car, shown here, will be presented to its owner, a Swiss resident, tomorrow at the...

  • 2018 Volvo XC60 leaked - Image via Autoblog.nl
    2018 Volvo XC60 leaked ahead of Geneva debut

    Volvo will unveil its redesigned XC60 tomorrow at the 2017 Geneva auto show but the first photo has already surfaced. Posted on Autoblog.nl, the leaked shot reveals that the second-generation model closely resembles the larger XC90 with which it shares a platform, in this case Volvo’s modular...

  • Ruf CTR 3 supercar
    Porsche tuner Ruf to unveil standalone sports car in Geneva

    Famous Porsche tuner Ruf has dabbled in standalone sports cars in the past, though these have all been based on models from Porsche’s regular fleet—the most recent being 2011’s CTR 3. At the 2017 Geneva auto show starting tomorrow, Ruf will present a new standalone sports car, one...

  • Teaser for Chevrolet Camaro Track concept debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Chevy Camaro Track concept teased ahead Geneva debut

    Ford’s Mustang has proven that Europe has an insatiable hunger for American muscle. But for whatever reason Chevrolet is yet to make any serious attempt on meeting that demand with its Camaro. The car, along with its Corvette big brother, is available via a handful of dealers spread across...

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    2017 Geneva auto show preview

    The 87th running of the Geneva auto show gets underway on Tuesday, March 7 and organizers have confirmed a total 148 world or European premieres. More than 180 exhibitors will be presenting at the show, including all your favorite performance and luxury marques as well as some new ones...

  • Teaser for Mercedes-AMG GT concept debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Mercedes-AMG GT sedan concept teased ahead of Geneva show

    Mercedes-AMG is slowly transitioning from a tuner of Mercedes-Benz products to a standalone automaker on the same level of names like Aston Martin and Lamborghini. Its sole standalone model at present is the GT sports car but in the coming years we could see up to two more added to the lineup. One...

  • 2017 Honda Civic Type R leaked - Image via Autocar

    Honda is set to unveil its new Civic Type R at next week’s 2017 Geneva auto show but photos have already leaked. These two photos posted to Autocar reveal the new Civic Type R in great detail and confirm the car will closely match the “prototype” version Honda has been trotting out at major auto shows over the past year. No information accompanied the photos in the leak but we already know a lot about the car. It will feature a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 paired to a 6-speed manual, and drive will be to the front wheels only. Expect the engine to match or exceed the 305...

  • 2017 Bentley Continental Supersports and Supersports Convertible
    Bentley bringing its high-performance heat to Geneva

    The Geneva Motor Show is nearly here, which means you're about to be flooded with a sea of supremely powerful and luxurious machines. That's a good thing, of course, because it means we get to ogle British-born rocketships from the likes of Bentley. A case in point is the new Continental...

  • Zenvo TS1 GT
    Zenvo reveals TS1 GT ahead of Geneva show, says surprise is coming

    Zenvo has revealed its new TS1 GT supercar ahead of the formal debut next week at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The car was shown as a prototype at last year’s show and has since undergone a grueling test program to get it ready for production. The version headed to Geneva is a special 10th...

  • Teaser for Spyker C8 Preliator Spyder debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Spyker C8 Preliator Spyder to debut at 2017 Geneva auto show

    Dutch sports car brand Spyker will use next week’s 2017 Geneva auto show to unveil the convertible version of its C8 Preliator. The convertible will be known as the C8 Preliator Spyder, and judging from a teaser shot released overnight the car will feature a folding soft-top roof. The...

  • 2018 Bentley Bentayga Mulliner
    Bespoke Bentley Bentayga Mulliner revealed

    For some, the Bentley Bentayga is a bit too common of a hulking luxury SUV. It's merely another Volkswagen Group mid-size SUV with a few extra flourishes and a few extra cylinders. Of course, that's not really true because the Bentayga is, in reality, a magnificent example of massive rolling...

  • Lamborghini Huracán Performante at the Nürburgring
    Lamborghini Huracán Performante destroys Porsche 918's Nürburgring record

    Meet the new king of the ‘Ring: the Lamborghini Huracán Performante. The hardcore Huracán on October 5, 2016 was driven around the punishing 12.8-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife in a time of only 6:52.01—destroying the previous record for a production car, the 6:57 set...

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