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Most big auto shows are the time when an automaker trots out a number of concepts. The Geneva Motor Show is no exception in that it's both a large auto show and the place where automakers are playing "Check this out!" with vehicles that will never be built. Still, these glimpses into the possible future do serve a purpose, and that is to highlight the future styling direction a manufacturer could choose to take. Case in point is the Nissan Sway Concept, and it's pretty obvious that you're going to be seeing these styling cues in plenty of Nissan products down the road, most likely starting...
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Zenvo ST1 Supercar Gets New Transmission, Minor Updates For 2015 Geneva Motor ShowDanish supercar startup Zenvo first burst onto the scene back in 2008 when it rolled out a pre-production prototype for its ST1 supercar. The firm didn’t really make headlines, however, until a ST1 being tested by Top Gear in 2014 suffered from some mechanical issues and ultimately went up in...
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2016 Audi R8 LMS Race Car Debuts At 2015 Geneva Motor ShowThe fourth and final variant of the new Audi R8 has made its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Following the reveal of the V10 and V10 Plus models, as well as the all-electric e-tron, we now have our first look at the new R8 LMS endurance racer that’s set to do competition from the 2016...
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McLaren 675LT Limited To Just 500 Examples Worldwide: VideoThe latest addition to the McLaren fleet of supercars, the 675LT, has made its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The car is a hotter version of the 650S and sits in the Super Series of cars, which also includes the 650S and Asia-only 625C. MUST SEE: First Look At Koenigsegg Regera: 1,500 HP From...
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Ferrari 488 GTB: Live Photos And Video From GenevaAs with most shows, Ferrari’s stand at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show was one of the busiest. The Prancing Horse’s star this year is the 488 GTB, the mid-cycle update for the 458 Italia and the latest of the Italian marque’s models to adopt a turbocharged powerplant. MUST SEE: First...
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Lexus LF-SA City Car Concept: 2015 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos And VideoLexus has unveiled this new concept car at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. It’s called the “LF-SA”, and it’s a minicar that hints at just one potential future direction for the Japanese automaker. The idea for the concept came about after Lexus celebrated its 25th anniversary a...
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Koenigsegg has brought a new, more potent version of its Agera supercar to the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The new version is called the “Agera RS”, and it packs a 1,160-horsepower version of the Swedish marque’s familiar twin-turbocharged 5.0-liter V-8. That figure, Koenigsegg tells us, was achieved using regular pump gas. ALSO SEE: First Look At Koenigsegg Regera: 1,500 HP From Direct Drive System By comparison, the current Agera R only musters up 960 hp on pump gas and the Agera S manages 1,016 hp. Incredibly, Agera RS buyers looking for even more power need only fill their...
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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale Revealed: Live Photos And VideoA significant chapter in the long and illustrious history of Bugatti is coming to a close at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show this week. At the Swiss event, the maker of the world’s fastest production cars is presenting its 450th and final Veyron, the Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale. As recently...
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2015 World Performance, Luxury, Green Cars Of The Year: The Top 3Earlier this year, the World Car Awards panel announced its top 10 finalists in its five award categories, including the top luxury, performance, green, design, and overall car of the year. The WCA jury is composed of 75 automotive journalists from around the world, and they’ve now narrowed...
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2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS finally revealedHaving missed its original targeted launch date by more than six months, Porsche’s GT3 RS based on the 991 series of the 911 has finally landed, debuting this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. It may be a little late, but Porsche has made up for it with a whole new engine and a simply...
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Audi Prologue Avant Concept Live Photos And Video: 2015 Geneva Motor ShowAudi’s imposing Prologue coupe concept (shown below) unveiled at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show was a preview of new styling themes devised under the guidance of recently appointed design chief Marc Lichte for the automaker’s future product, starting with the next-generation A8 flagship...
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Audi R8 e-tron debuts at 2015 Geneva auto showAudi’s new R8 supercar makes its official debut this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, and to help kick off the launch Audi is showing four distinct versions of the car. Two of these we’ve already seen, the V-10 powered R8 V10 and R8 V10 Plus. The remaining two are the R8 LMS race car...
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What is the Aston Martin Vulcan? It’s a track-only supercar packing motorsport-derived technology and a powerful 7.0-liter V-12 engine, and it’s now in Switzerland for a debut at this week’s 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The Vulcan is designed to go up against other track specials such as Ferrari’s XX cars and the McLaren P1 GTR, and like its rivals it also comes with a driver development program to ensure any potential owners will be able to get the most out of their purchase. MUST WATCH: Meet The Man That Owns A Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 & Porsche 918 Spyder: Video...
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Aston Martin DBX concept is an all-electric, off-roading sports carAston Martin has missed out on the booming sales of luxury SUVs, despite being one of the first among its peers to look closely at the segment when it presented its original Lagonda SUV concept back in 2009. A lack of a suitable platform and the global financial crisis put an end to Aston...
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2016 Audi Q7 e-tron debuts at 2015 Geneva auto showWhen Audi rolled out its new Q7 at the recent 2015 Detroit Auto Show, the German automaker confirmed that one of the variants from the new Q7 family would be a plug-in hybrid diesel. The variant, called the “Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro”, has now made its world debut at the 2015 Geneva...
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First Look At Koenigsegg Regera: 1,500 HP From Direct Drive SystemKoenigsegg’s second ‘megacar’, the Regera, has been revealed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The Regera packs technologies never before seen in one of Koenigsegg’s products, enabling it to develop more power than any car ever in production. And yes, the car is headed for...
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McLaren P1 GTR: Live Photos And Video From GenevaMcLaren has revealed its new track-focused P1 in its final form, meaning the car will soon start delivery to its eagerly awaiting buyers. It made its formal debut today at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show where McLaren is also showing off the new 675LT, which forms part of the automaker’s mid-level...
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2015 Honda Civic Type R: 305 hp and 0-62 mph in 5.7 secondsAfter what seems like an excessively long gestation period for what’s essentially a hotted-up variant of a car already on sale—Honda says the development was five years—the new Civic Type R is finally here. The awesome hot hatch has been revealed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and...
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One of our favorite supercars is completely new again: the 2016 Audi R8 has debuted this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Known and respected for its ability to blend daily-driver comfort with world-class handling and pace, the first-generation Audi R8 ran from 2007 through 2016 as the brand’s halo car. Now, it’s fresh once again. MUST WATCH: Meet The Man That Owns A Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 & Porsche 918 Spyder: Video As is Audi’s way, the look is no dramatic departure from the previous R8. It’s a clear and focused evolution of the R8 design premise, with...
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2015 Geneva Motor Show PreviewThe 2015 Geneva Motor Show is shaping up to be one of the biggest we’ve seen in all our years of covering the Swiss event, and that means more exciting concepts, design showcases and the world’s finest luxury and performance cars. Some 220 exhibitors from over 30 countries will be...
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2015 World, Luxury And Performance Car Of The Year Top 10 Finalists AnnouncedWhile not as prestigious as the annual North American and European car of the year awards, the World Car of the Year awards is the one we look forward to the most as it includes separate categories for performance and luxury cars. There are five categories in fact, with the remaining three being...
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2016 Hyundai Elantra GT Live Photos: 2015 Chicago Auto ShowThe hatchback scene in the U.S. is always in a tenuous position. It feels like, at any moment, the whole thing could unravel and we’d be left with nothing but sedans, crossovers, and pickups. But thanks to good-looking, fun-to-drive mainstream models like the Elantra GT, things are alive and...
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2016 Hyundai Veloster Rally Edition: Live At The 2015 Chicago Auto ShowThe Hyundai Veloster’s quirky style and available turbocharged power have made it a fun, practical choice. Now, an even sportier variant is on the market, introduced at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show: the 2016 Veloster Rally Edition. ALSO SEE: Wife Demolishes Cheating Husband’s Audi R8: Not...
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2015 Chevrolet Colorado GearOn Edition Live Photos: 2015 Chicago Auto ShowThe Chevy Colorado has much of the truck world excited—although it is getting old waiting for the diesel four-cylinder coming in 2016—and at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, Chevy is giving truck buyers just a little more: the GearOn Special Edition. DON’T MISS: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor...
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