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Less than two months out from its world debut in Detroit, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has spawned its convertible variant, and we’re glad to confirm that the drop-top looks every bit as gorgeous as the coupe. Chevrolet used this week’s 2013 Geneva Motor Show to reveal the new 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible, which may seem an odd location for the debut of one of America’s most iconic sports cars but not when you consider the global ambitions the bowtie brand has for this seventh generation of the car. While the convertible shares almost all of the coupe’s...
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Italdesign’s Parcour Concept Is A High-Riding Lamborghini GallardoItalian design firm Italdesign Giugiaro is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion has unveiled the striking Parcour concept car at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show this week. Parcour, of course, more commonly referred to as Parkour, is the French sport of traversing ground...
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Volkswagen Golf Named 2013 European Car Of The YearThe yet-to-be-launched-in-the-states MkVII Volkswagen Golf has picked up the prestigious European Car of the Year title in 2013.
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2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith Unveiled: 2013 Geneva Motor ShowThe Rolls-Royce Wraith is finally here, after a seemingly endless stream of teasers and sketches. Will it have what it takes to dethrone the Bentley Continental GT from its hyper-luxe coupe reign? With fastback styling and Rolls-Royce's unique take on automotive sartorial splendor, the Wraith...
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Sir Stirling Moss To Attend 2013 Amelia Island ConcoursA living legend, Sir Stirling Moss, has confirmed his attendance at the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance taking place this month. The British F1 hero is regarded by many as ‘the greatest driver to have never won a World Championship,’ and though he quit motorsport’s...
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2014 Porsche 911 GT3 unveiled at 2013 Geneva auto showThe 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 is now official: with its PDK transmission and 475-horsepower output, it's the hottest 991 Porsche 911 yet, and it looks every inch the part of the road-going racer--and exactly like the leaked images revealed earlier today. Rated at 0-60 mph in just 3.3 seconds, 0-124 mph...
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Though it's more readily known as the Jetta SportWagen here in the U.S. (with a few tweaks to make it look more like the Jetta) the Golf Variant is how the rest of the world knows this compact wagon, and it's getting an all-new version at this year's Geneva Motor Show. This is what we'll see in the U.S. as the replacement for the Jetta SportWagen, most likely as a 2015 model. A TDI BlueMotion version of the Golf Variant will be offered in Europe with a 110-horsepower engine rated at 71.3 mpg in the European combined scale--a figure which could still work out in the 50-60 mpg range under EPA...
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Lamborghini Veneno fully revealed at 2013 Geneva auto showThough it has historically been a neutral territory, Switzerland is the epicenter of the hypercar wars today, with the Lamborghini Veneno arriving in Geneva to battle the McLaren P1 and Ferrari's 'special series car.' Taking the limited production concept to its extreme, just three Venenos will be...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible Revealed Some MoreThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible is just a couple of days away from its official unveiling, but today, we get another sneak peek at the car as it prepares for its 2013 Geneva Motor Show debut. Three new images (for a total of five) of the 2014 Stingray Convertible have popped up on...
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Magna Steyr Shows Sliding Roof Concept In Geneva: VideoAustrian independent vehicle manufacturer Magna Steyr is heading to the Geneva Motor Show once more, this time to show off the latest in convertible roof technology its engineers have been developing. One of these is a new sliding roof design that we could be seeing in production in the very near...
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MINI Celebrates Dakar Win With Special Edition JCW CountrymanA MINI, albeit a highly-modified one, has been driven to victory in the arduous Dakar Rally for the past two years, with Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel and his co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret pulling off the feat on both occasions. Their weapon of choice was the custom-built MINI ALL4 Racing...
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Self-Leaning Toyota i-Road Concept Debuts In Geneva: Video & Live PhotosToyota has reaffirmed its commitment to battery-powered electric mobility by unveiling the funky i-Road concept car this week at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Designed as a flexible and cost-effective mode of transport for busy urban environments, the new i-Road concept is essentially an electric...
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A stunning barchetta has been revealed by Italian design house Pininfarina on the eve of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The car is a one-off concept created to honor the late Sergio Pininfarina and is believed to be based on a current Ferrari, most likely the 458 Italia. It is named after him and is said to “renew the spirit of the extraordinary achievements” born under the guidance of the late designer, and to project them towards the future in the name of “exclusivity, innovation and passion.” The concept is a true barchetta in that it features a two-seat cockpit, a...
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Kia Provokes With New Provo Crossover Concept In GenevaKia’s take on a possible future model aimed at the burgeoning compact crossover market has been previewed in the form of the Provo concept, which makes its debut on Tuesday at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Kia previously described the vehicle as a “racy new urban concept” and...
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Lamborghini Veneno Leaked Ahead Of Geneva Motor ShowThe beyond-super supercar wars are already primed to be hot at Geneva with McLaren's P1 and Ferrari's replacement for the Enzo on deck, but now it looks like Lamborghini will join the fray with this, the Veneno. We can't tell you anything more about the car than what's already aboard the rumor...
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2013 Geneva Motor Show PreviewOn the auto show circuit, the annual event in the Swiss city of Geneva isn’t exactly known for being a place where mainstream automakers present their wares, and a quick perusal of this year’s list of debuts, which includes more than 130 world firsts, shows exactly why. The Geneva Motor...
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Another Ferrari F150 'Special Series Car' Teaser RevealedUPDATE: Ferrari’s new flagship, the La Ferrari, has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Ferrari has posted yet another image of the car codenamed F150 (or F70) and referred to as the new Special Series Car on its Facebook page. This time it isn't too difficult to tell what part of...
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Koenigsegg Marks A Decade Of Production With Hundra SupercarSwedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg is heading to next week’s 2013 Geneva Motor Show with a brand new supercar in tow. But the new car isn’t just another run-of-the-mill Koenigsegg, if there is such a thing, but the company’s 100th car ever built. A hundred cars may not seem...
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After its debacle with Saab, flirting with bankruptcy itself, and a drought of new product for its dedicated supercar brand, Spyker aims to re-invigorate its image with the launch of a new concept at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The B6 Concept will sport what appears to be a compact, curvaceous coupe shape, though despite the mildly retro lines, the details will be typically Spyker--audacious. The latest teaser image, presumably of the tail lights confirms this. Expectations of the B6's general specification are simple: two seats, a mid-mounted engine (perhaps a six-cylinder), and rear-wheel...
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Updated Bertone Jet 2 Concept To Star Alongside New Jet 2+2At next week’s 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Bertone will show off its striking Jet 2+2 concept car, which was commissioned by a car collector in the UK and marks 60 years of collaboration between the Italian design house and British automaker Aston Martin. The new Jet 2+2 concept is essentially a...
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Smart Partners With BoConcept For Special Edition ForTwoSmart has teamed up with Danish interior design company BoConcept to create a new special edition ForTwo Cabrio. Called the Smart ForTwo BoConcept Signature Style, the special edition aims to combine the warm personal touch of one’s own home with the mobility of a car. At the same time...
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Natural Gas-Powered 2014 Audi A3 g-tron RevealedAbout two years ago we reported that Audi would eventually add six different powertrain types to its A3 range, offering everything from regular gasoline and diesel engines to advanced electrics and plug-in hybrids. In addition to the gasoline and diesel A3s already on sale today, we’ve been...
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2013 Alpina B3 Revealed Ahead Of Geneva DebutAlpina has a history of making BMW models go faster, with perhaps a bit more focus on luxury and a bit less emphasis on motorsports than BMW’s M Division. Though the only current Alpina model sold on these shores is the BMW 7-Series-based B7, the brand builds and sells a variety of models in...
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Ferrari Teases 'Special Series Car' Launch In GenevaUPDATE: Ferrari’s new flagship, the La Ferrari, has been revealed. Click here for all the details. The Geneva launch of a successor to the Ferrari Enzo, internally named the F150, has been rumored for months, but now is officially official. The last update we delivered, on February 11, turned...
Kurt Ernst