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The Sbarro Sparta, an all-wheel-drive hybrid rally car that made its debut at this week's Geneva Auto Show, has a lot of great ideas for an affordable production all-wheel-drive performance car. For instance, the model packs a mid-mounted Peugeot 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine, which drives the rear wheels with a six-speed manual gearbox, all while twin 100-kW electric motors (one for the front wheels, one at the rear)—add up to a total output of about 407 horsepower. What's all the more surprising is that, outside of the gasoline powertrain, the low-slung concept—which definitely...
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Wanxiang Launches 'The New Fisker' Website, Says Atlantic Is The FutureThe American arm of Chinese auto parts giant Wanxiang recently bought up the assets of bankrupt electric car startup Fisker Automotive and has now confirmed by way of a website that it’s using those assets for a new company called The New Fisker Automotive. It appears Wanxiang was also able...
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Manhattan Motorcars Signed As Dealer For Koenigsegg SupercarsUnlike many of the wild supercars sold overseas that never make it to U.S. shores, Koenigsegg’s various products have made the trip, with the first example, a CCX, actually landing as far back as 2006. Koenigsegg is now further solidifying its presence in the world’s biggest market for...
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Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4: Geneva Motor Show Live Photos And VideoThe Lamborghini Gallardo has soldiered valiantly for the last several years of its decade-long run, with special edition upon special edition making the very most out of its now aged platform. But the Gallardo's time has come. A new Lamborghini has arrived. The Huracán, which was revealed in...
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2016 Audi TT Debuts At 2014 Geneva Motor Show: Live Photos And VideoAudi’s third-generation TT is finally here, blending lines from the iconic original with those of the sportier second-generation model. The new car will go on sale in the U.S. early next year, as a 2016 model, initially in TT and TTS trim. The front of the new TT is dominated by horizontal...
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1,341-horsepower Koenigsegg One:1 debuts at 2014 Geneva auto showAttention One-Percenters, your latest ultra-exotic, limited-edition hypercar is finally here, revealed in full today at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. It's called the Koenigsegg One:1, and it should be an insane road-going time machine that transports you to future sections of roads in the blink of an...
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McLaren has used this week’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show to introduce its new 650S supercar, which comes in coupe and Spider convertible flavors. The 650S is positioned between the 12C and P1 in McLaren’s hierarchy of road-going models, and is akin to Ferrari’s 458 Speciale and Lamborghini’s Gallardo Squadra Corse in that it takes the basic 12C package and turns things up a notch. DON'T MISS: 1,340-Horsepower Koenigsegg One:1 Supercar: Live From Geneva As the name suggests, the 650S is packing 650 horsepower, although these are metric figures and equates to about 641...
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2015 Jeep Renegade Is The New Baby Jeep: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Video And Live PhotosJeep is charting new waters with its 2015 Renegade, which takes the SUV brand into subcompact territory. The vehicle will also be built in Italy and imported to the U.S., which is another first for Jeep, but the good news is that the Renegade should live up to Jeep’s reputation for toughness...
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Maserati looks to future with Alfieri 2+2 conceptMaserati turns 100 this year, and as part of the celebrations the Italian automaker has rolled out the stunning Alfieri concept car at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show taking place today. The concept is a 2+2 coupe and is named after Alfieri Maserati, who, in 1914 with the help of his four brothers...
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2015 Honda Civic Type R Concept Revealed In Geneva: Live Photos And VideoHonda’s latest Civic Type R is nearing the end of its gestation, and at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show this week we got our first definitive look at the completed car in the form of a thinly veiled concept version. The aggressively-styled Civic Type R concept is said to point to the styling...
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Mansory's 1,600 HP Aventador And Other Geneva Stars: Live PhotosWhatever has changed behind the scenes at high-profile tuning firm Mansory, we like it. Once known for horrendous eye-gouging re-works of the world's supercars, Mansory's 2014 Geneva Motor Show stand was surprisingly tasteful, and chock-full of carbon fiber clad works of art. It may not have taken...
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MINI Clubman Concept: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live PhotosMINI has given us our first official look at its third-generation Clubman in the form of a thinly veiled concept version at this week’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show. MINI’s new Clubman Concept is about ten inches longer than the current Clubman and close to seven inches wider. This puts it in...
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The first front-wheel-drive model to wear the BMW roundel is finally here, in the form of the new 2-Series Active Tourer, which debuted this week at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. BMW first confirmed it was working on a FWD model as far back as 2010 and in between we were treated with a couple of thinly veiled concept versions of the car. MUST SEE: Transformers 4 Extended Trailer Released: Video This production version goes on sale in Europe soon after its Geneva debut and will compete in the burgeoning compact MPV segment against the likes of the Ford B-Max, Fiat 500L, Mercedes-Benz B-Class and...
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2015 Ferrari California T Live Photos And Video From Geneva DebutFerrari’s new turbocharged California T was presented to journalists at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, where, in typical Ferrari fashion, it managed to attract legions of onlookers curious to see it up close and learn about its new hardware. For those that missed our detailed preview, the...
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Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II Unveiled In Geneva: Live Photos And VideoRolls-Royce cars tend to operate on a different clock than lesser automotive brands, with the basic design of a model lasting a decade or more. But with the Ghost having launched back in 2009, the British luxury marque felt it was time for a few nips and tucks--so now we have the Ghost Series II...
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2014 Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans Prototype Races Into Geneva: VideoPorsche used the 2014 Geneva Motor Show this week to show the world its new hybrid Le Mans prototype that will contest the 2014 World Endurance Championship, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new Le Mans prototype is the 2014 Porsche 919 Hybrid, and it will compete in the LMP1 category of...
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2015 Audi S3 Cabriolet: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos And VideoThis year's Geneva Motor Show shaped up to be an interesting affair, made all the more interesting by the arrival of the new Audi S3 Cabriolet--which may make it to the U.S. alongside its more sedate A3 Cabriolet counterpart though is yet to be confirmed. The S3 will be on sale this summer in...
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Gumpert Explosion: Live Photos Of 420-Horsepower German Sports CarIt was good to see German automaker Gumpert at Geneva, following its insolvency back in 2012. The company had kept ticking along building its Apollo supercar, and finally found an investor this time last year--allowing it to bring us the Explosion sports car at this year's Geneva Motor Show. MUST...
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Lexus RC buyers looking for a unique performance offering but aren’t quite prepared to go with the fully-fledged RC F model now have a new option in the form of the RC 350 F Sport, which debuted this week at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The car sits between the regular RC 350 and high-performance RC F in Lexus’ new RC coupe hierarchy, and although it doesn’t receive any power upgrades the RC 350 F Sport still offers enhanced driving performance. This is achieved via the adoption of adaptive suspension damping and an available handling package dubbed Lexus Dynamic Handling...
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Bugatti’s Latest Legend Edition Veyron Honors Bugatti Founder’s Brother RembrandtThe fourth in a series of six special edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse supercars has been revealed today at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The series is called the Les Légendes de Bugatti (Bugatti Legends) and marks the approaching end of production of the Veyron supercar by honouring...
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Volkswagen T-Roc concept debuts at 2014 Geneva auto showWhile America waits for a homegrown Touareg to call its own and a bigger Tiguan, Volkswagen's brewing up a third crossover SUV for its global lineup--and the VW T-Roc is the early look at what's coming. The T-Roc made its world premiere this week at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and is essentially an...
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2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live PhotosUpdates to the Bentley Continental GT Speed for the 2015 model year see the big bruiser earn the title of the fastest production Bentley ever. Yes, Bentley engineers have endowed the GT Speed and the GT Speed Convertible with even more power and torque, boosting the performance of both cars. The...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live PhotosThe Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan has already put the world on notice, from its standard stance on opulence in the S550 to the impeccably impressive S63 AMG super sedan. Now, the sedan gets a sleeker, sportier companion: the 2015 S-Class Coupe. A striking profile marks the S-Class Coupe apart from...
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2015 BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe debuts at 2014 Geneva Motor ShowIt's finally here: BMW's four-door-coupe version of a coupe derived from a sedan. If that is a bit confusing, you're thinking too hard. Just go with it. BMW's answer to a question no one knew to ask, the 2014 4-Series Gran Coupe puts a sleeker, trimmer look on the four-door F30--or adds a couple...
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