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The all-new, U.S.-bound Ford Focus RS has finally made its international auto show debut. The car was already confirmed to be coming to the market with “more than” 316 horsepower, a standard six-speed manual transmission and an all-wheel-drive system, and now we have a few more details following the debut at this week’s 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Beyond the engine (the same turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder found in the Mustang EcoBoost) and all-wheel-drive system (that can send up to 70 percent of torque rearwards), the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is packing its new Focus...
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Nissan Sways Into The Future With A Hot Hatch Concept At Geneva: VideoMost 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...
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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 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 year ago and decided that it needed to explore future avenues. The LF-SA, short for “Lexus Future-Small Adventure”, is a minicar with 2+2 seating, and if built its only real competitor would be the Smart ForTwo and ForFour. The overall length is just over 11 feet. Lexus says the LF-SA is...
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Koenigsegg Agera RS races into Geneva with 1,160 horsepowerKoenigsegg 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...
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2015 Honda Civic Type R sets new FWD ‘Ring recordWhile lap times at the Nürburgring Nordschleife have long been a contentious issue for car fans and manufacturers alike—and rightly so—when the new turbocharged Honda Civic Type R sets a new front-drive record, it’s worth paying attention—especially because it was one...
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Who Needs Electric AWD? 1,500-HP Turbo Mustang Goes 8s Like A BOSS: VideoEight seconds can be a very long time—just ask a bull rider. But in the world of cars blasting down the drag strip, it’s a pretty darned short time, indeed. This 1,500-horsepower turbocharged street-driven Mustang BOSS makes it look easy. MUST WATCH: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded...
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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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The new 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT and GT S are, undeniably, a pair of track-bred super sports cars any enthusiast would love to take home—but for the truly hardcore, it takes a race car to get the job done. This is that race car. MUST SEE: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded, Faces Melted, Internet Broken Meet the new Mercedes-AMG GT3, a race special that will take on the likes of the Audi R8, BMW M6, and Porsche 911, among others in the 2016 version of the FIA GT3 class and other GT3-compliant series. Starting with the production AMG GT structure, the GT3 adds track width, reduces weight...
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New EXP 10 Speed 6 Concept Hints At Potential Bentley Sports Car: Live Photos And VideoLast summer, Bentley CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer revealed the British automaker was looking to add a fifth model to its existing Continental, Flying Spur, Mulsanne and soon-to-arrive Bentayga nameplates, and that it had two leading proposals: a two-seater sports car and a more conventional offering...
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2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 debuts at the 2015 Geneva auto showThe Cayman GT4, a car best described as a mini-911 GT3 but with a six-speed, three-pedal manual instead of a dual-clutch job, is here, and it's on display at the Geneva Motor Show. And yes, you read that right—Porsche’s latest road racer comes with a conventional manual, but many of its...
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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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The 2015 Geneva Motor Show is in full swing and boy have there been some exciting surprises. One of the highlights has been Bentley’s EXP 10 Speed 6 concept, which hints at a new sports car from the bespoke British brand. Another star of the Swiss show has been Porsche’s latest 911 GT3 RS. As expected, the car packs a newly-developed engine and a dual-clutch transmission. It’s also one of the fastest naturally-aspirated production cars around the Nürburgring. Aston Martin has had a busy stand in Geneva. Its highlight has been the DBX concept, a sports car with crossover...
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Aston Martin Vulcan is a V-12-powered, limited edition track carWhat 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...
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Volkswagen Passat Named 2015 European Car Of The YearThe 2015 European Car of the Year winner is the Volkswagen Passat, with the stylish sedan and wagon beating out some very lame competition in the final round of voting, such as BMW’s unsightly 2-Series Active Tourer, the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Mondeo (which is actually just a...
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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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