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The Geneva International Motor Show isn't just big, global brands. For every Mercedes-Benz, there are a bunch of boutique automakers, coachbuilders, and tuners showing their wares. While some exist to ruin existing cars—we're looking at you Mansory—others arrive with stunning claims. Corbellati is the latter, and it's unexpectedly just dropped its Missile supercar at this week's Geneva show. Announced late last month, the Corbellati Missile has a retro-modern look that borrows heavily from Le Mans prototypes of the 1950s and 1960s. This was a good thing in computer-generated...
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Ferrari 488 Pista revealed, packs same power as McLaren 720SFerrari's hardcore version of the 488 GTB was revealed last month as the new 488 Pista. The car made its debut on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, where Ferrari dropped a few new details. Pista, of course, is the Italian word for “track,” and a track is very much...
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Pininfarina H2 Speed supercar confirmed for productionItalian design house Pininfarina used the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show to unveil the H2 Speed concept. The sultry supercar featured a hydrogen fuel cell power source and provided a glimpse at a potential future for motorsports where race cars produce zero emissions. It turns out the concept...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe ready to challenge the Porsche PanameraMercedes-AMG revealed its standalone sedan on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, ahead of the vehicle's sales launch late this summer. The Affalterbach tuner is referring to the car as the GT 4-Door Coupe, with the naming practice in keeping with parent company Mercedes-Benz's...
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Pininfarina-styled HK GT concept debuts at Geneva auto showChinese electric car startup Hybrid Kinetic has unveiled a new concept car at a major auto show for the fourth time in less than two years. The latest study is the HK GT, described as an electric grand tourer powered by an extended-range electric powertrain. It made its debut on Tuesday at the 2018...
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Aero GT is Morgan's most extreme road car to dateWhen it comes to building traditional sports cars, no other company in the world (that we can name, at least) is steeped in as much tradition and history as Britain’s Morgan Motor Company. Founded in 1910 by Harry Frederick Stanley Morgan, the company’s products look much the same today...
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Morgan used this week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show to introduce the Plus 8 50th Anniversary Edition. As the name suggests, the car, of which just 50 units will be built, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Plus 8 line. Morgan tells us that well over 6,000 of the V-8-powered sports cars have rolled off the line at the company's Malvern, England plant since production started in 1968. The Plus 8 is currently powered by a 4.4-liter V-8 delivering 367 horsepower, and the Plus 8 50th Anniversary Edition in Geneva will be the last to sport the BMW-sourced engine. Plus 8s also come with...
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Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder is your new old-school, hairy chested roadsterToday's auto shows increasingly focus on green and autonomous vehicles, but don't tell Lamborghini that. On Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, the automaker introduced a convertible version of its lightweight Huracán Performante, offering the well-heeled enthusiast an...
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Track-only McLaren Senna GTR concept unveiled with upward of 814 HPThe buck doesn't stop at McLaren's latest Ultimate Series offering, the Senna supercar. On Tuesday, the British marque revealed the Senna GTR concept at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, with the car carrying the vaunted GTR nameplate's torch from F1 GTR and P1 GTR to the latest ultimate...
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Italdesign Zerouno Duerta debuts in Geneva, limited to 5 carsItaldesign Giugiaro turned 50 last month and celebrated with the announcement of a new supercar, the Zerouno Duerta, which was unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The Zerouno Duerta is a targa version of last year's Zerouno, the first car to be sold under Italdesign's...
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2019 Supra: Toyota promises low-slung fun, life lessons learnedThe next Toyota Supra will revive its signature inline-6 engine because the car’s fans demand it. Even so, it’ll have a lower center of gravity than the flat-4-powered Toyota 86, promised Tetsuya Tada, Toyota’s global chief engineer. Speaking with a translator, Tada said Tuesday...
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2019 Ram 1500 to start at $33,340, now shipping to dealersThe first batch of 2019 Ram 1500 pickups are on their way to dealerships now, and the brand announced on Tuesday the new truck will start at $33,340, which includes a pricey $1,645 destination fee (which has increased by $250). Pricing shows the Quad Cab truck's base price has increased from...
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Many executives are gone. More than $30 billion dollars have been spent in legal battles, retro-fits, and recalls. Yet on Monday we learned that Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller believes there is a coming "diesel renaissance." "Diesel will see a renaissance in the not-too-distant future because people who drove diesels will realize that it was a very comfortable drive concept," Mueller said Monday in Geneva. "Once the knowledge that diesels are eco-friendly firms up in people's minds, then for me there's no reason not to buy one." That's a bold statement, as reported by Automotive News Europe...
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Ruf SCR bows in Geneva as homage to the originalRuf, which made a name for itself producing highly tuned Porsches decades ago, no longer relies exclusively on Porsche platforms but still adheres to its time-tested mantra: add power, subtract weight. The 2018 Ruf SCR is no different, and it's a salute to the original SCR, which debuted 40 years...
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BMW i4 confirmed as production version of i Vision Dynamics conceptA BMW i4 sedan will be one of 12 electric cars the BMW Group will introduce by the end of 2025. The i4 was confirmed on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show by BMW Group CEO Harald Krüger, who said it will be a production version of the BMW i Vision Dynamics concept unveiled...
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Toyota Supra, Porsche Mission E Cross, Lagonda Vision: Today's Car NewsToyota's Supra is making a comeback, and in Geneva this week the Japanese automaker is showing a race car concept that previews the design of the new sports car. The production model, referred to internally as the A90, is due out soon. Porsche used this week's Geneva auto show to preview a second...
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Volkswagen ID Vizzion electric sedan unveiled at Geneva auto showVolkswagen used this week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show to unveil the ID Vizzion concept, a large electric sedan that is more or less a replacement for the Phateon that ended production two years ago. The ID Vizzion will go into production by 2022, Volkswagen said, and is intended to show...
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Nissan Formula E car gets Nismo-ized livery for inaugural seasonThe Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance races in both Formula 1 and Formula E. Currently, Renault is represented in both series, but Nissan is replacing corporate partner Renault Formula E for the 2018/2019 season. A Nissan prepares to enter the world of all-electric open-wheel racing, it introduced...
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Anyone remember Hyundai's "fluidic sculpture" design language? It's over. Starting at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, the South Korean brand is launching a new style that focuses on "sensuous sportiness" and the Le Fil Rouge Concept is its pioneer. The sleek sedan features a low nose, a long hood, and a fastback design. The rear doors blend into the haunches in a way that's eerily similar to Aston Martin's DB10. While up front, the grille spans the width of the fascia, and is perhaps the element of the Le Fil Rouge that's most likely to arrive on a production vehicle. The wheel...
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Imagine wagon: Subaru Viziv Tourer concept shows at GenevaIt wouldn't be an auto show if Subaru didn't bring a lusty concept to the floor. On Tuesday, the automaker unveiled the Subaru Viziv Tourer concept as a preview for future long-roof designs. The Viziv Tourer is slightly more compact from head to toe than the current Subaru Outback, although the...
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Concept previews BMW M8 Gran Coupe coming in 2019BMW has given us our best look yet at its new 8-Series with the reveal of the M8 Gran Coupe concept on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The concept specifically previews a future M8 Gran Coupe, but its styling reflects traits of all 8-Series variants. The new 8-Series will...
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2019 Jaguar I-Pace priced from $70,495Jaguar's I-Pace electric crossover SUV has been priced from $70,495. The I-Pace is eligible for a $7,500 federal income-tax credit, as well as $2,500 and $2,000 purchase rebates in California and New York, respectively. The pricing puts the I-Pace at a discount to Tesla's Model X, which starts...
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Bugatti Chiron Sport is lighter, sharper, but not SuperCan a new Bugatti be disappointing? No, that's ridiculous. But we'll admit to feeling a little surprised by the arrival of the new Bugatti Chiron Sport, which debuted Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. That's not because of what it adds—a sharper, more aggressive suspension...
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Aston Martin to make Lagonda a premium EV brandBehold the Lagonda Vision concept by Aston Martin. Unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, the concept signals Aston Martin's intention to resurrect historic British marque Lagonda as a standalone brand for electric cars in the ultra-luxury segment. It also previews the...
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