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Geneva 2010: Koenigsegg Agera

Friday, March 5, 2010

You’ve got to love Koenigsegg. Hard to say, easy to admire. The company was founded in 1994, which means it’s one of the newer kids on the block. Their intent was to bring a Swedish take on the classic supercar to market, taking the fight to Ferrari and Lamborghini on their first swing. When you [...]

Geneva 2010: Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Geneva 2010: Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta Concept

In case you weren’t aware, Alfa Romeo is celebrating it’s 100th birthday this year. Not only that, but Italian design house Pininfarina is celebrating it’s 80th. The two firms – who basically specialize in selling sex with wheels – decided they were going to go halfsies on a birthday present. I’m just gonna say – [...]

Geneva 2010: Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid Concept

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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Geneva 2010: Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid Concept

Colin Chapman must be rolling in his grave. “A Lotus all stuffed full with batteries and electric motors? That’s hardly what I’d call ‘adding lightness.’ You’re all fired.” I can’t imagine there would be any other reaction from the mass master himself, but at least on paper this electron-infused Evora has what it takes to [...]

Geneva 2010: Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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Geneva 2010: Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera

Lamborghini’s Gallardo range is seemingly evergreen. Just as we get used to how face-bashingly awesome the latest variant is (in this case the hardcore, rear-wheel-drive LP550-2 Valentino Balboni), Lamborghini drops a new version in our laps that starts the drooling all over again. The latest long-name Gallardo derivative is arguably the best yet, and it [...]

Geneva 2010: Abarth 500C Drops The Top

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Fiat’s tiny retro-supermini, the 500, has been taking Europe by storm. Styled to resemble the old Cinquecento, and designed to take the fight directly to Mini, the 500 has been capturing hearts and minds on the continent since it’s debut. Like any good supermini, there are heaps of variants for every sort of taste. There [...]

Geneva 2010: Audi RS5 Packs 450hp V8

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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We’ve been expecting it for a while, and now it’s here. Enthusiasts have been guessing that Audi would bring out an ultra-high performance variant of the svelte A5 Coupe since it debuted, but the specifics were a bit cloudy. With the Geneva show approaching quickly, pictures and technical details of the RS5 Coupe have hit [...]

Geneva 2010: Bentley Continental GTC SuperSports

Friday, February 19, 2010

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Geneva 2010: Bentley Continental GTC SuperSports

The Continental SuperSports sits at the top of Bentley’s range, as the halo performance variant of the Phaeton-based Continental range. It’s a bit out of place in my mind, to be honest: carbon fibre this and that, parcel shelf instead of a back seat, E85 flex-fuel capability, a horse-ton of horsepower, Darth Vader-on-meth styling, and [...]

Geneva 2010: Citroen DS Highrider Concept

Friday, February 12, 2010

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Geneva 2010: Citroen DS Highrider Concept

I’m quickly becoming a big fan of Citroen’s DS-series of cars. It’s a pretty good marketing tactic- a lineup of very French niche cars based on Citroen’s somewhat dull mainstream cars that offers individuality, style, and customizability. Plus, if the DS3 and this DS Highrider concept are anything to judge by, they are stunningly good-looking [...]

Chicago 2010: Ford Edge Refreshed, 2 New Engines

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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Chicago 2010: Ford Edge Refreshed, 2 New Engines

Lately, Ford has been on a roll. The new Taurus is gorgeous, the upcoming Focus and Fiesta seem like best-in-class products, the 2011 Mustang lineup kicks ass and takes names, and even the unloved Edge crossover is getting some well-deserved attention for the 2011 model year. Most obvious is the visual restyling of the mid-sized crossover [...]

Geneva 2010: Volvo S60 Revealed

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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Volvo’s future may be tenuous (what with the pending Chinese ownership), but they are still rolling out new products as if the apocalypse wasn’t approaching. The Geneva auto show this year will be home to a lot of big debuts, and among them is a brand-spanking-new Volvo S60, the brand’s mid-sized volume offering. Considering the [...]