Geneva Motor Show
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Italy's Kimera is back with a modern version of the stillborn Lancia 038 rally car.
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McLaren teases new GT car in Geneva
Although McLaren didn't unveil a new car at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show, it did announce something new is coming this year. The brand's CEO Mike Flewitt announced Tuesday that the newest car to be introduced under the Track25 business plan will be the brand's interpretation of a Grand...
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Volkswagen's beach buggy is back and this time it's electric
The teasers and rumors were correct. On Monday Volkswagen tugged at our heartstrings as it unveiled the all-electric ID Buggy concept at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. The Buggy concept rides on VW's new, modular all-electric MEB platform. It's MEB that could enable VW to put low-volume niche models...
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McLaren 600LT Spider by MSO is utterly gorgeous
McLaren Special Operations is back once again to show off its capabilities, and this time the special editions unit has created a stunning McLaren 600LT Spider. Set to debut at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show, the 600LT Spider by MSO wears a gorgeous color combination of Dove Gray and...
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Electrified Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer Concept coming to Geneva
Nearly two years after Mitsubishi's e-Evolution electric SUV concept bowed, another electrified SUV concept is on the way. The Japanese automaker announced Tuesday that it will reveal the Engelberg Tourer concept at the 2019 Geneva motor show this March. The "Engelberg Tourer" name comes from the...
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Audi PB18 electric supercar given green light, future e-tron teased
Audi on Wednesday held a launch event for its e-tron electric crossover SUV in the Netherlands, where the brand provided new details on a number of upcoming EVs. Autoweek.nl was in attendance and was able to source a teaser image for a compact electric crossover that will sit below the small...
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Porsche pulled one of the biggest surprises of this week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show by unveiling a new variant of its Mission E electric car concept. Called the Mission E Cross Turismo, it's a higher riding, more rugged version of the Mission E sedan, and Porsche says it will go into production early next decade. Another big surprise was Aston Martin's vision for its Lagonda brand. Aston Martin wants to turn the dormant Lagonda brand into a purveyor of ultra-luxury electric cars. The first model is due as early as 2021. Aston Martin also had on its stand the Valkyrie AMR Pro. This...
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New Stratos debuts at 2018 Geneva auto show
First unveiled in 2010, and in stunning Alitalia livery no less, the New Stratos brought one of the most iconic rally car designs into the modern era. The project was the dream of Michael Stoschek, a German billionaire with a love of rally cars of the original Statos' era. He commissioned...
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China's LVCHI unveils 1,000-horsepower Venere electric sedan in Geneva
A new Chinese company has come out with ambitious plans to launch a family of electric cars, but unlike others this one has teamed up with an established design firm to work on its products. The company is called LVCHI, and on Tuesday it unveiled the Venere concept at the 2018 Geneva International...
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Pal-V Liberty flying car debuts in Geneva, starts at $400,000
Dutch firm Pal-V is almost ready to take to the skies. The company this week unveiled its first product, a flying car called the Pal-V Liberty, at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The Pal-V Liberty packs an internal combustion engine delivering 100 horsepower, which should be enough for a...
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Audi joins Italdesign and Airbus on Pop.Up autonomous flying car project
First Porsche expressed interest in a flying taxi, and now Audi has partnered with Airbus and Italdesign to bring a self-driving car with flying drone capabilities to life. Together, the companies presented the Pop.Up Next concept at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show this week, an evolution...
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Kahn Design's Chelsea Truck Company rolls out Defender-based 6x6 Civilian Carrier
Following the success of its military-themed Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6, Kahn Design's SUV division, the Chelsea Truck Company, has developed a slightly tamer version which it is calling the Flying Huntsman 6x6 Civilian Carrier. Unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, the...
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The new compact family of Mercedes-Benz cars due late this year will introduce a new architecture and eventually, more body styles than today’s CLA/GLA cars. Ola Källenius, Daimler AG’s head of research and product development, said on Tuesday at the Geneva Motor Show that Mercedes wants to make as big a splash with the new compact cars as it did with the 2014 CLA-Class. Källenius said the new cars ride on a completely new platform, and will offer new powertrains including a plug-in hybrid that will be introduced not long after the car’s global launch. MORE: 2020...
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David Brown Auto reveals 601-horsepower Speedback Silverstone Edition
Nascent coachbuilder David Brown Automotive burst onto the scene in 2014 with the deliciously retro Speedback GT. The car featured a body inspired by the lines of the Aston Martin DB5 but rode on the much more modern bones of a Jaguar XK. The company went in a very different direction in 2017 when...
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2019 Volvo V60 first look: Volvo hitches its wagon to its own rising star
Volvo's history is closely linked with wagons that could withstand severe punishment. Now, its future is linked with small-displacement powertrains and selling cars like Netflix. The new Volvo V60 appears to have one tire in the past and three more in the future. The 2019 Volvo V60 was unveiled...
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Tata shows E-Vision electric sedan concept in Geneva
Tata is one of the biggest automotive brands in India but is barely known elsewhere. One of its biggest claims to fame is the launch of the world's cheapest car, the Nano, back in 2009. Tata knows it will need world-class vehicles if it is to be recognized on the world stage, so it recently...
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Land Rover Range Rover SV Coupe revealed, priced from $295,000
Land Rover's Range Rover has received the coupe treatment. We're not talking about a coupe-like model here but a proper 2-door. It's a limited-edition SUV dubbed the Range Rover SV Coupe, and Land Rover is offering it at a starting price of $295,000. Just 999 are planned for worldwide sale. Land...
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Peugeot 508 strikes a chord with impressive design
New car shoppers may prefer SUVs over sedans right now but we're glad no one told Peugeot because the French automaker has just unveiled a stunner of a design for its new 508. The current generation of the mid-size sedan dates back to 2010 and is really starting to show its age against newer rivals...
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The 911 GT2 RS may be the top of the 911 pecking order but Porsche hasn't forgotten about the equally drool-worthy 911 GT3 RS. The German firm has developed a few tweaks for its naturally aspirated track star, and now the updated car has been revealed at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The car is due in showrooms in the fall, as a 2019 model. There are tweaks to the styling, inside and out, and yes, there's more power to be had from the familiar 4.0-liter atmo flat-6. Starting with the exterior, aerodynamics and lightweight construction have played the lead role in the design. This...
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Rimac C_Two electric supercar lands in Geneva with amazing specs and gorgeous lines
Rimac on Tuesday dropped its all-electric supercar bombshell on the Geneva auto show. The car is called the C_Two, and it represents a technological leap forward over the still-amazing Concept_One. Thanks to its 120-kwh battery pack, the Rimac C_Two is capable of producing 1,914 horsepower from its...
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First production EQ electric car is the Smart EQ ForTwo
In the lead up to this week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz said it was planning to present the first production electric car from its new EQ sub-brand for electrified cars. This got many thinking the automaker would reveal its EQC electric SUV, which is currently doing the...
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Koenigsegg to replace Agera RS at 2019 Geneva auto show
The Koenigsegg Agera RS is a mighty machine. It's one of the few cars on the planet that can legitimately skip over the name supercar and jump straight to hypercar. It's also a car that's been around since 2011, and Koenigsegg is getting ready to replace it. That won't happen at this year's Geneva...
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Renault envisions a self-driving ride-share future with EZ-GO concept
French automaker Renault unveiled Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show an electric self-driving car concept that the automaker says could be part of a fleet of ride-share vehicles ready to be summoned by users as early as 2022. It's a strategy similar to the one Daimler is pursuing...
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2019 Toyota Corolla hatchback forges ahead with hybrid power
The 2019 Toyota Corolla hatchback, or Auris in European markets, made its debut on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The car is highlighted by chiseled new looks, and the Japanese automaker is doubling down on hybrid power for the popular compact car. The 2019 Corolla hatch will...
Sean Szymkowski