U.S.-bound 2011 Volkswagen Polo headed to Geneva 10 months ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen's continuing push into the U.S. market could be called Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. "New" would be the coming mid-sized sedan, "borrowed" would be the Routan, "blue" would be BlueSport, and "old" would be the VW Polo. The version of the Polo we'll be ...

The Conga Line Forms Here: Wiesmann celebrates with special edition MF4-S 10 months ago on Autoblog

Automakers don't celebrate birthdays like the rest of us. While we might blow out some candles and down a few beers with our friends, carmakers occasionally make special editions of their best offerings. And when it's a niche automaker like Wiesmann, you know you're going to want one. Founded in ...

Geneva Preview: Bentley teases biofuel supercar 10 months ago on Autoblog

When the curtain rises on the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Bentley will take a large share of the spotlight with the vehicle you see above. It has no name yet (it's simply referred to as the "Extreme Bentley" for now) and no technical specifics have been released, but what Bentley has revealed is ...

Artega GT roadster rumored to appear in Geneva 10 months ago on Autoblog

Of all the European auto shows, we enjoy the Geneva Motor Show the most. Not because we get our French food fix or adore the train ride along the lake after a grueling day at the show. No. We love Geneva because of its neutral nature, where no automaker can be considered the "home team" and ...

Geneva Preview: Opel Ampera teased ahead of Swiss debut 10 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors is bringing its Voltec propulsion technology to our friends across the pond, and as suspected, an Opel-badged version will join the Chevrolet Volt in Europe. The Opel Ampera will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show this March wearing a new front fascia inspired by the ...

Geneva Preview: Mitsubishi i MiEV SPORT AIR concept 10 months ago on Autoblog

In March at the Geneva Motor Show, Mitsubishi will unveil the i MiEV SPORT AIR concept, which refines the ideas first displayed in the Tokyo 2007 i MIEV Sport show car. Details are thin at the moment, but the styling has obviously been tweaked, there's a "clear cutaway" roof, and power comes ...

REPORT: Mazda3 gets fuel-sipping start-stop tech abroad 10 months ago on Autoblog

Even brands with overtly sporty pretensions must be concerned with their fuel economy and emissions, a point that is further evidenced by Mazda's intent to launch start-stop technology in the U.K. on its newest 3, which has proven to be the Japanese brand's most popular model. Before the end of ...

Watch out, John Cooper: Alfa MiTo GTA to bow in Geneva 11 months ago on Autoblog

The Alfa MiTo will finally get the punch to match its 8C Competizione styling when Alfa Romeo unveils the highly anticipated MiTo GTA at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March. And the guys over at MINI's John Cooper Works had better pay attention. According to emerging reports, the MiTo GTA ...

Geneva Preview: EDAG open-source Light Car 11 months ago on Autoblog

New technologies are set to dramatically change the way that future cars are designed, at least according to German design firm EDAG, which is set to debut its latest concept vehicle – called the "Light Car - Open Source" – at the Geneva Motor Show in March. EDAG claims this is the ...

Low-spec MINI One Clubman set for Geneva debut 11 months ago on Autoblog

It's exciting for us when we get to report on a new, more powerful version of a much-loved car, but this isn't one of those moments. Thankfully, we also like it when a much-loved car becomes available in a less expensive formula. What you see here is the soon-to-be minted entry-level version of ...

REPORT: Audi version of Volkswagen Bluesport in the works 11 months ago on Autoblog

It should come as no surprise that Audi is working on its own version of the Volkswagen Concept Bluesport, and according to Automotive News, the design has already been completed. In the lead-up to the Bluesport's unveiling, rumors (and simple logic) said that in order for Volkswagen to make ...

No Spark: What happened to GM's promised 5-door microcar in Detroit? 11 months ago on Autoblog

Earlier this week, when General Motors rolled out the very same 3-door Chevrolet Beat concept that it showed back in 2007, we were a bit confused. After all, GM's Ed Welburn teased all of America when he pulled back the tarp on a related (but clearly different) subcompact during NBC's Today ...

Fiat 500 C drop-top to debut at Geneva show 11 months ago on Autoblog

The Fiat 500 has been a runaway success, but so far only the standard hatchback body-style has been offered The first derivative, however, is tipped to debut at the Geneva Motor Show this March. Like the test mule spotted previously (and unlike Castagna's concept shown above), the 500 C, as the ...

Bentley boys coming to Geneva with flex-fuel concept 11 months ago on Autoblog

The only thing green about Bentleys is the iconic British racing hue they're ordered in and the cold hard cash used to buy 'em. The behemoths are powered by Jurassic 6.75-liter V8s or twin-turbo W12s that go through gasoline faster than a jumbo jet and spew out about as much carbon. The company's ...

Mazda3 MPS/Mazdaspeed3 rumored to appear at Geneva Motor Show 11 months ago on Autoblog

We've already seen the 2010 Mazda3 in sedan and five-door form, but as much as we love the standard model in all of its guises, there's one variant we're anxiously awaiting. The 2010 Mazdaspeed3 (or MPS to our friends abroad) is on the way, and according to our sources, it's coming to the ...

Detroit 2009: Chevy Spark playing to a familiar Beat [w/VIDEO] 11 months ago on Autoblog

While details remain sparse, General Motors rolled out its three-door Beat Concept from the 2007 New York Auto Show, promising that a version of the car will be produced beginning in 2010 for foreign markets, and for the US in 2011. Oddly, unlike the three-door sub-Aveo – sized hatch that ...

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class revealed ahead of Geneva 11 months ago on Autoblog

After various reports and some leaked images, M-B took the wraps off the the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class at a private event in Detroit. While the new E won't make its public debut until March at the Geneva Motor Show, we were on hand in Motown to get the details straight from the company that ...

Renault to unveil new Megane RS in Geneva 11 months ago on Autoblog

Hot hatch enthusiasts know what it means when Renault unveils a new compact car: a new Renaultsport variant will follow. The French automaker's performance division continues to roll out some the hottest compacts in the business, so when the wraps came off the third-generation Megane in Paris ...

New Mercedes-Benz E-Class brochure scans hit the web 11 months ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz needs a successful E-Class sedan in its lineup to properly compete with the BMW 5 Series and Audi A6. With the current W211 model soldiering on since since 2002 and getting long-in-the-tooth, the German automaker is expected to launch a new E-Class sedan at the upcoming Geneva ...

Spy Shots: Jaguar XF-R bares more teeth 11 months ago on Autoblog

The Jaguar XF-R has doffed a little more of its mask, and now we can clearly see the copious amounts of black mesh that will fill in the front air dam's side vents, replacing the aluminum strips there now. Otherwise, and as usual, you'll need to know your Jags in order to tell this R apart from its ...

Look out Fisker and Tesla! Lotus to jump into EV game! 11 months ago on Autoblog

Lotus is looking to challenge one of clients by building an electric sports car of its own. CEO Michael Kimberly told the Financial Times that the sports car maker and engineering powerhouse will soon launch extended-range battery-powered vehicle. The high performance model could appear as a concept ...

BMW's 2009 unveiling schedule? 11 months ago on Autoblog

BMW Blog has trained its spyglass on what it says is a list of BMW rollouts for 2009, and it will begin next month with the brand spankin' new Z4 showcased at the Detroit Auto Show. It is March, though, that will bring year's first real bounty. At Geneva, BMW will be showing off a concept version of ...

British TV show names Bertone BAT 11 as Best Concept of the Year 11 months ago on Autoblog

Nobody does television car shows like the Brits. Top Gear may be the king, but it has bred its fare share of imitators. Not only have Top Gear's producers began setting up franchises in Australia, Russia and the United States, but the BBC's local rivals have given birth to other shows like ...

Geneva 2009 Preview: Rinspeed iChange 1 year ago on Autoblog

Rinspeed will continue its tradition of producing weird and wacky cars for Geneva Motor Show in 2009 with the introduction of the iChange concept. As has become de rigueur these last few years for just about any concept, the iChange is electric, in this case powered by a 130 kilowatt (about 175 ...

2010 Audi A5/S5 Cabriolet unveiled just in time for winter 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Audi A5 and its V8-powered S5 sibling are considered by many to be the most beautiful Audis ever created. For some time now it's been common knowledge that an open top variant of Audi's latest coupe was coming. We'll still have to wait until the Geneva Motor Show in March to see the A5 and ...

Porsche delays Panamera introduction 1 year ago on Autoblog

As far as digital images go, there isn't much left to see of the new Porsche Panamera. Still, there's something special about seeing a new car in person, and the first chance the public will get to see the latest Swabian hatchback four-door grand touring sports car will be at the 2009 Shanghai ...

Spy Shots: Jaguar XF-R 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Jaguar XF-R is almost complete, and the house of the saltant feline looks to retain its suite of exceptionally modest modifications for the hottest version of its hottest seller. Outside, the car gets hood vents and larger intakes for better breathing, and a sliver of a trunk spoiler hovering ...

Audi TT-RS headed to Geneva Motor Show 1 year ago on Autoblog

Audi-philes have even more reason to rejoice now that news comes in of an imminent TT-RS launch next March at the Geneva Motor Show. The standard-fare TT offers plenty of punch, and the TT-S spices things up a bit with a high-pressure version of Audi/VW's 2.0L forced-induction four banger. ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes E-Class 1 year ago on Autoblog

If this is what the next E-Class is really going to look like, we think we prefer the lightly camo'ed prototype better. Still not exactly a beautiful proposition, it could just be that the car looks better in silver and black than it does in purple. If that's the final grille, it loses a crossbar ...

Tesla teases freshly delayed Model S sedan 1 year ago on Autoblog

The image has been removed at the photographer's request, to view it visit BusinessWeek. var digg_url = 'http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/10/23/first-teaser-shot-of-the-tesla-model-s-appears/'; BusinessWeek has a story about last week's trials and tribulations at Tesla Motors, which wraps up ...

Pagani releases more renderings of the Zonda R 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Pagani Zonda is on its way to supercar heaven, due to be replaced by Horacio Pagani's next masterpiece, currently code-named the C9. To send off the current Zonda in style, Pagani is working on the Zonda R, limiting production to ten examples with a price tag of €2,000,000. Despite ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz E63AMG Wagon 1 year ago on Autoblog

A covered up E63 AMG Wagon has been caught doing the rounds on public roads before we see it in showrooms some time next year. It looks like the potential ungainliness of the new E-Class could be gracefully smoothed out by the longer lines of the wagon. Of course, even if it is still ungainly, ...

Rendered Speculation: Mercedes-Benz E-class coupe 1 year ago on Autoblog

The crew from CAR laid out what the future holds for Mercedes' two-door offerings and now its tapped Larson to render what the forthcoming E-class coupe will look like ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next year. Taking cues from the Fascination concept unveiled in Paris, the sporty ...

Aston Martin's Lagonda S-class fighter coming in 2012 1 year ago on Autoblog

Aston Martin has stepped in to clarify recent rumors of its Lagonda revival. We know that a Lagonda concept is due to be shown at next year's Geneva Motor Show, and of late it was speculated to be something SUV-ish. An Aston spokesperson has laid out the plan, and this time neglected to mention the ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Mercedes E-Class 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you're Mercedes-Benz, then what you have here is a failure to keep your photo shoots under wraps. First Autobild came out with bare naked shots of the 2009 E-Class, and now German magazine Auto Zeitung has more shots of the car getting some fresh air. With a minimal front end and a profile that ...

Aston Martin Lagonda line could have SUV flavor 1 year ago on Autoblog

When we recently posted on Aston Martin dragging Lagonda out of its crypt, one of the assertions was that "they've reportedly ruled out the possibility of a sport-ute." That might have been nothing more than a semantic turn, as Car & Driver is reporting that the first Lagonda will be "something ...

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Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

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