geneva 2008


VIDEO: BMW ConnectDrive mobile internet in action

The Internet is everywhere, and later this year BMW is joining other digitally connected automakers with its own mobile web service. We gave you details on the ConnectDrive mobile Internet while we were in Geneva, and BMW TV is following up with video of how the technology works. After the jump is a short promotional video that shows what the BMW interface looks like from the cabin of a new X6. If you've got an iPhone or any other mobile device that uses the EDGE network for access to the web, try not to choke when ConnectDrive Internet boss ... Read more →

Geneva 2008: Ferrari One-to-One personalization program Noah Joseph

Click above to view in high resolution Show-stopping new production cars and concepts were not lacking in Geneva this year. There were so many, in fact, that we struggled to take it all in. Yet ...

Geneva 2008: updated Alfa Romeo 159 Noah Joseph

Click above to view the updated Alfa Romeo 159 in hi-res We had plenty of reason to frequent the Alfa Romeo pavilion at this year's Geneva show. After the unveiling of the production 8C Spider along ...

Geneva 2008: 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Noah Joseph

Click to view the 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale in hi-res As if Alfa Romeo didn't come to Geneva with enough eye candy, sitting at the back of its booth at the Palexpo, behind the new 8C Spider and ...

Geneva 2008: production Ford Kuga Noah Joseph

Click above to view the Ford Kuga in hi-res Kinetic design has been swallowing Ford of Europe's product range whole, and took a big bite at this year's Geneva Motor Show. Alongside the new Fiesta, ...

Geneva 2008: Japanese ambition, the K07 Spyder 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the K.O. 7 and 8. When we make the trek to Switzerland each year, there always seems to be one particular car that stands out. It's generally something unexpected from an independent automaker far removed from the spotlight. This year, tucked away in a corner cubicle of ...

Geneva 2008: Renault Megane Coupe Concept - more details, more pics, more slick 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of the Renault Megane Concept Renault is known for doing hatchbacks, and it does them well, but that's about it. Seeking to increase its market share, Renault's range is rapidly expanding to include a more diversified line-up. Unveiled alongside the new Laguna ...

Geneva 2008: updated Alfa Romeo Brera & Spider 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider in hi-res We here at Autoblog would like to thank Alfa Romeo for releasing updated versions of the Brera and Spider models. Not because we're that excited about the minimal updates themselves, but because it gave us another excuse to stop by the Alfa ...

Geneva 2008: Renault Koleos clocks in for work 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of the new Renault Koleos Renault pulled out all the stops for this year's Geneva Motor Show, taking the wraps off the swoopy Megane Coupe concept, as well as debuting the Twingo Renaultsport, Laguna GT and this, the Koleos crossover. Although closely based on ...

Geneva 2008: Honda F1 RA300 and RA108 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of Honda's 1967 RA300 and new RA108 Honda has a long history in grand prix racing. The sport's first Japanese team debuted with its own home-grown chassis and engine in 1964, taking its first victory in only its second year in Formula One at the 1965 Mexican Grand ...

Geneva 2008, a Space Oddity: Italdesign-Giugiaro Quantara 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Italdesign Giugiaro Quaranta concept Beauty may be in the eye of the proverbial beholder and all that, but the Italdesign Quaranta wasn't quite the beauty of the Geneva ball. And while Giorgetto Giugiaro, the celebrated designer at the studio's helm, has ...

Geneva 2008: Swiss Misses 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Swiss Misses from Geneva There were quite a few models here in Geneva who were eager to show off their employers' latest and greatest offerings. Of course, we want to make sure that they don't lose their jobs due to our lack of attention, so we lent a hand ...

Geneva 2008: Spyker C8 Aileron 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of the Spyker C8 Aileron Making any car longer, particularly a sportscar, comes with penalties and concessions. But Spyker managed to circumvent them with the new C8 Aileron, which the eccentric Dutch automaker unveiled here in Geneva. Despite a ten-centimeter ...

Geneva 2008: more images of the Pininfarina Sintesi 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view the Pininfarina Sintesi concept in hi-res Pininfarina. Just the name evokes thoughts of sheet-metal rendered into curvaceous works of art. And at Geneva this year, Pininfarina did not disappoint, unveiling one of the most achingly beautiful four-door concepts we've seen to date. ...

Geneva 2008: Spending time with the Tata Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Tata Nano. The Geneva Motor Show provided our first opportunity to get up close and mildly personal with Tata's potentially revolutionary Nano. Overall, we're pretty damned impressed. The squat dimensions and short overhangs lend themselves well to the ...

Blame the dollar for no VW Scirocco in the States 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 VW Scirocco Volkswagen has made it categorically clear that the only reason it will not sell the recently unveiled Scirocco in the United States is because of the weak dollar. Bloomberg quotes VW's sales and marketing chief Detlef Wittig as saying, "The ...

Geneva 2008: Sbarro Pendolauto leaning motorcycle 1 year ago on Autoblog

Last October, when Yamaha showed off its Tesseract concept, we had trouble deciding how to classify the vehicle other than as extremely awesome. We are left scratching our heads yet again as Swiss automobile and motorcycle customizing company Sbarro unleashes its Pendolauto concept. Like the ...

What say you? Should Ford sell Fiesta hatchbacks in U.S.? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford Fiesta hatchbacks Though Ford has stated that it will only sell the new Fiesta in the U.S. as a sedan, the debut of two hatchback versions at the Geneva Motor Show this week, a three-door and a five-door model, apparently has the Blue Oval boys and ...

Geneva 2008: Weak in the knees for the Artega GT Intro 2008 Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Artega GT Intro 2008 Edition What started as an innocent crush last year in Geneva and blossomed into a budding romance in Frankfurt, has finally turned into a full-blown obsession. Our first introduction to the Artega GT proved love isn't blind, particular ...

Geneva Surprise: Christian von Koenigsegg speaks about the Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image above for high-res gallery of the CCXR Edition Covering a show like Geneva has its ups and downs for a journalist. Most of the time you are trying to follow a very tight schedule of press conferences that has you shifting 50 feet every fifteen minutes for about 12 hours a day. The ...

Geneva 2008: Twingo Renault Sport so cute you might want two or three 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Renault Twingo Sport This is another in a long line of European cars we just can't buy in the States, but that we'd give our left lug nuts to drive on a daily basis. The recently unveiled Twingo Renault Sport joins a group of euro cars that combine economy ...

Geneva 2008: Mansory displays a few supercar transformations 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery OK, we've seen some of their previous work so we probably shouldn't have expected much more this time around, but when we heard that Mansory had gotten its hands on an SLR and a Ferrari 599 GTB, we certainly hoped that it would figure out a way to enhance their ...

Geneva 2008: IED students design Maserati Chicane concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of the IED Maserati Chicane concept Geneva has been good to Maserati. Last year the company unveiled the GranTurismo to thunderous applause, and followed up this year with the more powerful GranTurismo S. Meanwhile, the students of the Instituto Europeo di ...

Geneva 2008: Rinspeed sQuba, submergible absurdity 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Rinspeed sQuba concept. While the Geneva Motor Show provides its own brand of ridiculousness, the Rinspeed crew takes the cake in Switzerland. We've already seen the pics, the prosperously pompous video and have attempted to rationalize the Rinspeed sQuba ...

Geneva 2008: Bertone B.A.T. 11's clandestine debut 1 year ago on Autoblog

Bertone's not officially exhibiting at Geneva this year, as the company is going through some upheaval, but it still made a splash in Switzerland. The B.A.T. 11, paying direct homage to the original B.A.T. concepts, was unveiled in Geneva at the AutoDesignNight event. The car was commissioned by ...

Geneva 2008: Chevrolet Aveo 3-Door 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Chevrolet Aveo Three-Door. What more can be said about the Euro-market Chevy Aveo three-door? Fortunately, not much. The new Aveo gets the reworked front fascia, complete with Anime eyes and gaping maw, while the shallow accent lines that flank the doors ...

Geneva 2008: Opel Meriva, a new take on the MPV 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Meriva concept. We finally wound our way over to Opel's booth to check out the newest take on the compact MPV concept. The Meriva's small footprint would lend itself well to the urban confines Opel expects the majority of buyers to be based out of, and ...

Geneva 2008: Morgan LifeCar 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Morgan LifeCar For a company that still makes cars out of wood, Morgan knows not only how to hang in there, but to come up with some really neat stuff. The LifeCar divides a line that reaches well into the past and well into the future. Its lines are retro ...

Geneva 2008: Audi Q7 V12 TDI Coastline redefines "flagship" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the Audi Q7 V12 TDI Coastline in hi-res The Audi Q7 Coastline is not the first attempt at infusing an automobile with a nautical theme, but it very well might be the most exquisite execution we've seen to date. Forget about automotive mishaps like the Mercury Villager Nautica edition ...

Geneva 2008: Koenigsegg unleashes the Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for more carbon fiberrific images of the Koenigsegg Edtion CCXR. We were all set to go shoot the Koenigsegg CCX and CCXR Edition cars in their exotic black and red kit, but what we found instead was this carbon fiber goddess. There's nothing quite like a raw carbon fiber finish to make the ...

Geneva 2008: Fiat 500 Abarth punches above its weight 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of the Fiat 500 Abarth Nestled between designer-edition Bugattis, drop-dead drop-top Alfas and suped-up Maseratis, it'd have been all too easy to miss something as small as the new 500 Abarth. But that would've been a big mistake, because the ...

Geneva 2008: Land Rover LRX is back... in black 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of the Land Rover LRX concept Segments keep blending and niches keep growing. We don't complain, though, when the results are as stunning as the LRX concept. Land Rover brought a second version of the show car to Geneva in a sharp new black-and-silver paintjob ...

Geneva 2008: Lotus adds Europa SE for 2008 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the Lotus Europa SE. As we reported earlier, Lotus has a new range of Europas for 2008, at least in their eponymous market. Still not coming to the States as far as we've heard, but with the "Eagle" already soaring, we think we can wait. Not that the Europa is a bad ...

Geneva 2008: Volvo XC60 softroads in style 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Volvo XC60. Volvo's entrance into the ever-expanding crossover segment was finally revealed here in Geneva when the wraps were pulled off the new XC60. The swoopy, Swedish cute 'ute will make its way Stateside later this year powered by the turbocharged T6, ...

Geneva 2008: Newest Lotus Exige 270E will run on anything 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel We posted about this latest Exige a couple of days ago and just saw it in Geneva. Not a lot different on the outside really besides the paint scheme that helps us remember that this is in fact a Tri-Fuel capable Exige 270E. Even ...

Geneva 2008: Ford's European cabrio comes into Focus 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view the Ford Focus CC in high resolution Ford took the occasion of the Geneva Motor Show to display the latest variant of the European Focus that we wish we could get in the good ol' US of A, the Pininfarina-built Focus Coupe-Cabriolet. As we reported one month ago in the wind-up ...

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