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Geneva 2009: Kia No 3 concept cooler than expected

After all the teaser shots of the Kia No 3 concept, we finally got to see it in the metal out on the floor of the Geneva Motor Show today. In its press materials, Kia describes this as a new five-seat MPV, although we're personally a bit dubious of that description. In Europe there are taller versions of various hatchbacks that fit the description of an MPV such as the Ford C-Max and VW Golf Plus. The closest we have in the U.S. is the Mazda5, and the No 3 concept doesn't seem to fit with any of those. Aside from its odd categorization, ... Read more →

Geneva 2009: Bentley takes a tipple, Continental SuperSports goes FFV Sam Abuelsamid

Bentley claims that the new Continental Supersports is the fastest, most powerful production Bentley ever produced. But beyond raw power and speed, CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen said it was the ...

Geneva Preview: Protoscar Lampos promises clean-air top-down motoring Chris Paukert

While Tesla has made the biggest splash with its Roadster, a number of other companies have been busily developing their own electric-powered droptops, including Protocar. You may remember ...

Autoblog Podcast #117 Dan Roth

This week, Sam and Chris return from a short hiatus for some fun with a Rolls Royce and a BMW 750Li. After we get all the iDrive carping out of our systems, we move on to what we might see at the ...

REPORT: 1350 HP Bugatti Veyron Centenaire headed for Geneva Noah Joseph

It may have only been ten years or so since the Volkswagen Group relaunched Bugatti, but anyone familiar with historic automobiles – or automotive history – will tell you that the stoic ...

Opel Ampera caught in the buff ahead of Geneva reveal 8 months ago on Autoblog

One of the many cars we'll be seeing at the Geneva Motor Show is the Opel Ampera. The Ampera is essentially nothing more than a Chevrolet Volt with a new face. The Opel grille and headlights have largely been lifted from the Flextreme concept that appeared at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. General ...

Geneva Preview: Rolls-Royce 200EX Concept teaser surfaces 8 months ago on Autoblog

The oft-spied Rolls-Royce RR4 finally has a name -- 200 EX -- and will be unveiled in concept form at the Geneva Motor Show in a couple of weeks. The 200EX will be a new, smaller model to slot in below the current Phantom sedan and coupe, riding on a new platform and with an all-new engine. The ...

Geneva Preview: Mighty Morphin' iChange proves Rinspeed is up to its old tricks 8 months ago on Autoblog

From the gloriously fertile mind of Frank Rinderknecht comes the Rinspeed iChange, a shape-shifting zero-emissions concept car. As its name suggests, the iChange actually morphs its body shape depending on how many people are going to be onboard, thus optimizing its aerodynamic profile around ...

Dacia teases with new concept ahead of Geneva debut 9 months ago on Autoblog

If Dacia has managed to establish a name for itself, it has been on no-frills, low-cost vehicles. But Renault's Romanian budget brand is preparing to unveil a new concept car at the Geneva Motor Show that looks poised to blow the doors off its lackluster image with some show-stopping forms. The ...

Spy Shots: BMW Alpina B7 caught in traffic ahead of Geneva debut 9 months ago on Autoblog

Controversial BMW designer Chris Bangle may be out of the picture, but Bimmer's new 7-Series still bears his hallmarks. That aside, the new F01-generation holds much promise, with the possibility of a seemingly endless succession of performance variants speeding down the autobahn in hot pursuit. ...

Double Treat: Aston to debut DBS roadster, V12 Vantage in Geneva? 9 months ago on Autoblog

Aston Martin doesn't have a huge product range. In fact, until the Rapide and One-77 come along, its line-up essentially boils down to two models: the Vantage and the DB9. And if reports coming straight from Switzerland are to be believed, the now-independent British sportscar company is ...

Low-spec MINI One Clubman set for Geneva debut 9 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 ...

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: 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: Bentley's future involves drawing straw 1 year ago on Autoblog

The big news from Bentley in Geneva wasn't really about today -- but stay tuned for 2012. Bentley plans to have its wheel-to-well measure of CO2 emissions down to less than 120g/km, from 400 g/km now. How? By lightening the cars, by engineering better transmissions, and through powerplants able to ...

Geneva 2008: Bugatti Veyron Fbg by Hermes, scepter and empire not included 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for hi-res gallery of the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermes The press release says "This car's greatest strength is its ability to make you feel like a child again (a somewhat boisterous child, admittedly)." We can't agree enough. Who among us doesn't have childhood tales of doing 200-plus ...

Geneva 2008: Peugeot 308 GT THP 175 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the pic above to see a hi-res gallery of the Peugeot 308 GT THP 175 If you want a MINI, but you'd rather it looked and felt like a Peugeot 308, then this is the car for you. It's got the same engine that Peugeot makes for BMW's kleine Wunder-brand, but it's got all that chunky Peugeot ...

Geneva 2008: BMW 1-Series accesories not carbon neutral 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more hi-res shots of the carbon-heavy BMW 1-Series performance parts P. T. Barnum already answered how many people you could fit in an itty bitty car. BMW is now trying to figure out how much carbon you can fit into the same. The BMW 1-Series performance parts will keep ...

Geneva 2008: Peugeot 308SW says big and funky in French 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for hi-res shots of the Peugeot 308SW The Peugeot 308SW (for SportWagon), on the show floor, does not look like a big car. It certainly doesn't look big enough to swallow seven full-sized people. On the rotating podium, however, the car looked almost monstrous. Get inside, and ...

Geneva 2008: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics diesel hybrid is a camel 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a hi-res gallery of the BMW X5 Vision EfficientDynamics A man might not be a camel, but BMW's X5 Vision EfficientDynamics hybrid is. The vehicle, with its twin-turbo 4-cylinder diesel engine mated to a li-ion battery pack that doesn't need to be refueled until after the ...

Geneva 2008: Mercedes SL63 is white hot 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more hi-res shots of the SL63 Two doors, no top, red leather interior, ceramic brakes, and 538 horses is a combination you once expected to be named for an Italian city or racing personage. No more. And while the alpha-numeric SL63 might not be all that Germanic in itself, ...

Geneva 2008: M3 Cab takes the spotlight 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the above photo for more shots of the M3 Convertible BMW was highlighting its green credentials today, so it gave no more than a mention to the M3 Cabriolet -- but that doesn't mean the M3 went unloved. The impossibly blue convertible sat just around the corner from the Vision Hybrid in the ...

Geneva 2008: Renault Megane Coupe concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res of the Renault Megane Coupe concept. Koleos, Laguna GT and Twingo RS. Those are three of the four new models which Renault was anticipated to unveil at this year's Geneva show, but right up until the end of the press conference, a big question mark hung over the identity ...

Geneva 2008: Zagato Bentley Continental GTZ 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res shots of the Zagato Bentley Continental GTZ Since we're still in the midst of awards season, the trophy for least complicated reveal goes to Zagato, which made nary a fuss over its angularized and curvified Bentley Continental GTZ. Just a note, a bigger note and press ...

Geneva 2008: Brabus Bullitt, SLR Roadster & Ultimate 112 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more hi-res shots of the Brabus Black Arrow in matte and siblings We had Brabus for breakfast here in Geneva, and it is hereby declared the Breakfast of (Obscenely Wealthy) Champions. The Bullitt Black Sheep Arrow in matte -- what else -- black, sat brooding near its pure ...

Geneva '08 Preview: SEAT Bocanegra Concept = next Ibiza 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the SEAT Bocanegra Concept SEAT is set to unveil the Bocanegra Concept tomorrow during the first press day of the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, and it previews the upcoming replacement for the production Ibiza model. For those familiar with the rather homely looking ...

Matte Missile: BRABUS Bullit Black Arrow to attack Geneva 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the BRABUS Bullit Black Arrow At its Frankfurt introduction last year, the BRABUS Bullit was positioned as the tuner's ultimate "sleeper." Painted a fairly standard-looking gray with subdued black wheels and carbon-fiber accents, the Bullit did differ from some ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Lotus updates the Europa 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge A few years back as the Esprit was fading into history, Lotus devised the Europa as an alternative for drivers for whom the little Elise and Exige were a bit too hardcore. The Elise chassis was stretched and a slightly more upscale interior was put in place to create what was ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Castagna to show custom RR Phantom Coupe Royale 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to enlarge The Autoblog crew is setting off for Geneva to bring you all the goodies, and along with the wealth of exciting new production cars and concepts, there'll be a whole mess of customized tuner cars, as well. Usually the latter comes after the former, but in this one case both ...

Geneva 2008: Audi Q7 coastline concept - It's got shore power! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to cruise through a hi-res gallery of the Q7 coastline concept In addition to introducing the production Q7 V12 TDI ultra-ute, Audi will use this week's Geneva Motor Show to christen a concept based on its new flagship. "Flagship" is actually an appropriate term, as the Q7 coastline takes a ...

Bunk! Nissan won't be unveiling a GT-R V-Spec in Geneva 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for a high-res gallery of the Nissan GT-R. Contrary to a few reports that began surfacing around the web this morning, Nissan will not be showing off a hopped-up version of the GT-R at the Geneva Motor Show next week. With all the spy shots, general speculation and history of the GT-R ...

Geneva '08 Preview: BMW twin-turbo diesel hybrid X5 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics X5. Every auto show nowadays has to have its fair share of "green" concepts, and Geneva won't be any different. Over at the BMW stand, the automaker will be showing off its Vision EfficientDynamics Concept that's packing a ...

Pics aplenty: 2009 Audi A4 Avant 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Audi A4 Avant. Audi was nice enough to provide us with some more shots of the 2009 A4 Avant ahead of its official unveiling in Geneva next month. As discussed previously, the new estate gets an extra five inches tacked onto its back end to produce a ...

BMW bringing aero kit for the 1-series to Geneva, tii variant rumored 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the BMW 1-series tii concept. Among the assorted wares BMW will be showing off in Geneva, the Bavarian boys will also be displaying a complete accessories package for the 1-series that includes a number of the aerodynamic features we've seen already. According ...

2009 Audi A4 Avant revealed ahead of Geneva 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Audi A4 Avant. Wagonistas, your chariot has arrived. After showing off the new-for-2009 A4 in Frankfurt, Audi has finally released the details about for its A4 Avant prior to its debut in Geneva next month. The estate version of the A4 is nearly ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Saab releases 9-1X teaser shot 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've got to give GM props on this one, since, unlike other automakers, it's blacked-out teaser isn't nearly as susceptible to Photoshop trickery. Regardless, Saab put up the image above on its media site announcing what we already knew: the Saab 9-1X concept is coming to Geneva and it's going to ...

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Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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