Archive for the ‘geneva motor show’ Category

Flughafen find of the Day: Sauber F1 auction at Zurich airport

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Raikkonen's Sauber C20: click to view in high resolution Considering that modern Formula One race cars share as much in common with aircraft as they do with actual road-going automobiles, selling retired F1 cars at the airport suddenly seems to make sense. Last month we brought you initial news abou......

Bertone BAT 11 images surface as commissioners present their report

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Click above to see more of the Bertone BAT 11 conceptBertone's future continues to hang in the balance as three court-appointed bankruptcy commissioners move forward with trying to secure a new owner for the 96-year-old design house and coachbuilder. The commissioners have just presented a 132-page ......

Audi R8 V12 TDI has a “50/50″ shot at production, gets driven

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Autoweek and Fourtitude were able to enjoy some seat time in the Audi R8 V12 TDI LeMans concept before its official unveiling in Geneva last week. Their drive was short (about an hour with a 50 mph speed limit imposed by Audi's boffins), but their time at the airport adjacent to Sebring Internationa......

Rolls on a roll: Phantom Coupe sold out already

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click for more high-res images of the Phantom CoupeRolls Royce has been on a roll of late, with a 25-percent increase in global production in 2007, and the gorgeous new Phantom Coupe ready to add to last year's record totals. Since the official announcement of the ultra-luxury two-door, 200 orders h......

Geneva 2008: Ferrari One-to-One personalization program

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above to view in high resolutionShow-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 while Ferrari didn't have any new models to show us, somehow we couldn't help but slow down in front of its......

Geneva 2008: Audi unveils new A4 DTM race car

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click the images to view the new Audi A4 DTM in hi-res The Audi RS4 is a pretty badass car any way you look at it, but put it next to the A4 DTM and it looks remarkably pedestrian. With torquey turbodiesel versions of the R8 supercar, TT range and Q7 sport-ute all making their debuts at the 2008 Gen......

Geneva 2008: updated Alfa Romeo 159

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above to view the updated Alfa Romeo 159 in hi-resWe 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 with the updated Brera and Spider came the revisions to the 159 sedan and Sportwagon.Like its two-doo......

Geneva 2008: 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click to view the 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale in hi-resAs 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 updated Brera, Spider and 159, sat a rare classic supercar, bathed in more red lights and surrounded by m......

Geneva 2008: production Ford Kuga

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above to view the Ford Kuga in hi-resKinetic 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, Ford showed off the production version of the all-new Kuga crossover. Previewed by the concept unveiled ......

Geneva 2008: Japanese ambition, the K07 Spyder

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
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 t......