Archive for February, 2008

2008 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe breaks cover

Rolls-Royce has released pics of the Phantom CoupĂ©, and if any one from Rolls is reading this, you can sign us up for one in every color. And we don’t mean the standard colors — we mean every single color. Sure, the car only has two doors, but even we still experience a bit […]

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Geneva Motor Show 2008 Preview: First Fiat 500 Abarth official images leaked

This morning, we brought you a Fiat-provided doodle showing a super-deformed 500 Abarth meant to give us a gist of what to expect when the Italian automaker pulls the cover off the Scorpion-emblazoned performance variant. What we didn’t expect was that we’d be seeing official images on the same day we posted the sketch. […]

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Leakage: Volvo XC60 shots hit the ‘Net before 2008 Geneva Motor Show

The Geneva Motor Show is right around the bend and the “leaks” are beginning to pop up left and right. The first major production model to surface is Volvo’s new XC60, a cute ‘ute that’s instrumental to Volvo’s future plans in the U.S. market.
The XC60 originally appeared on (lemme get this right) automenedzser.hu and the […]

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Geneva Motor Show 2008: Ford Kuga set to attack Europe

When Ford introduced the Iosis X Concept back in 2006, it proved that the Blue Oval’s European Kinetic design language could transfer over to a CUV remarkably well. And when the Kuga Concept made its debut in Frankfurt, it was obvious that much of what made the Iosis X such an eye-catcher would come to […]

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Geneva Motor Show 2008 Preview: 2009 Ford Fiesta is filled with Verve!

With two and a half weeks to go before the Geneva Motor Show, Ford has finally released details on the production version of its new global small car. After the Verve concept debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September, the speculation began about what it’d be called when it arrived in showrooms. Ford’s marketing […]

Friday, February 15th, 2008

2008 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Rinspeed sQuba Concept - For the spy who loves you

Back in 1977, James Bond took a Lotus Esprit for a swim in The Spy Who Loved Me. It’s only fitting that Swiss design company Rinspeed, known for its crazy concepts that often involve playing in the water, has based its newest creation on the Lotus Elise. Called the sQuba, this submersible convertible was first […]

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Geneva Auto Show 2008 Preview: Lorinser Nardo3 Mercedes SL

Perennial Mercedes-Benz tuner Lorinser is coming to Geneva with some new toys. Highlighting its booth at the fast-approaching auto salon will be the Nardo3. Based on the outgoing Mercedes SL AMG roadster, the Nardo3 borrows its name from the high-speed test track in Italy and strives to live up to the name by boosting power […]

Thursday, February 14th, 2008