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2012 Geneva Motor Show

Promo: Lamborghini Aventador J Unica Goes on Crazy Ride
Promo: Lamborghini Aventador J Unica Goes on Crazy Ride

22 Apr 2012, 11:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Geneva 2012, one month ago: the world is blown away when they see the Aventador J, a one-off speedster capable of insane speeds. The car was built specifically for a rich client and it went from concept sketch to reality in a short amount of time. ...

 
Bentley SUV Chosen Over Sportscar Due to 911 Overlap
Bentley SUV Chosen Over Sportscar Due to 911 Overlap

17 Mar 2012, 16:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It’s no secret that Bentley’s version of the full-sized Land Rover is one of the most loathed concept cars in a long time. And it’s not because people are calling it impure and a dilution of the brand, but because it’s ugly....

 
Bertone Nuccio Will Be Fully Revealed in Beijing
Bertone Nuccio Will Be Fully Revealed in Beijing

15 Mar 2012, 12:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It’s no secret that the fanciful Bertone Nuccio Concept car is not on our to-buy list. The vehicle show at the Geneva Motor Show was unique, granted, but in a way that made it look like a sci-fi movie vehicle, not an attractive ownership prop...

 
Lamborghini Aventador J Speedster Took 6 Weeks to Build
Lamborghini Aventador J Speedster Took 6 Weeks to Build

14 Mar 2012, 14:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’ve told you time and time again that cars are primarily about money. You might think that only people with good taste and a passion for the history of a brand can afford to buy a truly special supercar, but actually any sweatshop owner wit...

 
Pininfarina Considering Cambiano Limited Production
Pininfarina Considering Cambiano Limited Production

14 Mar 2012, 14:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Geneva had its horror stories when it came to the concept segment, and we are not going to name the Bentley SUV and Bertone Nuccio because that would be rude and repetitive. But there is nothing ugly or disturbing about the Piningarina Cambiano Con...

 
Peugeot 208 Is so French It Dances
Peugeot 208 Is so French It Dances

13 Mar 2012, 08:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We think that the Peugeot 208 marks the return to form for the French car. Not only is it smaller than the 207 it replaces, but it’s also much better looking. In fact, the 208 is so French in nature that it’s even gotten a taste for mod...

 
Zoe Talks Fiesta ST in Geneva
Zoe Talks Fiesta ST in Geneva

12 Mar 2012, 12:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford of Europe has posted yet another video of Swiss model Zoe Torinesi from the show floor in Geneva. The media has done its job now, and in the fifth day of the venue the public is swarming to look at the new cars, both road-worthy and conceptual...

 
Range Rover Evoque Convertible in Motion
Range Rover Evoque Convertible in Motion

12 Mar 2012, 08:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A lot of words have been written about the Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept, most of them good. If we can have coupe crossovers, why not drop-top? Land Rover is likely going to go ahead with production of this car, but since it’s g...

 
The Bentley SUV Needs a Makeover!
The Bentley SUV Needs a Makeover!

11 Mar 2012, 19:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Bentley has jumped into action for Geneva, bringing not only a couple of V8-powered models, the new GT coupe and GTC convertible, and a special version of the Mulsanne luxury saloon. But what people really wanted to see was something called the EXP...

 
Bentley SUV Will Be Changed!
Bentley SUV Will Be Changed!

10 Mar 2012, 19:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Before this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the automotive world was all rumors and whispers about the arrival of a Bentley SUV. It was a hard pill to swallow when it finally arrived, as the concept that was shown, named EXP 9 F, was sort of an&hel...

 
Award: Hottest Car at Geneva 2012
Award: Hottest Car at Geneva 2012

9 Mar 2012, 19:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Sci-fi movies from the 50s showed us that the year 2000 would place us all behind the wheel of flying cars, but engineers weren’t quite as fast as writers and here we are driving the same four-wheeled vehicles. Si, if the technology in our c...

 
2012 Geneva Motor Show: The Girls
2012 Geneva Motor Show: The Girls

9 Mar 2012, 12:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Photographer Alex Stephen Teuscher was also at the Geneva Motor Show this week, and he backed us up with a crucial bit of imagery from the Swiss venue: the show girls that are the delight of every such event. To give a short impression of what G...

 
Brabus Mercedes C-Coupe 800 Bullit in Geneva
Brabus Mercedes C-Coupe 800 Bullit in Geneva

8 Mar 2012, 18:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Brabus has really disappointed us with body kits for the smart fortwo or the Mercedes B-Class, but all that is forgiven when you look at the flagship of the C-Class range. This is the Brabus Bullit 800, and yes, we know that’s not how bullet ...

 
Gumpert Apollo Enraged Unveiled in Geneva
Gumpert Apollo Enraged Unveiled in Geneva

8 Mar 2012, 15:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For this year’s Geneva Motor Show, German supercar manufacturer Gumpert came with an even uglier version of the Apollo. But this time, the car is also black to hide the horror, and has the brutish strength to defend itself when attacked. T...

 
Hamann McLaren MP4-12C memoR in Geneva
Hamann McLaren MP4-12C memoR in Geneva

8 Mar 2012, 15:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This year’s Geneva Motor Show has to be one of the best events ever when it comes to tuned supercars, and this McLaren MP4-12C tuned by Hamann is among the best. The car is called memoR, which sounds like some sort of medicine, but is actuall...

 
Swiss Model Zoe Presents Ford B-MAX in Geneva
Swiss Model Zoe Presents Ford B-MAX in Geneva

8 Mar 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever wonder what automakers actually mean when they say the girls at the motor show stands aren’t just for show? We do all the time, since so much of our time is spent covering these events. While we already covered the new Ford B-MAX, bot...

 
Aston Martin V12 Zagato... Again
Aston Martin V12 Zagato... Again

8 Mar 2012, 13:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yes, we know you’ve seen the car, but we’re going to show it a million more times if we have to, because the Italian design house Zagato has done the most spectacular job ever at converting an Aston Martin. The V12 Zagato showed up i...

 
2012 Opel Astra OPC Makes Video Debut
2012 Opel Astra OPC Makes Video Debut

8 Mar 2012, 10:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Opel’s fans will definitely have something to look forward to this year, as the brand new OPC hothatch has made its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and will soon arrive on the market. We still don’t know the ever-important pric...

 
Toyota Engineers Explains GT 86 in Bad English!
Toyota Engineers Explains GT 86 in Bad English!

8 Mar 2012, 10:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tetsuya Tada, Toyota’s Chief Engineer for the development of the GT 86 sports coupe, was on hand at the Geneva Motor Show to explain his ‘baby’. For whatever reason, at the Swiss venue he chose to speak about the car in English. ...

 
Techart 2012 Porsche 911 in Geneva
Techart 2012 Porsche 911 in Geneva

8 Mar 2012, 10:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With the market roll out of the seventh-generation Porsche 911 underway, it’s big business to be among the first tuners to offer a body kit. This is Techart’s answer, a cosmetically enhanced version of the 911 Carrera that was filmed...