New York Motor Show- Lexus ES

Lexus says it plans to market the ES as a rival to the Mercedes E-Class but at a lower price. The new model will be available as a hybrid for the first time. The Lexus ES 300h is powered by a 2.5-litre four-cylinder Atkinson cycle petrol engine. Lexus claims the ES hybrid will cover an average of 48mpg. The Lexus ES 350 is powered by a 3.5-litre V6 engine. No diesel engine is offered, which could limit appeal in European markets.

NY Motor Show- Jaguar F-Type

The new Jaguar sports car will be called the F-type and will make production in 2013 initially as a two-seat soft-top convertible. It has been revealed at the New York Motor Show. The F-type, which will be launched with a powertrain that delivers 0-60mph in less than five secs and a top speed in excess of 180mph, was previewed as the C-X16 concept at the Frankfurt motor show last September. The production F-type will be unveiled later this year, probably at the Paris motor show in September.

Geneva 2012: Range Rover Special Editions

Range Rover is celebrating 10 year of its current model with three specials. The Range Rover Westminster edition  replaces the 4.4 TDV8 Vogue and Vogue SE models. The model will go on sale in March, priced from £69,995.  4.4 TDV8 Autobiography and 5.0 V8 Supercharged Autobiography specials get the Range Rover Design Pack as standard. The TDV8 version of this special edition costs from £84,295. These specials will be the last before the current car gets replaced in the summer.



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Geneva 2012- VW Golf GTI Cabrio

Volskwagen has revealed its GTI version of the Golf Cabrio at this weeks Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The hydraulically opening roof takes 9.5 seconds to open at speeds of up to 18mph. It has 207bhp and 207lb ft of torque (as mentioned in a previous post). It has a class leading boot space of 250 litres and will be priced around £27,000 in the UK.

Geneva 2012: VW Cross Coupe Concept

A frugal version of the VW Cross Coupe concept has been shown at this week's Geneva Motor Show. The concept preview the next Tiguan. It is a plug in diesel electric capable of 157mpg and 47g/km of CO2 and a range of up to 800miles. It has 380bhp in total and has a top speed of 137mph. In full electric mode it is capable of 28 miles and a limited top speed of 80mph.




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Geneva 2012- Lamborghini Aventador J

The Lamborghini Aventador J is a one-off, road-legal roadster. It is powered by the same 690bhp V12 as the standard car and has the same 4 wheel drive system. It is priced at 2.1m euros or £1.75million.

Geneva 2012- Audi RS4

The new Audi RS4 has been revealed at this weeks Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland.  It is the successor to the original RS4 in 2000, and like that it will only be available in Estate form. Cars should arrive in the UK in autumn. It should be priced around £55,000. It has the same 4.2L V8 engine as the RS5 and produces 444bhp. Top speed is limited to 155mph but a performance pack could de-limit it to 174mph






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Geneva 2012- Pininfarina Cambiano

Pinifarina have launched a new car at this week's Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The Cambiano has a Hyundai Veloster door layout (that is 2 doors on 1 side and 1 on the other). The range extended electric car has a 79bhp motor in every wheel. It can go from0-62mph in 4.2sec and reach a top speed of 170mph. It's all electric range is 125 miles but is extended when a generator kicks in. 





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Geneva Motor Show 2012- Mercedes SL63AMG

The Mercedes SL63 AMG has been revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The engine produces 530bhp at 5500rpm and 590lb ft at 2000-4500rpm. An optional AMG Performance Package increases power output to 557bhp at 5500rpm and torque goes up to 664lb ft. It has a 0-62mph time at 4.3sec – or 4.2sec with the Performance Package added.

Geneva 2012- Renault Zoe

The Renault Zoe electric supermini has been revealed in production trim at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It is priced at £13,650 OTR (with the 5k government grant). Under the bonnet there’s a 65kw (89hp) motor, which drives the front wheels directly, top speed being limited to 84mph. 

Geneva 2012- Bentley EXP 9 F Concept

The Bentley SUV concept will show what  a 180mph, £150,000 Bentley SUV would look like in production. It is powered by a revised version of the 6 litre W12 in the Continental GT. The four wheel drive car will probably include a 8 speed ZF gearbox. 

Geneva 2012- Fiat 500L

The Fiat 500L made its debut today at the Geneva Motor Show. The L stands for large and it will go on sale around the start of 2013. From launch it will be available with two petrol engines and one diesel.

New Volvo V40

The new 5 door hatchback named the Volvo V40 has been revealed ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week. It comes with six engine options three petrol and three diesel. Prices are going to start at around £19,000 for and entry level 1.6 D2 ES.

VW Golf GTI cabriolet revealed

The Volswagen Golf GTI cabrio has been revealed ahead of its debut at the Geneva Show next month. VW claims fuel consumption of 37.2mpg with emissions of 177 g/km Co2. It has 207bhp and 207lb ft of torque and can reach a top speed of 147mph. Prices are yet to be revealed but it will be around £27,000. deliveries start in the Uk in September 2012.

Mini Countryman JCW revealed

The Mini Countryman JCW has been revealed ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Powered by a 215bhp 1.6-litre turbo four, the Countryman is claimed to do 0-60 (98km/h) in 7 seconds and hit 140mph (225km/h). It is expected to go on sale in September with a price of £27,800.

Jaguar XF Sportbrake revealed

The new Jaguar XF Sportbrake has been revealed ahead of its Geneva Motor Show reveal. It is only the 2nd Jaguar estate ever and is set to compete with the likes of BMW and Audi. With the seats up, boot volume is a roomy 550 litres, but its rivals have more space. When the Sportbrake is launched it will be avaliable with four disel engines. Prices should be around £32,500 for the 2.2 diesel.

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta revealed

The most powerful Ferrari road car ever has made. It produces 730bhp from it's 6.3 V12. It can go from 0-60 in 3.4 seconds and 0-124 in 8.5. its total torque is 509lb ft. Its maximum speed is clamied to be over 211 mph. Pricing has yet to be revealed but it is expected to be above £250,000 ($400,000, 300,000 euros). It is expected to be on sale in right hand drive in 2013.

Citroen DS4 Racing concept

Citroën will reveal plans at Geneva to extend its hot Racing performance brand to the DS4 five-door hatch with a Citroën DS4 Racing concept powered by a 256bhp 1.6 turbo, its most powerful-ever road engine. Citroën claims an impressive 155g/km of CO2. if the production car has the same power it should do a sub-six second 0-60 time and 155mph limited top speed.

Revealed- BMW M135i Hyper-Hatch

BMW has revealed its 300bhp plus six-cylinder powered M135i model. Set to be shown at next week's Geneva Motor Show. The Audi RS3 rivaling hatchback, planned for UK sale before the end of 2012 with a twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder engine putting out around 320bhp. It will do0 -62mph in 4.9sec, 0-124mph in 17.3sec and a limited 155mph top speed.