Get on the bus with the new VW electric drive “Bulli” concept at the 2011 Geneva auto show. Bus, magic now ‘electric’ bus from VW carries six including the driver with a ’infotainment’ mantra iPad center console interface. The iPad interface controls Bluetooth hands-free telephone, navigation, climate control, and the hazard warning switch. Also, the speedometer and [...]
Geneva, Switzerland – GTA Spano showed off the V10-powered, 820-horsepower with torque of 960 nm at the 81st edition of the International Motor Show in Geneva . The car has a carbon fiber-kevlar composite and aluminum chassis, and will be limited to a run of 99 examples worldwide. With all that power and very little [...]
Geneva, Switzerland – During the 81st Geneva Motor Show, a Porsche 911 GT3 R with innovative hybrid drive made its debut, opening up a new chapter in the history of Porsche with more than 20,000 wins in 45 years scored by the extremely successful Porsche 911 in racing trim. Porsche’s press release states that the [...]
Geneva, Switzerland – The world preview of GO! and Tex at the 81st edition of the International Motor Show in Geneva marked the debut of Italdesign Giugiaro as part of the Volkswagen Group. The two prototypes are the Giugiaro’s interpretation for the Volkswagens of the future designed for the A0 segment. “We conducted a research [...]
Geneva, Switzerland – 81st annual Geneva motor show From Koenigsegg press release: The design The Agera is designed with the minimalistic “less is more” philosophy in mind. This philosophy means that the shape of the car has to be purely functional with no added features except those purely needed to meet regulation, added safety, ergonomics, [...]
Wayne Brannon, President Chevrolet Europe, sat down with Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, and a group of journalists at the 2011 Geneva motor show. Brannon has set a goal of selling one million Chevys in Europe by 2015-2016, assuming the economy continues to recover. Ramp up, ramp down When you have so many launches – [...]
It’s the only part of the body, or the car, that touches the ground, the heels and the wheels. We took a few extra seconds to look at the heels & wheels that make up the 81st Geneva International Motor Show at Palexpo for Geneva press days. The show features World and European premieres of [...]
Geneva, Switzerland – Two world premieres were unveiled at the 2011 Geneva motor show. the launch of the new Saab 9-3 Griffin range, and the unveiling of a limited edition Convertible celebrating Saab’s first year of independence. Also on stage was a concept entitled, Concept for Future Saab Design, conceived by a team under new [...]
Pagani has the Zonda, but the Huayra has been engineered to meet U.S. safety and emissions standards, and should be available in the United States to the few extremely wealthy individuals that can afford $1.4 million. Top speed of 230 mph, under 3,000 pounds and a carbon-titanium monocoque chassis cradling a mid-mounted engine that gives [...]
” As Churchill said, If you’re going through Hell, keep going.” Victor Muller Victor Muller, Chairman of Saab, and CEO, Jan Ake Jonsson, sat down at the 2011 Geneva auto show with a group of journalists, and stopped to talk to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com. Saab has nothing to lose and everything to gain. General [...]
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