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MINI John Cooper Works S2000

MINI has exhibited the new John Cooper Works S2000 WRC, which actually will be driven by Dani Sordo (ES) and Kris Meeke (GB) in its rally debut at the Rally Italy from 5 – 8 May 2011. The car will also enter the competition in various other events which will take place in Finland, Germany, France, Spain and Great Britain. The MINI John Cooper Works S2000 on display in Geneva will be entered by private teams at the end of March in Rally Portugal. The reworked version features a big rear win

Mitsubishi e-compact

E-compact concept is one of the latest creations of Misubishi Motor Company. The small car was unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and it will go in production later this year. Misubishi e-compact measures 3 740mm long, 1 680mm wide, 1 490mm high. It is B-segment vehicle, but it offers 5-seats and enough luggage space. E-compact is powered by 1.0 liter three-cylinder MIVEC petrol engine coupled with 5-speed manual gearbox. It also features Auto Stop and Go system and Brake energy regene

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Aston Martin AMR-One Race Car

Aston Martin will hit the new season with specially developed LMP1 race car. The project name is AMR-One and the driver line-up is also confirmed. AMR-One is powered by a 2.0 litre turbocharged six cylinder direct injection petrol engine, which is created for a new bespoke carbon fibre chassis designed and manufactured by Aston Martin Racing.Power is fed to the rear wheels via a six-speed transverse semi automatic pneumatic shift, Xtrac racing gearbox. The race car meets all new regulation

Gumpert Tornante by Touring Superleggera

Gumpert has released a new model – Tornate by Touring. The strange name comes from Italian coach builders Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. Currently, a model of the car is on display at the Gumpert platform at the Geneva Motor Show. Gumpert Tornate by Touring is powered by bi-turbo V8 with 700PS (515 kW) and it is expected to have staggering performance. Top speed is above 300 km/h (186 mph). The engine is mated to 6-speed TT40e semi-automatic gear box with paddle shifters. The supersports car stands on 19”

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2011 Audi RS3

Audi RS3 debuted in Geneva, after it was officially announced in November, 2010. This is the top version of the current A3 and feature high performance upgrades – powerful engine, stiffened suspension, big wheels, big brakes and some sporty interior upgrades. The exterior modifications include an aggressive front fascia, an anthracite grille and matt aluminum accents. There are also modified side skirts, a dual exhaust system and 19” alloys. Inside, RS3 boasts sport seats upholstered wi

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Fiat 500 Coupe Zagato Concept

Fiat has unveiled the 500 Coupe Zagato Concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The small city car is designed with the help of Fiat Group's Centro Stile design center. 500 Coupe Zagato is inspired by the original vehicle, which was created in 1952. The new version is 3.55 m in length, 1.63 m in width, 1.49 m in height and has a 2.3m wheelbase. It is powered by 0.9 liter TwinAir two-cylinder engine with 105PS (77 kW) and 155Nm (114 lb-ft). 500 Coupe Zagato boasts chrome exterior trims contrast

Subaru Boxer Sports Car Architecture

Subaru unveiled BOXER Sports Car Architecture at the Geneva Motor Show. The concept vehicle is powered by 2.0-liter naturally-aspirated horizontally-opposed Boxer engine. The interesting thing about the car is that it is RWD. We are used to Subaru’s AWD system, but the new idea is definitely good. The RWD sports car will bring to the customers of Subaru a new horizons. The BOXER Sports Car Architecture is a technical masterpiece that has been designed so that drivers can fully enjoy Subaru

ABT Audi R8 GT S

ABT Audi R8 GT S produces 620PS (456 kW), which is 20% more than the factory’s power of 525PS (386 kW). 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds and Vmax 320 km/h. The 5.2 liter V10 received a number of upgrades, which the tuning company keep in secret. However, the car is fully compatible for everyday use and is real fun for cruising on country roads. There is also a sport exhaust system to “calm” down your ears. The convertible stands on enormous  20” ABT BR alloys or 19” CR Superlight rims. Ther

ABT Audi A6

ABT are ready with their tuning package for the new Audi A6. There are several performance packages for the 3.0 TDI engine as well as 3.0 TFSI. ABT also offers a complete body kit and big rims. ABT offers two stages for 3.0 litre V6 TDI engine. The first one boosts the engine to 282PS (207 kW), the second offers 310PS (228 kW). The mighty 3.0 TFSI is boosted to 410PS (302 kW). "For us the A6 is an extravagant, straight-forward car, which doesn’t show off yet also doesn’t hide away," commen

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Pogea Audi A1

Pogea Racing has premiered its Pogea Audi A1, a completely new interpretation of the young Audi member. Enhancing the ultra-compact A1 with only classic chip tuning, Pogea Racing has unlock all the passwords protecting the factory fitted engine control unit in the A1 via a module called Tuning Protection Level 10, offering its customers full access and boosted output figures of up to 156 horsepower at 5500 revs and 266 Nm of peak torque at 3300 rpm, instead of the serial 122 horsepower and 200 N

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BRABUS 700 Biturbo

At the display of the 81st edition of Geneva Motor Show, Brabus, the famous German tuning specialist has introduced its newest development, the BRABUS 700 Biturbo based on the stellar Mercedes SLS AMG. Sporting the deluxe WIDESTAR wide-body kit, the amazing BRABUS 700 Biturbo packs a next-level high-tech turbocharger system (B63 bi-turbo) for its M 159, liquid-cooled V8 Four-stroke engine, boosting its output figures to the mind-boggling 700 horsepower (514 kW) and 850 Nm (626 lb-ft) of max t

NOVITEC ROSSO GTO888

NOVITEC ROSSO has introduced the car world an extremely improved conversion of Maranello’s super ride Ferrari 599 GTO at the Geneva Motor Show. Dubbed NOVITEC ROSSO GTO888, the exotic machine highlights superior outer styling with silver finish and yellow cross stripe, monstrous, custom-tailored forged wheels NOVITEC ROSSO NF4, measuring 21-inches at the front and 22-inches at the rear wrapped in high-performance Pirelli PZero tires in sizes 295/25 ZR 21 and 335/25 ZR 22. Of course, NOVITEC R