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Motor Shows Porsche

Geneva 2012: Porsche Boxster

Back in January Porsche revealed the first official photos and information on its all-new Boxster. However, Porsche had always planned to wait until the Geneva Motor Show for the roadster to make its public debut. There’s no new press material, so we’ve repeated the text from January for you after the break. There are a […]

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Motor Shows Rolls-Royce

Geneva 2012: Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II

Given our coverage of the Geneva Motor Show so far you could be forgiven for thinking it’s little more than a hot hatch playground. But we’re here to show you how the other half live. Actually, it’s probably more like half of the other half. If that; you get the point. Which brings us to […]

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Motor Shows Opel Vauxhall

Geneva 2012: Vauxhall Astra VXR

Vauxhall has just announced details of its aggressive new Astra VXR. In coupé form they have stated clearly they want the VXR to tackle the Volkswagen Scirocco R and Renault Megane RS 250 head on. Making a good start in that battle is the VXR’s 2.0 litre turbocharged engine which produces 280PS (206kW) and 400Nm. […]

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Motor Shows Volkswagen

Geneva 2012: Volkswagen Amarok Canyon

Have you ever thought you couldn’t buy a Volkswagen Amarok because it didn’t suit your freestyle kayaking lifestyle? If you said yes, then you’re in luck, because VW has come up with a concept model just for you. Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, Head of Development at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, explains, “We are using this extreme concept […]

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Motor Shows Volkswagen

Geneva 2012: Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet

Here at AUSmotive we’ve never really understood why manufacturers indulge their customers by releasing chop-top versions of performance models. With the Golf GTI Cabriolet at least there is some old skool heritage there from on the Mk1 GTI Cabriolet. The same questions apply to the numerous iterations of BMW M3 convertible and, equally, the B7 […]

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Green Machines Infiniti Motor Shows

Geneva 2012: Infiniti Emerg-E

Phwoar, that’s pretty sexy, don’t you think. It’s the Inifiniti Emerg-E concept and it’s been made to help put the fancy-Nissan product on the map as it extends into new markets. Well, a 300kW sports car with seductive flowing lines and a 0-60mph time of 4.0 seconds is a pretty good place to start. True, […]

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Green Machines Motor Shows Volkswagen

Geneva 2012: Volkswagen Cross Coupé

Here is the “new” Volkswagen Cross Coupé. If you think you’ve seen something like this before, well, you have, last December. Back then the Cross Coupé on display in Tokyo was a petrol-electric hybrid. But now, VW has ripped out the TSI engine and plonked in a TDI, coupled it to the electric motors and, […]

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Ford Motor Shows

Geneva 2012: Ford Fiesta ST

Geneva looks like being the place to be for hot hatch lovers this year and this new “production-ready” Ford Fiesta ST is another one to add to the list. It’s not due until 2013 so Ford are being a bit coy with concrete information. We can tell you the Fiesta ST is powered by a […]

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Lamborghini Motor Shows

Geneva 2012: Lamborghini Aventador J

Just when you thought a German hatchback was a bit radical Lamborghini stands up and slaps you in the face with a 700hp dose of reality. This is the Aventador J, “a force of nature on wheels” Lamborghini claim. Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Lamborghini says, “With the Lamborghini Aventador J, we have molded […]

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Mercedes-Benz Motor Shows

Geneva 2012: Mercedes-Benz A Class

Anything Audi can do Mercedes-Benz can do better. At least that’s what they’ll be hoping with their all-new A Class. Interestingly, the once stale Mercedes designs have made way for a more overt design execution and they should be congratulated for styling their cars to suit different target markets. The A Class, for example, is […]

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Audi Motor Shows

Geneva 2012: Audi A3

Audi has released images and details on its all-new A3 model, codenamed 8V. As is the case with most of the major German marques the new model is a clear evolution of the car it replaces. In general terms we think the new A3 looks pretty good and expect it will do well for Audi. […]

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2012 Geneva Motor Show in pictures – part 2

Here’s the second and final part of our 2012 Geneva Motor Show photo gallery, featuring manufacturers from L–Z (well V actually). Highlights include the Aventador J pictured above along with a reappearance of the stylish Mazda Takeri concept. The awesome Pagani Huayra is also on show, check the raw carbon fibre model, it looks sublime. […]