All Geneva 2008 articles
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Fioravanti Hidra
This design is a progression of the Fioravanti Thalia design presented last year in Geneva, differing mostly in its rear aspect where it has a lower roof line.
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Rinspeed Squba
Taking inspiration from James Bond's 1977 film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me', Swiss dream car maker Rinspeed unveiled its amphibious prototype: the Squba.
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Honda Accord
This latest Accord for Europe is very much an evolution of the previous design, with elements of the new Civic added.
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Dacia Sandero
The Sandero is a second key model for the Romanian-built Dacia line-up, following the amazing sales success of the Logan in the European sales charts.
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Fiat/PSA utility MPV
This was the debut of one new design, but five new vehicles: the Citroen Berlingo MPV and Nemo van, Peugeot Partner MPV and Bipper van, and Fiat Fiorino - with the Fiat Doblo presumably set to follow soon.
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Zagato Bentley GTZ
Based on the Continental GT Speed and using the same mechanicals, the Bentley GTZ is Zagato Atelier's take on the luxury GT.
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Hyundai HED-5
Hyundai's HED-5 ‘i-Mode' six-seat MPV appears large in person and features certain polarizing features, which seem to mix three concepts into one. Convex and concave surfaces combine with a wedged side profile and a rounded front and rear, to give the appearance of a bow under pressure.
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IED Maserati Chicane
This is the fifth year of showing a concept model from the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) of Turin. This latest - the Maserati Chicane - is a very competent piece of work, displaying a degree of professionalism that wouldn't disgrace many OEM stands, yet the concept car was designed ...
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Toyota Urban Cruiser
Toyota showed the Urban Cruiser concept at Geneva in 2006, but that time the car was clearly an SUV crossover.
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Volvo XC60
Previewed as a concept in Detroit 2007, the XC60 is Volvo's bid to compete with compact SUVs such as the BMW X3 and Land-Rover Freelander.
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Suzuki Concept A-Star
The Concept A-Star previews a new 109g/km C02 model from Suzuki that is based on the Suzuki Splash/Opel Agila launched last year. Significantly, it will form a key part of their commitment to lower C02 emissions and will be built by Maruti Suzuki in India.
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Magna Steyr Mila Alpin concept
Remember the Steyr Pinzgauer of the late 1960s? The Mila Alpin is a reinterpretation of that simple 4x4 vehicle and takes the idea for its styling and color scheme from the mountain rock and ice of the Alps.
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Seat Bocanegra concept
Bocanegra - the name given to this show car from Seat - means 'black mouth' in Spanish, referring to the blacked-out front of the car. This is essentially a large 'mono-graphic' encompassing the upper grille, the lamps and the broad lower grille.
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Lancia Delta
This is an important new car for Lancia, as the brand has been limping for several years now with a odd range comprising of the small Ypsilon and Musa and the larger Thesis sedan and Phedra MPV.
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Skoda Superb
This second-generation Superb is based on a mildly-lengthened VW Passat platform, with transverse rather than longitudinal engines as before. Walking around the car, there's a slight mixture of character together with odd reminders of several other cars.
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Kia Soul concepts
The Kia Soul concept was presented nearly two years ago in Seoul. But this new Soul concept car in Geneva is a production preview concept car which closely follows the design theme of its predecessor namesake.
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Italdesign Giugiaro Quaranta concept
The Quaranta is an environment-friendly, 4WD super sports-car which celebrates 40 years since the founding of Italdesign.
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Citroen C5
Although launched late last year, this was the first Motor Show debut for Citroën's new mid-size model that competes against the Renault Laguna, Ford Mondeo and VW Passat in Europe's important D-Segment market.
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Opel Meriva concept
This is a concept car preview of the forthcoming production Meriva, which, like its predecessor, is based on a mix of Corsa and Astra underpinnings. As a compact MPV, the Meriva will fit into the Opel range below the seven-seat Zafira.