Lotus and Fagor Ederlan Group to produce range-extender engine

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Lotus Lotus Evora 414E Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Lotus Engineering has reached an agreement with the Spanish Fagor Ederlan Group to develop and produce a small engine for use as a range extender in electric vehicles – a system similar to that found in the Chevrolet Volt . Lotus first showed its 1.2-liter inline-three engine at the Geneva Motor Show in the Evora 414E and Proton Emas concepts. Both cars used a similar series hybrid powertrain architecture, where an electric motor provides the drive torque while the engine only drives a generator to sustain the battery after the plug-in charge has been depleted

Conqueror II: Hamann builds second rendition of Range Rover Sport

Filed under: Aftermarket , Performance , SUV , Geneva Motor Show , Land Rover , Luxury Hamann Conqueror II – Click above for high-res image gallery There were so many debuts at the Geneva Motor Show this year that a few new cars were bound to slip through the cracks.

Geneva 2010: Fornasari Racing Buggy and RR66 represent opposite end of Geneva spectrum

Filed under: Concept Cars , SUV , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Specialty Fornasari Racing Buggy concept – click above for high-res image gallery Here’s the brass tacks: When we like a show car, we like it. Case in point, we’re still semi-drunk on car show pleasure from the fleeting moments we were lucky enough to spend looking at the Bertone Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept .

Geneva 2010: Bertone Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept reaffirms our love of car shows

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Alfa Romeo Bertone Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept — Click above for high-res image gallery Even though our colleague Paul Esienstein might not agree , car shows serve a few pretty great purposes. Besides reuniting with old colleagues, pressing manufacturers’ flesh and geeking out over (certain) booth babes, it’s the wild and well done concept cars that get our juices flowing the fastest

Geneva 2010: Hyundai i-Flow Concept gets its fluidic design on

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Hyundai , Diesel Hyundai i-Flow Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery This guy, the Hyundai i-Flow Concept , is said to be a preview of a “future D-segment contender” from the Korean automaker. Showcasing an edgier take on the corporate design language that is currently beginning to infiltrate Hyundai’s very brisk dealership lots, the i-Flow goes for a smaller exterior footprint but more interior space with a severely pared-down cockpit. The frugality continues under the hood with a 1.7-liter turbodiesel hybrid powertrain making it all happen through a six-speed, dual-clutch transmission, and recycling – energy harvesting, that is – is taken almost all the way with flexible solar panels on the roof and additional power produced via exhaust heat

Geneva 2010: Peugeot SR1 Concept excites our inner Francophile

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Peugeot , Diesel Peugeot SR1 Concept – click above for high-res image gallery When we first saw the Peugeot SR1 Concept , we were less than impressed. Why? The press photos just didn’t do the car any justice

Geneva 2010: Audi A1 e-tron Wankels its way to the show floor

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Audi , Electric Audi A1 e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery No, Wankel is not really a verb. At least, not that we know of

Geneva 2010: Mercedes-Benz F 800 Style concept ladels on the tech and glitz

Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Technology , Mercedes-Benz , Design/Style Mercedes-Benz F 800 Style – Click above for high-res image gallery While most automakers have scaled back their auto show vehicle press introductions due to budgetary cutbacks or newfound modesty, Mercedes-Benz hasn’t forgotten the value of theater. As part of its press conference today showing off several models, the Three Pointed Star kept it flashy with dancers who tubed and bungied in from the ceiling, not to mention the lights blaring debut of the SLS AMG F1 safety car with Messrs. Rosberg and Schumacher inside

Geneva 2010: Ferrari 599 HY-KERS is green in more ways than one

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Ferrari Ferrari 599 HY-KERS – Click above for high-res image gallery Onlookers green with envy. Waiting twitchingly for the traffic light to turn green. A briefcase full of greenbacks.

Geneva 2010: 2011 Volkswagen Touareg sports more features and curves, less weight

Filed under: Hybrid , SUV , Geneva Motor Show , Volkswagen , Diesel , Luxury , Off-Road 2011 Volkswagen Touareg – Click above for high-res image gallery We could say Volkswagen was tired of making an SUV that ended up being rather expensive – for a VW – after you stuck a few options on it.

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