2016 Geneva motor show!

Bugatti Chiron

The Veyron is dead, long live the Chiron! Bugatti gave its Veyron supercar a 10-year run, but announced La Finale last year, making way for a new model. The Chiron is an early favorite to be the star of the show, a new high performance and exclusive car from the single model Bugatti brand.

No pictures have been released yet of the Chiron, although we got a hint of the designer's thoughts last year with the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, a 1:1 scale model of a car for the Gran Turismo video game. We do know that Bugatti is aiming for a top speed of 270 mph and will likely integrate some sort of electric propulsion with the Chiron's gasoline engine.

McLaren 570GT
McLaren

McLaren continues its aggressive cadence of performance cars all based on the same platform, unveiling the all new 570GT at Geneva. Where McLaren focused on race engineering in its previous models, developing a carbon fiber tub for the cabin with bolt-on suspension pieces and high-revving V-8 engines, the 570GT shows more emphasis on cabin comfort.

Along with a suspension tuned for ride comfort, the 570GT features an accessible luggage under a side-opening rear window, power adjustable seats and full leather interior. McLaren's comfort focus can be seen as the second phase in its grand plan to go up against Ferrari in the supercar set.


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Jaguar F-type SVR

We first saw the SVR name applied to the Range Rover Sport, and now Jaguar adopts it for the F-type, signaling a new performance division for the Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover company. The F-type SVR, to be unveiled in Geneva, is based on the F-type R model, with its supercharged V-8 engined tuned up to 575 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque.

This new, high performance variant of the F-type will be available as both a coupe and roadster, like its base model, and will be somewhat more affordable than most of the exotics in Geneva, with a price point of just over $125,000.

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Lexus LC 500h
2018 Lexus LC 500h
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Lexus LC 500h
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We saw Lexus' new sports car, the LC 500 at the Detroit auto show earlier this year, and the company follows up with a hybrid version, promising equal driving pleasure but much greater efficiency. At preview event before the Geneva show we got a look at this gorgeous new sports car, which couples an electric drive motor to its 3.5-liter V-6 gasoline engine.

To eliminate the ropiness of typical hybrid car acceleration, Lexus adds a four speed fixed gear transmission to the LC 500h's driveline, complementing the existing electronic variable transmission. Lexus engineers insist it will deliver more satisfying sports car performance, living up to the dramatic looks of the body.

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The new Ford Fiesta ST200, which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show, will offer hot hatch fans in Europe an even more powerful version of the already fantastic model. Upgrades to the 1.6-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder allow it to produce 197 horsepower and 214 pound-feet of torque, and temporary overboost for up to 20 seconds takes those figures to 212 hp and 236 lb-ft. The company also shortens the final drive ratio to 4.06 – from 3.82 currently.

The ST200's upgrades are healthy improvements over the current Fiesta ST in Europe, which makes 180 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque (197 hp and 214 lb-ft during overboost). They would even be welcome additions in the US because the version here already has 197 hp, but it has 202 lb-ft – 12 lb-ft less than the new variant.

The extra power lets the hotter hatch sprint to 62 miles per hour in 6.7 seconds and a top speed of 143 mph. In comparison, the current Fiesta ST in Europe takes 6.9 seconds to get to 62 and tops out at 139 mph.

The ST200's appearance remains subdued, despite the extra performance. The exterior is available in a bland exclusive color called Storm Grey, and it rides on 17-inch matte black wheels with machined details. Red brake calipers provide a pop of color. Inside, front passengers sit in partial-leather Recaro sport seats with contrasting silver stitching.

ST200 production starts in June, but North American customers shouldn't get excited about the updates. Ford spokesperson Aaron Miller told Autoblog that the hotter Fiesta ST wouldn't arrive here "for the foreseeable future. This is a European specific vehicle."

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The Mercedes-AMG C 43 4MATIC Cabriolet gets a 3.0 lire V6 biturbo engine with a 9G-Tronic automatic transmission. It comes as standard with the AMG Performance 4MATIC, rear biased (31:69) all-wheel drive system. The engine produces 367 hp with a peak torque of 520 Nm, enough for a 100 km/h sprint of just 4.8 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h. Combined fuel consumption is 8.4-8.3 litres per 100 km with CO2 emissions of 194-190 g/km.

The Mercedes-AMG C 43 4MATIC Cabriolet features AMG Ride Control sports suspension with three-stage adjustable damping, AMG Dynamic Select with five modes (Eco, Comfort, Sport, Sport Plus and Manual) and a three-stage ESP system. The front axel gets new steering knuckles and spring link supporting joints. Larger brakes measuring 260 mm on the front axle and 320 mm on the rear axle help with the increased performance.

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YoungTriz said:

I wanna see the Honda hatchback

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Picasso Swerve said:

Idk about that Civic hatch.

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