The 2012 Geneva Auto Show was a spectacle of beauty and excess within the wide world of cars. From enigmatic concepts to multi-million dollar exotics, the infamous Switzerland-based automobile buffet did not fail to impress. This is our round up of the top 10 hottest cars we saw on the show floor. Sit back and get your drool buckets out. 10. Fisker Karma Set aside your thoughts on the...
With the Geneva Auto Show less than a month up the road, I thought it would be fun to postulate the wackier attractions that we might see in Switzerland. Some of these concepts have been drifting about for years, though none of them have ever made it to mass production. Will this be the year? Leave your predictions in the comments. Michelin Tweel Airless Tires Imagine a world where...
I like squid / My high-brid / One sixty-seven / Green car heaven – The Notorious NK, from “Hypnotizing Myself With Awful Rhymes” I don’t care how many times it shows up on Entourage, or how seeing one on the street always makes me do a double-take. I want to love it, but I always wind up thinking, “Man, the Porsche Panamera is one weird-looking automobile.” The 167 mph Hybrid I’m...
Read Part One: Alfa Romeo 4C Concept, 2012 Aston Marton Virage, Audi A3 Sedan Concept, and BMW ActiveE The 2011 Geneva Auto Show has come and go, and left in its wake a bunch of crazy new cars, even crazier concept cars, and a general sense that the economy has turned around enough to make ultra-high end exotic autos a segment worth pursuing again. That’s a good thing if you subscribe...
The 2011 Geneva Auto Show has come and go, and left in its wake a bunch of crazy new cars, even crazier concept cars, and a general sense that the economy has turned around enough to make ultra-high end exotic autos a segment worth pursuing again. That’s a good thing if you subscribe to the common wisdom that cool new tech starts out in flagship products and eventually trickles down to...