2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA Concept

2009 Alfa Romeo Mi.To




2009 Alfa Romeo Mi.To



2009 Alfa Romeo Mi.To




2009 Alfa Romeo Mi.To

2009 Alfa Romeo Mi.To

2009 Alfa Romeo Mi.To




2009 Alfa Romeo Mi.To



2009 Alfa Romeo Mi.To




2009 Alfa Romeo Mi.To

Czechmate: New Skoda Fabia RS with 1.4 TSI 180HP in both Hatchback and Estate Forms Head to Geneva

The latest generation of Skoda cars are -rightfully, in our opinion- considered by most consumers as budget-priced Volkswagens under disguise, a notion that has helped the Czech automaker go from post-Communist joke to a global success story. Their newest "VW Group Transformer" is the 2010 Fabia RS that will make its world debut at this week's Geneva Motor Show

The sportiest version of the Fabia range shares a common platform as well as its engine, transmission and other hidden hardware with the VW Polo GTI and Seat Ibiza Cupra models (and certain parts with the Audi A1...).

But with one significant difference: whereas the Polo GTI and Ibiza Cupra are available only as hatchbacks, the Fabia RS also offers a Station Wagon model that could open up a new market for Skoda.

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Porsche Drops some "E" in Geneva: The 918 Spyder Concept

Porsche has shown off this stunning new 918 Spyder concept car on the eve of the 2010 Geneva motor show. It’s a mid-engined two-seater in the mould of the Porsche Carrera GT – a landmark supercar to showcase Porsche’s technical nous.

Michael Macht, president and chief executive officer of Porsche, unveiled the 918 Spyder in Switzerland, and intriguingly proclaimed that Porsche has never shown a concept car that it hasn’t put into production…

2010 IED Tesla EYE Concept

At the 2010 Geneva Motor Show Turin-based IED will present EYE, a futuristic concept car designed by the students of the Master of Arts in Transportation Design - work experience 2008/2009, in collaboration with Tesla Motors.

The Istituto Europeo di Design of Turin has released the first information on EYE, a concept car designed by the Master of Arts in Transportation Design – work experience a.y. 08/09 in collaboration with Tesla Motors.

The brief of the project was to develop the identity promoted by Tesla in order to reach a new objective: an everyday 2 + 2 sports car conceived to become a status-symbol, a car with engaging features and sports car performance targeted to young, cosmopolitan customers.

Key features of the car are its accessible price tag, and a focus on the web and digital technologies.

EYE is the result of the work of eleven Master Course students, coordinated by Luca Borgogno, senior designer with Pininfarina and by Andrea Militello, Senior FIAT designer.

The project was supervised by Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla Motors’ Chief Designer. Technical partners includeEYE Pirelli and OZ Racing. The EYE Concept will be unveiled as a full scale model at the 80th International Geneva Motor Show in March.

Together with the full scale model - made of CECOM - IED Turin will also unveil two 1:4 scale model concept cars in the stand, both designed by the students of the Three year Transportation Design – car design Course a. y. 08/09

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