Mini Cooper Countryman Park Lane edition unveiled 2016

Boasting a host of unique styling touches, the 2016 Mini Cooper Countryman Park Lane made its debut in Geneva. To be offered in Cooper, Cooper S and Cooper S All4 models, this latest variation on the theme takes its name from a high-end district in the London borough of Mayfair. The Countryman will be the third Mini model to carry this distinctive badging, which was first used by the automaker in 1987 The basic changes...

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Mercedes-Maybach Pullman set for Geneva launch 2017

The second entry into of the new Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand, a Pullman limousine, will make its debut at the Geneva Auto Show, marking the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the best-known Pullman sedan of them all, the 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600. The all-new 2017 Mercedes-Maybach Pullman is an impressive limo, measuring 21.3 feet in overall length, fully 3.5 feet longer than the current Mercedes-Maybach S-Class Powered by...

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Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake -- a wagon we still want 2015

this new wagon -- which remains a Euro-only offering for now - will start hitting showrooms there this month. Like its sedan sibling, the new Shooting Brake offers a choice of gasoline and diesel engines with outputs ranging from 121 horsepower to 355 horses in the range-topping CLA45 AMG - a variant that also comes standard with M-B's 4Matic all-wheel drive which is optional on the other front-drive members of the family "Like...

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Mercedes-Benz 550 SL Mille Miglia 417 bows 2015

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the production sports car win by a Mercedes-Benz 300SL in Italy's grueling 1955 Mille Miglia (1,000 mile) road race, the German automaker debuts in Geneva  a limited edition model called the "Mille Miglia 417" that will go on sale in the U.S. later this fall. The original 300SL that won its class in 1955 was piloted by American John Fitch and left the starting gate at 4:17 a.m. in the morning...

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Mercedes-AMG GT3 races into Geneva 2015

Heading to customer hands at the end of this year, the GT3 is rumored to foreshadow a range-topping version of the production GT Although incorporating much of the basic engineering found in the standard GT, this new GT3 racer takes everything up a notable notch. Finished in  designo Selenite Grey Magno, the car features a wider and more aggressively contoured body that for the most part replaces aluminum panels with...

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McLaren P1 GTR: On track for greatness

"The best driver's car in the world..." In creating what it deems has no peer, McLaren Special Operations revisited every functional aspect of the standard P1 supercar in order to extract more performance. The most visible changes can be seen in a deeper front splitter, a wind-channeling lower blade that runs along the P1 GTR's sill area, a revised aft diffuser and a significantly larger rear wing. While fixed, it sits nearly...

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McLaren 675LT stretches the performance envelope 2016

Revealed in all of its "long-tail" glory, the new 2016 McLaren 675LT is set to become the most track-focused member of the automaker's Super Series of road-going models. Based on the recently introduced 650S and paying homage to the successful McLaren F1 GTR created for the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans, the new 675LT's unique aero-optimized bodywork extends its nose-to-tail dimension by a barely perceptible 1.3 inches. This super coupe's...

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Lotus Evora 400 U.S. bound 2016

British sports car maker Lotus has taken the wraps off the next generation mid-engine Evora 2+2  and announced that following the European launch this summer, will hit the North American market in the fall as a 2016 model.  Called the Lotus Evora 400, it is the fastest production Lotus ever, according to the company. The 400 refers to the engine output, which sees the previous Evora S 3.5-liter V-6 fitted with a new supercharger...

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Lexus LF-SA Concept: Ultra-bold city car of tomorrow

Employing avant-garde styling that few would have imagined possible, the Lexus LF-SA Concept rolled into Geneva intent on shaking up conventional thinking. Created by the automaker's European-based ED2 design studio this tiny 2+2 urban runabout has a driver focused character but a look that even Lexus admits is "an audacious interpretation of the brand's design philosophy." That said, the LF-SA Concept also is meant to establish...

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Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce debuts 2015

Serving up more power with less weight, improved aerodynamics and a healthy measure of enhanced technology thrown in for good measure, the 2015 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce - SV for short -- bowed at Geneva as a more exotic take on one of the world's most stunning supercars Based on the Aventador LP 700-4 Coupe, the new SV pushes the limits emerging as "the fastest and most emotional series-production"...

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Koenigsegg Regera: Plug-in supercar boasts nearly 1,500 horsepower 2016

Already well known for producing conventional supercars, Swedish boutique maker Koenigsegg rolled out its latest and arguably greatest creation to date in Geneva in the form of its first hybrid model. Called the Regera - which means "to reign" in Swedish  And with over 1,475 horsepower, the company claims the Regera will be the fastest-accelerating as well as the most powerful production car ever built. Koenigsegg...

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