All the most significant concept cars from Geneva. Renault Megane, SEAT Bocanegra, Pininfarina, Kia Soul, Bentley GTZ

Skoda presents the new Superb at the Geneva Autoshow 2008

Renault Megane Coupe Concept, a preview of the main lines to be applied on the next Megane III generation.
Concept unveiled at Geneva Auto Show 2008

The Chrysler Concept `Cuda made its debut at the 2007 SEMA Show.

It features a full carbon fiber body painted in Lamborghini Pearl.The body is made by ‘Metalcrafters’, a Californian company that has built many Chrysler’s concepts, including the carbon fiber bodied Dodge Challenger Concept.  This new car got front-end with single projector headlights, a new grille and a black ‘shaker’ hood. The same story can be told for the rear, which also gets new lights, a central fuel-filler cap, and a small carbon-fiber bootlid spoiler.

Cuda Concept Video

International debut of the new Scirocco
Sporty and innovative – Volkswagen Scirocco

The first-generation Scirocco was debuted in 1974. Designed by Giugiaro, built by Karmann, and sold in the States between 1975 and 1981, the first Scirocco was an instant showroom success. Although the replacement model (1982-88) and the portlier Corrado (1990-94) turned out to be less popular, Volkswagen decided to revive the affordable coupe with the Iroc concept.

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So it's back: 34 years after the first Scirocco was unveiled to a waiting world at the Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen is presenting a new Scirocco for a new era at the same venue. Now as then, the coupé is inspired by the fascinating idea of creating a sports car for every day of the year at truly affordable prices. And that is the essence of the Scirocco: the successful marriage top technology and low running costs, high comfort and dynamic performance, an uncompromising sporty design and a surprisingly spacious interior.

European automotive coachbuilder unveils design for limited production, carbon fiber Corvette Supercar - 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Z03 Concept.

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Gorenchem, The Netherlands, February, 2008 - Automotive design firm Ugur Sahin Design announced plans to build a Chevrolet Corvette Supercar entitled the Corvette Z03 Concept. The car will be built in a limited production of just 100 units utilizing the platform of the world famous Corvette Z06 and will get a restyled carbon fiber body. Not only car exterior will be rebodied also modifications will be made to the engine, interior and suspension.

A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is a vehicle which combines a conventional propulsion system with an on-board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) to achieve better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle without being hampered by range from a charging unit like a battery electric vehicle, which uses batteries charged by an external source. The different propulsion power systems may have common subsystems or components.

Regular HEVs most commonly use an internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric batteries to power electric motors. Modern mass produced HEVs prolong the charge on their batteries by capturing kinetic energy via regenerative braking, and some HEVs can use the combustion engine to generate electricity by spinning an electrical generator (often a motor-generator) to either recharge the battery or directly feed power to an electric motor that drives the vehicle. Many HEVs reduce idle emissions by shutting down the ICE at idle and restarting it when needed. An HEV's engine is smaller and may be run at various speeds, providing more efficiency.

HEVs became widely available to the public in the late 1990s with the introduction of the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius. HEVs are viewed by some automakers as a core segment of the next future automotive market.

The hills featured in this video are much more steep than the camera angle leads you to believe. Imagine the hills of San Francisco covered with ice. When the local news tells everyone to stay home, it's the people who live in these areas that need to listen the most.