Including Enviro-Bentley, a Scuba-Diving Car, and a $2,500 Hatchback
GENEVA, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The snows may still cover the hills outside this Swiss city, but at the PALExpo exposition center, things are getting decidedly green, now that the 2008 Geneva Motor Show is getting ready to open up to the public.
But readers of TheCarConnection.com can get a good look already in the site's exclusive Geneva Motor Show preview, at http://www.thecarconnection.com.
The 2008 Geneva Motor Show features more than 50 new product previews, covering just about every segment of the auto industry, from a $2500 hatchback developed by Indian automaker Tata, to the $2.3 million Bugatti Veyron Fbr, developed in a joint venture with the luxury goods maker, Hermes.
Some of the most important unveilings include the Ford Fiesta, an unexpectedly up-market subcompact that will make its way, in four-door form, to the U.S. in 2010, and which showcases the automaker's new, global product strategy.
Infiniti weighs in with its all-new FX50 SUV/crossover, which also serves as the preview product for the luxury maker's new European operations.
Mercedes-Benz rolls into Geneva with the all-new SL, including the beefy SL63 AMG sports car. But while performance and luxury are always popular at this Swiss show, even the meanest machines are going green. British maker Bentley announced that it will slash CO2 emissions and introduce a new powertrain that could boost mileage on some models by up to 40 percent by 2012.
The latest update of TheCarConnection.com includes breaking news about Land Rover's hot new LRX Concept, which the magazine reports will likely get the go-ahead for production later this year.
See why sex still sells cars -- in TheCarConnection Blog, and why Hyundai can't decide what to call the curious concept with the unusual doors.
You'll find all this, and more, at TheCarConnection.com, the Web's Automotive Authority for news, reviews, spy shots and more. http://www.thecarconnection.com. SOURCE TheCarConnection
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