Fast cars and better times at top motor show
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LUXURIOUS sports cars, high-end SUVs and city cars are be bumper-to-bumper at the 84th Geneva Motor Show, which opened its doors to the public on Thursday at the Palexpo Arena in Geneva. The show — one of the auto industry’s biggest and most diverse events — will run through March 16.
The industry is cruising out from under the long shadow of a crisis, but there are hopeful signs.
The market for small SUVs is growing across the globe with young people and downsizing baby-boomers alike attracted to the high drive position, big cargo area and maneuverability. Jeep will offer its new Renegade and Citroen is rolling out the C4 Cactus — a one-time funky concept car which has been given a shot at the roads while promising to revolutionize car interiors.
Chinese automaker Qoros unveiled its latest five-door model, Qoros 3 Hatch, at the show this past week. Qoros retained most of the design of the currently available three-box model, but made some changes to the fog lights and lower grilles of the front bumper. It also improved the design of the rear, shortening the length of its tail lights and enhancing the tensile strength. The new Qoros 3 comes with either a 1.6L engine with a maximum 126 horsepower, or a 1.6L turbo engine with a maximum 156 horsepower. The sedan will have four configurations and be available in six colors once it hits the market in China this June.
Qoros will announce pricing next month during the Beijing Motor Show.
Plug-in hybrids promise to be another trend in Geneva. Plug-in versions have batteries that don’t rely solely on the combustion engines to recharge, but can also be plugged into the power supply — giving the car the ability to make short trips using only its electric power. Volkswagen will be unveiling the Golf GTE, with a range of nearly 50 kilometers in all-electric mode for a theoretical driving range of 939 kilometers when the full engine is in use.
Automobili Lamborghini SpA, a division of Volkswagen AG, is unveiling its Huracan LP 610-4, the successor to its most-successful car ever, the Gallardo, which stopped production in November after a decade. The carbon fiber and aluminum Huracan, which means hurricane and also refers to a bull, the Lamborghini logo, comes with a new gasoline injection system that provides more power with less consumption. McLaren is launching the new 650S, which it boasts is faster than the legendary F1 road car from the 1990s. Ferrari is rolling out the V8 California T convertible, marking the return of turbocharged powertrains.
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