In this day and age, when cars are inundated with high-end electronic driving aids, the Toyota GT 86 harks back to the old age of motoring. With a low-mounted boxer engine, manual gearbox and rear wheel drive, the masses loved it in all its guises — the 86 in Asia, the GT 86 in Europe, the Scion FRS in America, or the Subaru BRZ everywhere. Now for 2017, Toyota have given it a refresh, right after killing off their America-specific Scion brand.
Chevrolet has unveiled the latest Grand Sport edition of the Stingray Corvette at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The ‘Grand Sport’ moniker has been offered on and off in the Corvette lineup since 1963, as beefed up versions of the standard car.
To celebrate the sales success of the Nissan Qashqai and the Nissan X-Trail achieved in Europe, Nissan has introduced these “premium” concepts. They are personalised examples of the X-Trail and the Qashqai which come with unique colours and body parts.
Alfa Romeo has revealed the regular versions of their new rear-wheel-drive Giulia sedan at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Built to take on the BMW 3-series, Mercedes C-Class and Audi A4, the Giulia is presented to us in three variants — base, Special, and the red hot Quadrifoglio that was first unveiled late last year with with its extra vents, rear diffuser, boot spoiler and bigger wheels.
Ford’s Vignale sub-brand in Europe is a way to offer luxury features and trim on their mainstream models. At the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Ford have added four new models to this line up. The Vignale version of the S-Max people mover, Mondeo 5-door hatchback, the Edge SUV and the concept model of the Escape Vignale were all unveiled.
Italian carmaker Fiat has launched the facelifted model of its 500S hatchback. When it was released on 2012 in Europe, it was positioned between the cute standard 500 and the hot Abarth version. As 4 years have passed since its inception, its high time for the car to be subjected to a little freshening.
Returning to Geneva this year is Koenigsegg, with its latest creation- the Regera. Unveiled earlier last year at the same venue, the car is now ready for production, with more than 1500 hp at the tap.
Aston Martin has officially revealed the new DB11 at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Unveiled this week as a coupe, the car should replace the decade-old DB9, and also mark the end of its production.
Audi revealed the SQ7 TDI at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. This new model is set to become the most powerful production diesel SUV in the world.
Fiat expands their affordable Tipo range of cars by adding two new models at the Geneva Motor Show. The Tipo estate and hatchback were displayed at the Fiat stand. Both of the models look similar to the sedan model currently on sale and if they stay true to the affordable nature of the sedan, they should deliver some good bang for the buck.