Guigiaro Vad-Ho
Italdesign Giugiaro, who wowed last year's L.A. showgoers with its eye-popping Mustang Prototype, is looking to 'spur discussion,' as they put it, once again at a major international auto show with the dispay of its latest concept, called Vadhò. Consider the discussion spurred.
Powered by the same V-12 that powers the BMW Hydrogen 7 and mated to BMW's seven-speed SMG, the Vadho is a also an exercise in alternative fuel technology. The powertrain is positioned on the center right of the car adjacent to the passengers. In addition, the chassis was custom-designed by Italdesign technicians and the vehicle sports a new 'G' logo that will serve as the firm's new signature logo on its future creations.
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The Astrolab's ultra-lightweight monocoque chassis is built of carbon fiber and functions as a safety cell protecting the two inline occupants. Photovoltaic cells are covered by a unique nano-prismic film that is designed to concentrate solar energy. A 21-horsepower electric motor is all that is required to drive the 617-pound vehicle.
Venturi says the vehicle can recharge itself while in motion and can store solar energy in its nickel-metal-hydride batteries. With a top speed of 75 mph and a range of 68 miles, the Astrolab is intended primarily as an inter-city commuter — albeit a fairly expensive one.
Hyundai I30
GENEVA - March 7, 2007: At the 2007 Geneva Motor Show yesterday, Hyundai introduces a new car, the i30 and a new naming philosophy with model lines bearing the i prefix. The i stands for inspiration, a key force driving all vehicle development at Hyundai. But i also stands for intelligence and integrity, and that is what customers have come to expect from Hyundai. In all these forms i lies at the core of any Hyundai brand promise. From this premise the "i" badge is a natural development
.Morgan aeromax
Just 100 AeroMaxes are to be built from early 2008, and only 29 of them remain unsold.
The first Gran Turismo coupe from the Malvern factory since the unique Plus Four Plus in the 1960s, the new car was styled by Matthew Humphries in response to a special request from Swiss Morgan owner and enthusiast, Eric I Sturdza. The AeroMax uses the aluminium chassis from the Aero Eight but is coachbuilt in the traditional Morgan fashion using a laminated ash wood skeleton skinned in "A class" superformed lightweight aluminium panels.
The engine is BMW's 4.8 litre all-alloy V8 with valvetronic technology. The combination of Morgan's lightweight construction and BMW's motor leads to low CO2 emissions as well as high performance. This will be the first Morgan to use Canbus technology to control not only the engine functions but also the body technology such as lighting, wipers and instrumentation.
The all-up weight minus driver and fuel is expected to be under 1,200Kg.
Russo-Baltique
The Russo-Baltique car brand’s history begins in 1907 when a domestic autocar manufacturing was established by one of the largest industrial concerns in the Russian Empire. Two years had passed before the first car was built – a 30-hp open two-seater Russo-Baltique 24-30. First years of its existence were marked by outstanding performance in automotive sport competitions building up the reputation of a reliable, ideal and elegant model producer. In 1912, a special sport model, Russo-Baltique C24-50, won two first awards in the Monte-Carlo Rally, and the second award in the rally in San-Sebastian a year after that.
While in the 20th century the dominant feature of Russo-Baltique cars was the Russian heritage of all their parts and their unique adaptation to Russian bad roads, in the 21st century the priority has shifted to innovations, perfection, and high technology of the car design and materials. The car quality, as it was before, will be a match to its unique title of the Court’s supplier reinforced today by new technological capabilities.
Mazda Hazake
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of the new Hakaze design concept at the 77th annual Geneva International Motor Show to be held from Tuesday, March 6 through Sunday, March 18, 2007
The Mazda Hakaze is a four-seat coupe-style compact crossover SUV designed at Mazda’s European Design Centre and aimed at people in their thirties and forties who lead active, adventurous lifestyles.
KTM Xbow
The X-Bow is the first four-wheeled machine from bike manufacturer KTM. It looks like a track day car, but KTM says the X-Bow is homologated for street use. Most intriguing is the fact that KTM sourced the engine from Audi. This is the same highly tractable, direct-injected 2.0T power plant used in the A4, although it has been tuned for 220 hp and 221 lb-ft of torque in the X-Bow. A six-speed manual gearbox with a limited slip is standard, and KTM plans to offer Audi's six-speed autobox as an option.
Thanks to its carbon-fiber monocoque construction, the X-Bow weighs in at just 1,543 pounds -- which means that the standard drivetrain delivers it to 60 mph in under 4 seconds. KTM is studying the possibility of producing a 300-hp variant.
Dodge Demon
The Chrysler Group's touch-and-go financial status brought down the mood at the Dodge-Chrysler press conference this afternoon at the Palexpo. After a trio of European-market debuts for the Sebring convertible, Jeep Patriot and Dodge Avenger, none of which will set the world afire, an actual fire was lit in honor of the Dodge Demon concept, which does seem to merit the attention. But much like on a beef fajita special, the flames extinguished almost immediately. It was kind of cool, but lacked the funk and randomness typical of previous Chrysler press conferences. Last year in Geneva, the not-feasible-to-build Dodge Hornet hatchback arrived on stage amidst a torrent of pipe-cleaner, googly-eyed bees.
Dodge Avenger
Dodge finally unveiled the production version of the new Avenger mid-sized sedan here at Cobo Hall today. A concept version was shown at the Paris Motor Show last fall, and the new production version has slightly more subdued fenders but is otherwise the same. The Avenger will have three engine options topping out with a 3.5L V-6.
Dodge Avenger R/T brings all-wheel drive, a sport suspension and performance steering to mid-size segment
Three engine options give Dodge Avenger buyers exhilarating performance with excellent fuel efficiency of 30 mpg and Flexible Fuel (FFV) engine availability
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A three-ton Iguanodon named Aladar, who is raised from the egg by a clan of lemurs and eventually reunited with his own kind, finds himself and the other dinosaurs in trouble when flaming meteors devastate the landscape and the water supply diminishes. In a race against time, the dinosaurs attempt to reach the safety of their nesting grounds. 
Dinosaur used live action backgrounds combined with computer animated effects, with spectacular results. The opening two minutes of the film are particularly impressive. The movie was supposed to have no dialogue at all (just a narrator), but Disney head Michael Eisner insisted on dialogue to make the movie more commercially viable. It was the highest-budgeted movie of 2000, with a reported cost of $128 million USD (some unnoficial estimates go as high as 200 million).
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