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Geneva 2012 Motor Show Highlights

A look back at Car Design News' live coverage of the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, the first on the European calendar. From Bentley to Hyundai, bicycles to supercars, we've captured everything that matters in the Palexpo. Bentley Bentley Exp 9 F causes a stink Detail – finding something to like on the Bentley Exp 9 F Bentley Touring Superleggera Flying Star – a real practical Bentley Bicycles Bikes on show, Opel edition Bikes on show, Smart edition Bikes on show, Peugeot edition Chevrolet Caption competition – Corvette edition Ferrari Ferrari F12 Berlinetta – first impression Ferrari F12 Berlinetta – that ‘aero bridge’ detail Fiat Fiat 500L – space oddity Detail – Fiat Panda Ford Video: Ford Tourneo Custom Concept aka the new Transit Video: Martin Smith walks us around the Ford B-Max Hyundai Video: Hyundai ioniq Concept Exterior, interior and HMI design walkaround Infiniti Infiniti Emerg-E – comment Italdesign Giugiaro Comment – Guigiaro Brivido Giugiaro Brivido – gallery Kia Comment – Kia C’eed Lamborghini Lamborghini Aventador J – the devil is in the details Magna Steyr Magna Steyr Mila Coupic – gallery Peugeot Peugeot 208 – back on track Peugeot 208 – gallery Pininfarina Accessories – Pininfarina’s wooden models Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Phantom loses a little opera Toyota Toyota FT-Bh concept – gallery Volvo Geneva 2012: Volvo V40 interior detailing Miscellaneous Trends – hitting the premium hatch sweetspot Trends – The “cupshoulder” Best Wheels Geneva 2012: Production cars to the fore Best Dressed

Bloodhound SSC – 1000mph World Record plan

The Bloodhound SSC – aims to hit 1,000mph   The current world record stands at a relatively measly 763mph (measly certainly in comparison to the target set by the Bloodhound SSC Team) and the technical obstacles the Bloodhound team has had to overcome to get their record attempt on target have been substantial. The Bloodhound design has gone through ten evolutions in the last year and has now settled on a plan that has overcome initial obstacles. The first evolution of the Bloodhound saw the 200kg rocket sat above the EJ200 Eurofighter Typhoon jet engine, but that didn’t develop sufficient thrust.

BMW at the Geneva Motor Show: BMW 5 Series Hybrid Revealed

The BMW 5 Series Hybrid As we reported in December, with a couple of days to go to the Geneva Motor Show BMW have revealed that the new BMW 5 Series (2010) will have a Hybrid added to its ranks. Actually, they haven’t said that – the 5 Series Hybrid Concept they’re taking to Geneva is labelled a Concept – but we all know it’s what they mean. The 5 Series Hybrid will join the X6 Hybrid and the 7 Series Hybrid when it goes on sale, probably in 2011.