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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

Indianapolis 500: HPD wins Louis Schwitzer Award for refueling system

Honda Performance Development on May 21 won the 45th-annual Louis Schwitzer Award for motorsports engineering innovation and excellence in recognition of the Honda Refueling Safety Interlock System. The system, which reduces the potential for fires in pit lane when refueling, was created by a team at HPD led by Roger Griffiths, Jim Goodloe, Marco Martinelli and Robert Bell. The key part of the system is an electronic fuel-probe sensor installed on an Indy-car's inlet valve into which ethanol fuel flows.

Hyundai reveals i-oniq concept teaser

Hyundai has hinted at its future design direction with this single teaser shot of its ‘i-oniq’ concept car. Further details will be revealed in the run-up to next March's 2012 Geneva show, but judging by this glimpse, the concept will take the form of a large coupe with a hatchback tail. It stops short of the full shooting-brake silhouette, but there’s a hint of Brera in the curvature of its rear end. ‘Two strong arched curves define the silhouette of i-oniq, creating a playful contrast between the sharp character lines and soft but muscular features’ says Thomas Bürkle, Hyundai’s European Chief Designer.