We reported earlier about one of the most exclusive carshows, the Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este, a place where all car makers show their best in concepts. BMW brought something very special with the M1 Homage, created to celibrate the M1’s 30th birthday. After the jump we added a video where the head of design explains the details on this more than stunning concept car!

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While all supercar producers are packing together in Monaco for one of the best shows in a year, there’s also the Concours d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. This is an evenet for several classics and concept cars. Every year there’s a winner selected at this show. This year the best car on the show was the Bugatti 57SC Atalante. Also special was the special creation of BMW, a concept for the legendary M1… For more high-res pictures click here!

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Last weekend it was time for the fourth edition of Top Marques in Monaco. Like no other, Top Marques Monaco displays the most impressive concentration of luxury and supercar manufacturers in the world under the same roof. The stars offcourse are the most beautiful and powerful machines on our planet; a panoramic display of beauty, speed, technology, craftsmanship, and sheer passion!

Top Marques Monaco is also an excellent business-to-business platform as it also brings to you prominent companies from the luxury products market. We aim to make dreams come true for our sponsors, exhibitors, and visitors, whether you are a connoisseur or a lover of beauty and power. Come join us in a stunning 4-day extravaganza of art and science in motion.

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After about a lot of rumours it’s now almost time for the official release! We are talking about Ferrari to release the first pictures of the F149 California GT very soon. Two weeks ago there was a sneak-preview for the main dealers and best clients. Today we can tell you that the official presentation is planned to the Paris Autoshow. For the first official pictures we need to be patient another two weeks and will be presented as the little brother of the superior 599 GTB.

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A number of new images were released of the Lamborghini Murcielago SV, the lightweight, rear-wheel drive version of the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. We already wrote about the Lamborghini Murcielago SV 6 months ago. Although no new information is given, it looks like the 680 bhp Murcielago SV is nearing it’s final stages of development, which makes it likely that the official release of the Murcielago SV will be at the Paris Motor Show later this year.

Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann told us some more exciting news during our tour of their new production facility today. They will show their new Wiesmann MF4 and MF5 roadsters at the 2009 Geneva Auto Salon.

The Wiesmann MF4 Roadster will run on the same 4.8 liter V8 from BMW that can also be found in the MF4 GT, good for 367 hp and a topspeed of 290 km/h. It’s big brother, the Wiesmann MF5 Roadster, will run on the famous BMW 5.0 liter V10 engine that made it’s name already in the M5, M6 and Wiesmann GT MF5. This is the ultimate engine for the top end roadster in the Wiesmann range. The 507 hp strong V10 is capable of pushing the Wiesmann GT from zero to 100 in 3,9 seconds and keeps going until reaching the topspeed of 310 km/h.

The introduction of the MF4 and MF5 Roadster doesn’t mean the production of the popular MF3 Roadster will be stopped. According to Martin Wiesmann the MF3 will stay in production next to the new roadsters. Wiesmann also announced the introduction of a driverairbag at the GT models and a number of modifications to the MF3.

Bad news for all the Wiesmann fans in the United States: due to the high costs involved with getting the Wiesmann’s tested, modified and accepted for the American roads and the high exchange rate, an introduction in the United States is not likely to happen on the short term. But Wiesmann will keep exploring the options for a possible introduction of one or more of their models on the US market that could boost their production to as much as 500 cars a year.

With finally all our photos from the Geneva Auto Salon added to our gallery, it’s time to wrap up our coverage with some highlights and a couple remarkable finds. From the major manufacturers it was the Volkswagen Group that suprised us the most. Their brands Audi and Lamborghini had, also according to our readers, the highlights of the show at their stands. Of course the Lamborghini LP560-4 was not to be missed and next door Audi showed an amazing supercar concept and two Q7’s with a V12 TDI engine. The Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans concept is definately our favorite of the show. Below you can find photos of a number of highlights and remarkable concepts.

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It seems like Rolls Royce is the popular über-luxery car at the moment. All 200 available pieces of the coupé are sold. If you bought one, you can expect it on your driveway by spring 2009. In Geneva Rolls Royce chairman Ian Robertson revealed a nice detail:

“Two out of three sales of the Phantom Coupé are bought by people who don’t currently own a Rolls. It means we’re beginning to appeal to a broader audience”.

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A video to enjoy! One of the most stunning and good looking supercars of the Geneva Carshow, the Maserati Granturismo S running on a 440 bhp, 4.7 liter V8.

When you visit the Geneva Autoshow you can find premieres at almost every stand, indeed almost. But Italian supercar manufacturer Pagani didn’t bring anything new to Geneva, because they are already prepairing for the 2009 show. The Italian supercar brand will present a new model, called the Pagani C9 and that will be the next generation Zonda! The space under the hood of the Pagani C9 will be filled with a modern V8 engine with sofar unknown power.

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It’s going well with Koenigsegg, the Swedish car builder is aiming for a sales record of 50 cars this year and at the Geneva Auto Show they presented one of our favorite cars of the show: the Koenigsegg CCXR Edition. With it’s full carbon fibre body and 4.8 litre engine which can be driven on environmentally friendly ethanol fuels as well as regular petrol, it’s one of the most extreme supercars on the market today. When run on ethanol E85 fuel the 4.8 litre engine produces 1018 bhp. With regular fuel it still produces a very impressive 888 hp.

The CCXR Edition also includes new forged and polished aluminium Edition wheels which are extremely light and incorporate optimum brake cooling. Most eye-catching part is the new carbon wing which, together with lower ride height, modified shock absorbers, modified springs and anti roll bars, adds to improved downforce.

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Mansory showed a very eye-catching car with the Renovatio SLR. Next to that one there was also a new package for the Ferrari 599 GTB. The designers from Mansory call it a ‘Stallone’ edition. The engine has been to the fitness and runns now on 720 inpatient horses instead of the standard 620. This was possible by adding a supercharger and some electronics. Next to the extra 100 bhp there also 92 Nm more torque which enables the lucky owners to reach 62 mph (100 kmh) in only 3,7 seconds and doing a topspeed of 212 mph (340 kmh).

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