GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News » Geneva Auto Salon 2008 http://www.gtspirit.com Daily supercar & tuning news, automotive event coverage & car forum! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:12:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Geneva: Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE http://www.gtspirit.com/2009/03/04/geneve-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2009/03/04/geneve-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano-hgte/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:53:19 +0000 MR http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=4450 Ferrari have announced the arrival of a sporty and dynamic Handling GTE package for the 599 GTB Fiorano. The special package makes its debut together with the 599 XX and is aimed at select group of their clients. The Italian supercar manufacturer has used his experiences from the F1 and incorporated advanced technologies exclusively for [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2009/03/02/geneva-palexpo-webcam/feed/ 1 Geneva Auto Show 2008 Highlights http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/21/geneva-auto-show-2008-highlights/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/21/geneva-auto-show-2008-highlights/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:42:15 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1779 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 [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/21/geneva-auto-show-2008-highlights/feed/ 0 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé sold out! http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/09/rolls-royce-phantom-coupe-sold-out/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/09/rolls-royce-phantom-coupe-sold-out/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:32:46 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1750 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 [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/09/rolls-royce-phantom-coupe-sold-out/feed/ 0 Maserati Granturismo S Video http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/09/maserati-granturismo-s-video/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/09/maserati-granturismo-s-video/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:02:47 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/09/maserati-granturismo-s-video/ 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.

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/09/maserati-granturismo-s-video/feed/ 0 Koenigsegg CCXR Edition http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/06/koenigsegg-ccxr-edition/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/06/koenigsegg-ccxr-edition/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:31:30 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/06/koenigsegg-ccxr-edition/ 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 [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/06/koenigsegg-ccxr-edition/feed/ 0 Ferrari 599 Stallone by Mansory http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/06/ferrari-599-stallone-by-mansory/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/06/ferrari-599-stallone-by-mansory/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:44:06 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1742 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 [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/05/spyker-c8-aileron/feed/ 0 Bugatti Veyron Fbg by Hermes http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/05/bugatti-veyron-fbg-by-hermes/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/05/bugatti-veyron-fbg-by-hermes/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:25:32 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1740 Today Bugatti unvealed another special version of their Bugatti Veyron. At the Frankfurt Auto Show last year Bugatti already brought us the ‘ultimate edition’ called the Veyron Pur Sang. This time Bugatti celebrates it’s long-time friendship with Hermès which resulted in the Bugatti Veyron Fbg by Hermès with a Hermès made interior. The Veyron Fbg [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/05/bugatti-veyron-fbg-by-hermes/feed/ 0 Mansory Renovatio SLR http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/05/mansory-renovatio-slr/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/05/mansory-renovatio-slr/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:02:33 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/05/mansory-renovatio-slr/ At the Geneva Auto Show Mansory showed it’s matt gold Renovatio SLR. A full evolution of engine, exterior and interior resulted in a eye-catching teasing supercar for people that like to stand out of the crowd. Custom made intercoolers and a high performance compressor added to the Mansory Renovatio’s output of 700 hp enough for [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/05/mansory-renovatio-slr/feed/ 1 Geneva Auto Salon Girls http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/geneva-auto-salon-girls/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/geneva-auto-salon-girls/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:37:14 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/geneva-auto-salon-girls/ It’s not just new and exotic cars what we found at the Geneva Auto Show today. As usual there were plenty of girls to accompany the cars during the day. Enjoy our photos:

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/geneva-auto-salon-girls/feed/ 0 Audi R8 TDI Le Mans http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:23:36 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans/ Audi presented a new concept car today based on the Audi R8. The Audi R8 TDI Le Mans has a 6 liter 12 cylinder diesel engine, enough for 500hp and 1.000 Nm of torque. It’s a supercar first to have a V12 diesel engine in a high-performance sportscar. Sprint from zero to 100 km/h can [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/lamborghini-lp560-4-at-geneva-auto-salon/feed/ 0 Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/aston-martin-v12-vantage-rs-2/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/aston-martin-v12-vantage-rs-2/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:42:09 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/aston-martin-v12-vantage-rs-2/ Aston Martin presented the Aston Martin V12 Vantage RS here at the Geneva Auto Show. The strongest small Aston has a V12 with 600 hp under the bonnet, enough to bring the 1600 kg weighing Vantage RS in under 4.0 seconds to 100 km/h. It’s said to about 320 km/h making it one of the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/aston-martin-v12-vantage-rs-2/feed/ 0 Audi R8 TDI – Le Mans Concept http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-concept/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-concept/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:50:38 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-concept/ A few months ago the Audi R8 V12 TDi was shown to the big public. The guys from Audi will show it again on the Geneva Motorshow. This time they are bringing a red version with a new name. The Audi R8 TDi Le Mans Concept. As we already knew the sportiest diesel from Audi [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/04/audi-r8-tdi-le-mans-concept/feed/ 0 Lamborghini LP560-4: official pictures! http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/lamborghini-lp560-4-official-pictures/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/lamborghini-lp560-4-official-pictures/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:11:43 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1730 The guys from Asphalte.ch have been able to see the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 at the Geneva Auto Salon today. The new Gallardo has a brand new 560 hp engine with permanent 4 wheel drive system. For the official LP560-4 pictures tune into our Geneva Auto Show gallery updated during the show!

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/lamborghini-lp560-4-official-pictures/feed/ 0 Rolls-Royce Coupé Royale by Castagna http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/rolls-royce-coupe-royale-by-castagna/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/rolls-royce-coupe-royale-by-castagna/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:43:09 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1729 Rolls Royce will show it’s new member of the family in Geneva, the Rolls Royce Coupé. Thanks to that it was time for Castagna to create something rather special. Many will think that this one is based on the brand new coupé, but nothing is less true. The Coupé Royale is based on the standard [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/rolls-royce-coupe-royale-by-castagna/feed/ 0 Mercedes-Benz C-class by Brabus – Bullit Black Arrow http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/mercedes-benz-c-class-by-brabus-bullit-black-arrow/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/mercedes-benz-c-class-by-brabus-bullit-black-arrow/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:20:04 +0000 Steven http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1728 Brabus isn’t only bringing it’s very exclusive SLR to the Geneva Motorshow. They are also bringing the Brabus Bullit Black Arrow. As the same suggest the car is based on the already amazing Brabus Bullit but now they added the popular matt-black colour. Under the hood is the same SV 12 S Biturbo engine which [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/mercedes-benz-c-class-by-brabus-bullit-black-arrow/feed/ 0 Geneva Auto Show 2008 Rumours http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/geneva-auto-show-2008-rumours/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/geneva-auto-show-2008-rumours/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:32:57 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/geneva-auto-show-2008-rumours/ With only a day to go until the 2008 Geneva Auto Salon opens for the press it’s time to present a number of rumours and possible supercar premieres at the Geneva Auto Show. Bugatti Last month Bugatti announced a partnership with fashion brand Hermes, reason enough to believe a new Veyron Hermes a la Pur [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/geneva-auto-show-2008-rumours/feed/ 0 Geneva Auto Show 2008 Preview http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/geneva-auto-show-2008-preview/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/03/03/geneva-auto-show-2008-preview/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:48:22 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1726 Three days to go until the Geneva Auto Show opens it’s doors for the public it’s time to give you a little preview of what to expect at this years Geneva Auto Show. There will definatly be a number of juicy new supercar premieres in Geneva. Here’s what’s confirmed so far: Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione [...]

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