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		<title>2013 Geneva Auto Show: A Selected Retrospective</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug DeMuro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Geneva Auto Show is now behind us, which means today’s automotive journalists will finally stop tweeting pictures of how expensive a cup of coffee would be, if only it wasn&#8217;t being paid for by Audi. It also means everyone’s supercar fix is over for the year. Indeed, after being dazzled by McLaren, Porsche, Ferrari and [...]]]></description>
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The <strong>Geneva Auto Show</strong> is now behind us, which means today’s automotive journalists will finally stop tweeting pictures of how expensive a cup of coffee would be, if only it wasn&#8217;t being paid for by Audi.</p>
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<p>It also means everyone’s supercar fix is over for the year. Indeed, after being dazzled by McLaren, Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini, automaker employees must return home to whatever mid-level version of their employer’s least popular model they call their company car.</p>
<p>If you missed Geneva, have no fear. I’m here to guide you through the highlights as you sit at home, presumably in a place where a coat hanger doesn’t cost $30.</p>
<p>For <strong>Porsche</strong> fans, Geneva meant the debut of a new <strong>911 GT3</strong>, which angered purists by not offering a stick shift, drum brakes or a crank starter. Porsche justified its decision by announcing that “It’s faster with PDK,” which is German double-speak for “it’s cheaper for us to develop PDK.”</p>
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<p>The <strong>Lamborghini</strong> world looked up from their lines of cocaine long enough to watch the debut of the <strong>Veneno</strong>, which &#8211; <a href="http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/03/the-ugliest-car-of-geneva/">as Derek Kreindler pointed out yesterday</a> &#8211; was undoubtedly designed by a young boy, probably after sharing some of that cocaine with the Lambo owners. (Predicted number of commenters angered by this: 4.) Fun fact: “Veneno” translates from Spanish as “poison.” Presumably, on the eyes.</p>
<p><strong>McLaren</strong> also tossed its hat into the Geneva ring, releasing a production version of its <strong>P1</strong> supercar. This involved taking the bronze-colored “concept” version shown in Paris and painting it yellow. Even though it was otherwise identical, we were all very excited.</p>
<p>Which brings us to <strong>Ferrari</strong>, who released the car shown at the top of the page, called the <strong>LaFerrari</strong>. Folks&#8230; the LaFerrari. If Juliet knew of this when she uttered her “rose by any other name” speech, she would have recanted. And vomited.</p>
<p>Interestingly, the decision to name it LaFerrari came from the top, Luca di Montezemolo, who undoubtedly decided on the name to punish the board of directors after they wouldn’t let him call it the Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo and airbrush a likeness of himself on the fender shields.</p>
<p>Of course, it wasn’t all supercars in Geneva. <strong>Volkswagen</strong> also had a busy show, releasing updated versions of pretty much every car in their lineup. Unfortunately, none of these revisions made the Tiguan any cheaper. Or masculine.</p>
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<p>The biggest news at VW was the announcement that the <strong>GTD</strong> could come to the US after years of popularity elsewhere. Unfortunately, in Volkswagen’s typical “you win some, you lose some” world, it may also be accompanied by an <strong>electric Golf</strong>, which we sincerely hope is not built in Mexico.</p>
<p><strong>Volvo</strong> also showed a revised product line, pulling the covers off new versions of the <strong>S60</strong>, <strong>S80</strong>, <strong>XC60</strong> and <strong>XC70</strong>. Unfortunately, the brand didn’t show off a revised XC90, leaving the car to compete with the G-Wagen for the title of “oldest new car available.” Fun fact: since the XC90 came out, there have been four different iterations of the Chevrolet Malibu.</p>
<p>By the way, Volvo also revealed an updated <strong>V60</strong> in Geneva. It’s a good thing for Volvo this car doesn’t get more coverage in the US, because if it did, the response would be unanimous: you gave us the C30 instead of this?</p>
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<p>After lackluster sales of its 5 Series GT, <strong>BMW</strong> decided to try its hand at a <strong>3 Series GT</strong>. This is the same logic that caused Lincoln to follow up its Blackwood pickup with a new truck called the Mark LT. It didn’t go well for them, either.</p>
<p><strong>Alfa Romeo </strong>pulled the cover its new <strong>4C</strong> sports car, but apparently forgot to pull the cover off the 4C’s headlights, which are shrouded behind a piece of plastic they probably got from whoever made the Chrysler Sebring’s interior.</p>
<p>We’ll miss Geneva, but our wallets won’t. That’s especially true for journalists who accidentally got Euros from the currency exchange, forgetting Switzerland has yet to abandon the Swiss Franc. Oops. Good thing Audi was paying for everything.</p>
<p><em>Doug DeMuro operates <a href="http://www.playswithcars.com">PlaysWithCars.com</a>. He’s owned an E63 AMG wagon, roadtripped across the US in a Lotus without air conditioning, and posted a six-minute laptime on the Circuit de Monaco in a rented Ford Fiesta. One year after becoming Porsche Cars North America’s youngest manager, he quit to become a writer. His parents are very disappointed.</em></p>
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		<title>Up Close And Personal With The Verano &#8216;Vert</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Kreindler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Geneva Auto Show gave us our first look at the Opel Cascada, aka the future Buick Verano Convertible. The Cascada is a four-seat, front-drive convertible in the vein of the Audi A5, the kind of car enthusiasts turn their noses up at, but regular consumers tend to gravitate towards. Besides, something has to compete with [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Geneva Auto Show gave us our first look at the Opel Cascada, aka the future Buick Verano Convertible. The Cascada is a four-seat, front-drive convertible in the vein of the Audi A5, the kind of car enthusiasts turn their noses up at, but regular consumers tend to gravitate towards. Besides, <em>something</em> has to compete with the Chrysler 200 Convertible.</p>

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		<title>The Ugliest Supercar Of All Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Kreindler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your offspring or young relatives present you with a poorly drawn picture of a car they made in kindergarten art class, the correct response for most normal human begins is to praise it effusively and hang it on the fridge so as not to crush their burgeoning self-esteem. Lamborghini went one step further. They [...]]]></description>
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<p>When your offspring or young relatives present you with a poorly drawn picture of a car they made in kindergarten art class, the correct response for most normal human begins is to praise it effusively and hang it on the fridge so as not to crush their burgeoning self-esteem. Lamborghini went one step further. They put it into production.</p>
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<p>The Veneno was apparently built to celebrate Lamborghini&#8217;s 50th anniversary and retails for a cool $4 million. Underneath, it&#8217;s similar to an Aventador; the 750 horsepower V12 and automated manual gearbox carry over. Only three examples of the Veneno will be made, doubtlessly destined for the Mall of the Emirates parking lot.</p>
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		<title>Volkswagen Brings Golf GTD To America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Kreindler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VW will reward the manual-diesel-wagon brigade with not one but two products set to satiate your Euro lust. In addition to the next generation Golf Variant (aka the Jetta SportWagen), Volkswagen confirmed that the next-gen Golf GTD will make it to our shores as well. The new GTD is a bit down on horsepower compared to [...]]]></description>
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<p>VW will reward the manual-diesel-wagon brigade with not one but <em>two</em> products set to satiate your Euro lust. In addition to the next generation Golf Variant (aka the Jetta SportWagen), Volkswagen confirmed that the next-gen Golf GTD will make it to our shores as well.</p>
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<p><!--more-->The new GTD is a bit down on horsepower compared to the GTI &#8211; 182 horsepower versus 220 &#8211; but crushes the 2.0T car with its 280 lb-ft of torque. Powertrains aside, the GTD should have a chassis more closely set up to GTI standards rather than the civilian-spec Golf TDI. The only downside will be the wait &#8211; the North American GTD won&#8217;t be available until model year 2015, which means a minimum wait of a year before it goes on sale.</p>
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		<title>Soft Top Stingray Surfaces</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Kreindler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to its reveal at the Geneva Auto Show, Chevrolet released a couple of renderings of the new Corvette Stingray Convertible. From the angles shown by Chevy, the Stingray looks a bit more elegant without a roof &#8211; the various louvers and vents don&#8217;t seem as prominent. Unfortunately, the wheels look like they were taken [...]]]></description>
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<p>Prior to its reveal at the Geneva Auto Show, Chevrolet released a couple of renderings of the new Corvette Stingray Convertible. From the angles shown by Chevy, the Stingray looks a bit more elegant without a roof &#8211; the various louvers and vents don&#8217;t seem as prominent. Unfortunately, the wheels look like they were taken from an aborted Cruze SS concept.</p>

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