At the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Lexus unveiled a race-ready version of their RC F sports car to share the stage with their luxury offering, the LS 500h. Named the RC F GT3, the race-spec Lexus follows the lines of the RC F GT3 concept that Lexus revealed at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.
Hyundai has revealed a wagon version of their i30 model at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. The 2017 i30 Wagon comes on the heels of the recently-released i30 hatchback. It shares a platform with the Kia Cee’d as well.
The new flagship model of Japanese carmaker Toyota, the Lexus LS500, was displayed at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show a couple of months ago. Following up on that, Lexus has now taken the covers off the green version of this luxury barge at the recently-concluded 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Named the LS 500h, the new model is built on the same “Lexus Global Architecture – Luxury” (GA-L) platform on which the standard model is based.
Porsche fanboys will know of RUF’s long history with the German carmaker. RUF actually builds and sells Porsche so heavily modified that they are listed as an independent carmaker in Germany. One of their most famous creations was the RUF CTR Yellowbird back in the late 80s. RUF has dug up the past to build a new RUF CTR Yellowbird, but not in the way you think.
The Ford Fiesta ST has been creating waves in America and Europe, but it never came to the GCC. For 2018, an all-new model now offering 197 hp made a 2017 Geneva Motor Show debut.
Volvo continues its march from being a lukewarm-luxury carmaker to to one that builds proper luxury cars, revealing the all-new 2018 Volvo XC60 at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.
Porsche has unveiled the new 2018 Panamera Sport Turismo, sharing the stage at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show with the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. The Panamera Sport Turismo is a wagon by any other name. Porsche carves out an odd niche, as there exists no other full-size ‘wagons’ with 550 hp in the market. It remains to be seen whether there will be enough customers for a car dreamt of only by teenage bloggers. We have yet to see a single Audi RS6 wagon on the road that isn’t a press test-drive car.
The British supercar maker, McLaren, has showcased a new entrant to their portfolio at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Called the 720S, the new supercar will be a lot faster than the outgoing 650S, with a power to weight ratio of more than 500 hp per ton.
Of all the hot hatches that came from Japan, the Honda Civic Type-R has been the most successful in carving a cult status for itself. After four generations of ground-breaking models, there is now a new one. Honda is showcasing the road-ready version of their 2017 Civic Type-R at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.
Recently, Lamborghini set all car discussion forums on fire by releasing a video of a 06:52:01 Nurburgring lap by their new Huracan Performante. This made it the fastest production car to lap the ‘Ring, beating the Porsche 918 Spyder by five seconds. The video didn’t give us a clear idea of what the car looked like. But Lamborghini is showcasing the Huracan Performante at the ongoing 2017 Geneva Motor Show.