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With a world premiere at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show, Audi is hoping the A1 will connect buyers to the prestige of high-end models.

Making its public premiere at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show, BMW's luxury sport-utility holds few surprises, which include the usual series of exterior styling upgrades as well as subtle revisions to the interior, plus an extended list of standard and optional equipment.

The Mitsubishi ASX, a compact crossover that previews a new entry-level crossover for the U.S.

The highlights from the show floor of this years Geneva Auto Show

Porsche has applied its latest hybrid technology to create a spectacular all-wheel-drive racing car, the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid.

The SR1 is powered by Peugeot's new Hybrid4 technology, making a combined 313 horsepower from a 218-hp 1.6-liter turbodiesel engine paired with a 95-hp rear-mounted electric motor. The all-wheel-drive hybrid system is intended to be rolled out on a production model next year, in the 3008 crossover, Peugeot says. Combined fuel economy on the SR1 is 48 miles per gallon, and the concept has a reported top speed of 155 mph and a 0-60-mph time of less than 4.7 seconds.

A surprise star at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show is the Porsche 918 Spyder, an open-top two-passenger plug-in hybrid concept that combines a mid-mounted V8 with three electric motors to achieve a stunning combination of high performance, low fuel consumption and low emissions.

Inside Line takes a look at the Nissan Juke on the show floor at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show.

A pure electric version of the Ford Transit Connect small van is debuted at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show

In Chicago Ford unveiled a taxi version of its 2010 Transit Connect utility van that will go on sale in late 2010.

See the 2011 Honda Odyssey Concept unveiled at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show

See the Ford Edge on the floor of the 2010 Chicago Auto Show

The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD makes it's debut at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show.

The Alpina B7 is back, ready to make its official debut at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. The 2011 BMW Alpina B7, based on the current BMW 750i, goes on sale in the U.S. in the spring of 2010.The last B7 we drove had a supercharged 4.4-liter V8 good for 500 horsepower and and 516 pound-feet of torque. Curiously, the 2011 BMW Alpina B7 achieves exactly the same result with a tuned version of the current 7 Series' twin-turbocharged and direct-injected, 4.4-liter V8. The torque curve is flatter in the new B7, though, with all 516 lb-ft available from 3,000-4,750 rpm.

Highlights from the 2010 Chicago Auto Show

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Check out the striking new aerodynamic design of the Kia Ray Concept @ 2010 Chicago Auto Show.What's special about it? After developing a handful of production-ready alternative-fuel vehicles, Kia has looked a little further into the future this time. The result is the Kia Ray, a plug-in hybrid sedan that combines a laundry list of eco-friendly features with a futuristic design that isn't meant to look like just another Prius fighter.

With a little more power, a less weighty engine and new performance upgrades for 2011, the folks at Ford's SVT performance unit continue to turn the once portly, push-pig Shelby GT500 into an ever-more-legitimate all-around performance car.Like its V6 and GT brethren, the GT500, which the company is to unveil at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, gets substantial upgrades for 2011, only a year after a major overhaul for 2010. You can think of it as a preemptive strike against the Camaro Z28 that has long been rumored to be waiting in the wings at Chevy.

The 2010 North American International Auto Show, as it's officially called, will feature the usual lineup of major introductions along with a strong emphasis on the emerging electric car segment. A new "Electric Avenue" display area will showcase the latest in alternative-power vehicles right alongside the traditional show stands.

The 2010 North American International Auto Show, as it's officially called, will feature the usual lineup of major introductions along with a strong emphasis on the emerging electric car segment. A new "Electric Avenue" display area will showcase the latest in alternative-power vehicles right alongside the traditional show stands.

Highlights from the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.

Highlights Smilights! What about "Lowlights" from the 2010 Detroit Auto Show? We all make mistakes, and some automakers at 2010 NAIAS proved that all too well.

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What's special about it? It's a Buick with a suede-covered flat-bottom steering wheel, dude. How much more special do you want? With the former excitement-bringer Pontiac out of the way, GM is beginning to load the Buick lineup with Euro-engineered product. The LaCrosse, based on the surprisingly competent, designed-in-Europe Epsilon II platform, is the first of the non-flaccid Buicks. This curious turn for the old brand has been further promoted by the recent announcement that the rebadged Opel Insignia would be the next Buick Regal and will be offered with a turbocharged engine and a — gasp! — manual transmission.

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Hyundai Blue Will Concept at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.

What a difference seven years make. It was at the Detroit auto show in 2003 that Cadillac last unveiled a full-size luxury sedan concept, the outrageous Sixteen, a fantastical 1,000-horsepower vision intended to evoke the grandest of grand days for the company some 70 years prior.

Put Cadillac's 556-horsepower supercharged V8 into just about anything and chances are we'll like it -but Inside Line Senior Editor Ed Helwig tells us that it's really in the details.

The 2012 Ford Focus, which Ford is unveiling in five-door hatchback and four-door sedan versions at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, isn't the first time that the company has tried to design one "world car" for all its major markets.The "world car" has been to international automakers what low-fat donuts are to lovers of regular donuts — the impossible dream. So we've been down this road with Ford before with cars like the Contour and the old Fiesta. Hell, even the Model T was something of a world car.But as Ford Motor Company tries to reconcile its bread-and-butter offerings under the One Ford banner, the Focus represents the purest example of the world car ethos yet. It will be the first offering to be designed from the outset with all markets in mind. (The North American

Keeping a lid on details about the 2011 Ford Mustang GT's new 5.0-liter V8 is proving futile for Ford thanks to the magic of the internet. For instance, we now know that the five-oh V8's 412 horsepower come in at 6,500 rpm. And the torque rating is 390 pound-feet -- up from a mere 325 on the 2010 Mustang GT.

With the introduction of its Detroit-show E-tron concept, Audi has taken the lead in electric-powered, chrome-wheeled sports cars. The company is already on its second-generation E-tron since last fall's Frankfurt show.

Because small things are not as good or large as large things, the new 2011 Audi A8 is longer, wider and taller than the 2004-'10 model. And not coincidentally, it's also a little bigger than the standard-wheelbase versions of the BMW 7 Series and Lexus LS. Plus it's not much smaller than the long-wheelbase luxo-barges. Plus it'll roll on wheels up to 21 inches across.

Fiat unveiled the 500 BEV — which stands for battery-electric vehicle — at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, and insiders say the vehicle is planned for sale in the U.S. in 2011. Gasoline-engined versions of the 500 are slated for production in Mexico and should begin reaching U.S. Chrysler dealers in late 2010 or early 2011.

The list of electric vehicles bound for the 2010 Detroit Auto Show grew on Thursday with word that the battery-electric Volvo C30 has been tweaked and will make an appearance in the Motor City. Volvo had announced the car last September but now says the new version "is a much more complete product." "The new battery-electric C30 features a complete interior and full instrumentation, as well as enhanced battery packaging," said Lennart Stegland, director of Volvo Cars Special Vehicles, in a statement. "The first prototype helped us identify the main technological challenges without compromising the C30's personality. The electric C30 in Detroit is a much more complete product."

The new concept "does without doors, a conventional roof and all other body elements which might possibly limit the intensity of the occupants' encounter with their surrounding world," said Mini in a statement.The

On sale in May 2010, the rear-wheel-drive cabriolet is identical in size to the

Volkswagen is breaking out of its design straitjacket with the Volkswagen NCC (New Compact Coupe) — a near-production-ready concept with a hybrid drivetrain. High-ranking officials from VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, have confirmed to Inside Line that the NCC will become part of the next-generation Jetta lineup following its unveiling at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. The elegant front-wheel-drive coupe has been conceived to fill the hole left in VW's product line for North America following its decision to withhold from importing the Scirocco to these shores. After years of attempting to convince U.S. car buyers that hatchbacks are the wave of the future, the German carmaker has acknowledged that a traditional three-box body style is vital for any car meant to achieve sales success in North America.

Well, we dodged a bullet here with this concept vehicle. We were beginning to suspect that the 2010 Detroit Auto Show would see the death of that oldest of auto show concept tropes, the concept car with suicide doors. Then along comes this nifty little gray box, the GMC Granite concept, and it has rear-hinged rear doors. Whew!Of course, GMC doesn't call them suicide doors, lest that remind people of, you know, suicide. They are now "French doors," like the ones you might have seen on HGTV. (We wonder if the "French" reference might be a little too wimpy for the professional-grade brand. Maybe "Sub-Zero doors," would work better.)

Put Cadillac's 556-horsepower supercharged V8 into just about anything and chances are we'll like it. We loved it in the CTS-V sedan. And there's no reason to assume that we won't love it just as much in the CTS-V coupe that the company is to unveil at the Detroit auto show. Hell, bolt that thing to an Aztek-bodied CTS-V variant and there's a good chance we'll like it just fine. Nothing tricky here; Cadillac has kept the powertrain and suspension specs essentially identical to the sedan, because, well, why wouldn't it?

BMW will publicly unveil the new 2011 Z4 sDrive35is roadster in early January at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. The range-topping Z4 sDrive35is features a new M Sports package that also will be offered on other Z4 variants when the Z4 sDrive35is reaches U.S. dealers in spring 2010.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey — The BMW Concept ActiveE will make its world debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show in January, as the German automaker strives to get an electrically powered vehicle into production under a "sub-brand of BMW in the first half of the next decade," it said in a statement. The rear-wheel-drive Concept ActiveE, which is based on the BMW 1 Series Coupe, appears to have a lot of promise, judging from the advances spelled out by BMW.

The all-new 2011 Bentley Mulsanne — the "Grand Bentley" that has been teased for several months— was shown @ the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.

BMW's new entry 7 Series at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show

The Ford Fusion Hybrid was named the 2010 North American Car of the Year as the 2010 Detroit Auto Show kicked off media preview days.

The 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe, shown at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, gets a modest exterior freshening and a choice of new powertrains.

Some might consider the 2011 Lincoln MKX the "MyLincoln Touch" edition, as it will be the first Ford product to offer the new driver interface technology. MyLincoln Touch is essentially the latest version of Sync packaged with extra features and controlled by a slick, iPhone-style touchscreen. A bit gimmicky maybe, but high-end crossover buyers love that kind of stuff; at least that's what Lincoln is counting on.

Toyota said it is developing a "Prius family" of hybrids for North America and plans to introduce eight all-new hybrid models over "the next few years," including a production version of the compact FT-CH concept that is debuting this week at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show.

Sales of the 2011 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid are scheduled to begin in August.Inside Line says: A 122-horsepower sport coupe with a torsion-beam rear end? Doesn't sound very sporty to us.