Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG by Mansory Cormeum

This is the Mansory Cormeum based on the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

Designed and named by the tuner's owner and head designer Kourosh Mansory, the SLS gets wrapped in a complete carbon shell for a 90 kg weight-saving diet and a substantially revised look.

The body kit includes a new lightweight roof and wing doors, front skirt with large air inlets, widening fenders that extend the SLS by 66 mm at the front axle and 84 mm at the rear axle, as well as side skirts that make the sport coupe appear lower. At the back is a rear spoiler with carbon flaps and a race diffuser for additional downforce.

Engine tuning consists of increasing output to 660 PS (485 kW / 651 bhp) while a performance upgrade to 800 PS (588 kW / 789 bhp) is also in the works.

For the wheels are 9 x 20 inch rims at the front with 265/30R20 Michelin tires and 11 x 21 inchers at the back wrapped in 295/25R20 Michelins.

New springs and dampers lower the SLS AMG by 20 mm too.

On the inside Mansory does its luxuriating thing with a hand fitted soft leather finish with decorative stitching, carbon trim, of course, a newly designed center console and other touches such as the aluminum pedals and sport steering wheel with a full-sized airbag.

The name, Cormeum, comes from an operatic aria called Vide Cor meum composed by Patrick Cassidy and based on a sonnet in Dante's "La Vita Nuova".

Lamborghini shows off his new super-bull The Aventador LP 700-4 Live Geneva 2011

The new flagship Lamborghini once again borne the name of a bull: Aventador was a black specimen, which in October 1993 took in the arena of Saragossa in combat and was awarded for his brave conduct. As "extreme dynamic sculpture" called his Lamborghini Aventador on four wheels. Particularly striking is the low height of only 1.14 meters and the enormous width of 2.26 meters, including mirrors. Overall, the car is 4.78 meters long, or 17 centimeters longer than its predecessor. The very flat front of the Aventador is swept clear, the Bi-Xenon headlights with daytime running lights and turn signals are combined to six square units. The rear is dominated by two black outlined air intakes.

Completely new is the carbon fiber monocoque. The complete passenger cell includes roof is integrated into a component which takes only 148 kilograms. Overall, the car weighs 1575 kilograms. The design were the limited edition Reventon, and the study Sesto Elemento Godfather. When Aventador all aerodynamic elements are integrated into the body shape. A crucial role played by the smooth and detail optimized underbody. The rear spoiler is movable and is controlled electronically: At rest, he fits flush into the rear of the vehicle, otherwise it has two positions. The angle of attack of four degrees is considered high speed, while the tilt angle makes for eleven degrees even at medium speed for more downforce. The car decides to drive dynamic parameters themselves on the tilt angle.

Geneva Motor Show 2011 Live Pictures of Wiesmann Spyder

The two-seater was reduced to the essentials, it lacks the doors, a windshield and roof. Thought is the Wiesmann Spyder uncompromising driving machine. Under the hood of the 420-hp V8 engine with a four liters of displacement from the BMW M3. Such prepared, should the storm less than 1000 kilograms vast Spyder in less than four seconds from zero to one hundredth The top speed is Wiesmann with around 290 mph. A version with alternative drive concepts is possible according to the manufacturer.

2013 BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Concept Live Geneva Motor Show 2011

BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Concept Live

BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Concept Live interior

The concept study is presented as a two-seater roadster inspired visually to the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics of 2009. This is evident from the strong emphasis on the width of a horizontal lamp and flat kidney. A special feature of the exterior of the BMW ConnectedDrive Vision is the door concept. Inspired, it is of the electro-mechanical retractable doors of the BMW Z1 1988th This one is driving, even with open doors possible and allowed. The new Geneva-study is the idea to extend them. Two sliding door elements - one inside, one outside - will disappear when the door opening in the vehicle body and thus allow the entry. While the outer shell moves forward, the inner shell disappears in a counter-movement in the rear of the vehicle. Even the BMW ConnectedDrive Vision is driving with an open outer door, a central aspect.

Mitsubishi Unveils New Concept-Global Small in Geneva, Previews Colt Replacement

The 81st Geneva Motor Show saw Mitsubishi taking the wraps off its new Concept-Global Small vehicle that will essentially lead to a replacement for the firm's Colt supermini. The troubled Japanese automaker said the actual production version will be revealed towards the end of this year, prior to a start of production scheduled for early 2012 at a new plant currently being built in Thailand, the company's third factory in the region.

The automaker said its new B-segment model will be proposed as an entry vehicle for emerging markets as well as a fuel efficient car in developed markets.

Other details on the production model remain scarce with Mitsubishi simply stating that powertrain options will include 1.0-liter to 1.2-liter engines, and that depending on the market, certain versions will be equipped with with a regenerative braking system and start-stop technology, as well as a new-generation CVT and low rolling resistance tires.

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Volkswagen Bulli Concept Geneva Motor Show 2011 Vw Microbus First Live Photos with interior

The new edition of the legendary VW bus with a length of 3.99 meters 30 centimeters shorter than the model from the 1950s. The width is 1.75 m, height 1.70 meters. Striking are the relatively large width of the vehicle track widths of 1.50 meters respectively. As once the Samba-Bus, also takes presented in Geneva Bulli, a two-tone painting, in this case white and red horizontal interpreted the narrow twin headlights with an L-shaped LED daytime running lights and the "inverted" as L mounted LED turn signals. The middle of the 18-inch alloy wheels is a stylized, chrome hubcap.

Clean Power
In contrast to the former Bulli is new, of course not driven by a Beetle engine. This task is performed by a 85 kilowatt electric motor. He is from the state a maximum torque of 270 Newton meters available. Behind the skirts hidden in the sandwich floor lithium-ion battery in the 1450 kg heavy Bulli. It stores 40 kilowatt hours of energy, which should last for 300 miles. At a special "power pump" is intended to charge the owner of the Bulli in less than an hour. Via a rotary switch of the forward and the reverse gear is selected, a button in the switch, the engine is started. In 11.5 seconds, the new Bulli accelerates to 100, with 140 km / h electronically limited. VW points out that even conventional gasoline and diesel direct injection engines are part of the concept. This engine would between one and 1.4 liters in question.

Wiesmann Debuts V8-Powered Spyder Concept at the 2011 Geneva Show

German coachbuilder Wiesmann revealed the Spyder, an extremely lightweight two-seater roadster concept, at the Geneva Motor Show today. With a kerb weight of under 1,000 kg (2,679 pounds), the small roadster model is said to be able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 4 seconds and reach a top speed of 290 km/h (180 mph), thanks to a high-revving 4.0-liter 420-hp V8 engine.

While Wiesmann did not give out any details on the powerplant, the specs suggest that it could be the same eight-cylinder unit found on the current BMW M3.

Wiesmann calls the Spyder the most extreme car it ever built, and for good reasons: it has no doors or windscreen (so helmets are mandatory) and seems purpose-built for driving fun.

The design study is claimed to be based on the Wiesmann brothers' early designs and according to company, it was created in response to the brand's fans, who made requests "for an extremely purist model".

“We want to test the marketability of such cars in Geneva. The feedback of customers, partners and experts has high influence on the consideration of advancing the Spyder model,” said Friedhelm Wiesmann, general manager of the company.

Wiesmann's owners haven't yet decided whether to put the car into production, but reactions from Geneva could convince them to do it. If that's the case, the production version of the Spyder could arrive in the market within the next two to three years.

By Dan Mihalascu

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