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Giugiaro and Volkswagen are names that have gone together for years, with the first-generation Rabbit/Golf and Scirocco to their credit. Now, with Giugiaro's Italdesign studio having been purchased by the VW Group, Giugiaro has been tasked with moving the VW brand's small vehicle lineage forward. The result are two concepts, Go! and Tex, which are being debuted at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

There's something in the water in Finland -- or should we say, ice? Just two weeks ago, Finnish rally champion Juha Kankkunen drove a Bentley Supersports convertible to a world-record top speed of 205.48 mph across the frozen Baltic Sea. Now, to commemorate the record, Bentley is releasing a limited series of 100 'Ice Speed Record' Supersports convertibles to clients around the world. First come, first served.

Ferrari claims the nameplate applied to its 2012 FF stands for four and four, but it may well be an acronym for first and first. Not only is the it Ferrari’s first all-wheel-drive production model, but the FF, which debuts at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, is also the brand’s first wagon -- or shooting brake, if you prefer.

Supercar makers these days are caught in a bind. As ever-tighter emissions regulations close in, they've been forced to re-evaluate what they do and how they do it. Lamborghini is no different. With its new Lamborghini LP700-4 Aventador, the crew in Sant' Agata has pulled off a car that's still as outrageous as anything Lamborghini has ever done, while also employing a host of advanced techniques designed to improve the newest Raging Bull's overall efficiency.