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The second you sit down low into the firm sport seat, legs stick-ing out ahead of you, thumbs slotting into the perfectly proportioned steering-wheel rim where it tapers at quarter-to-three, everything feels familiar. Then you turn the ignition key located to the left of the wheel -- echoing the days when Le Mans racers twisted the key with their left hand and selected a gear with the right to save time -- and wuuum! Rev the mid-mounted flat six, and again it's deja vu as a slightly loose and raspy metallic roar trembles through the seatback and reverberates in your eardrums. No doubt about it, this is the Porsche Boxster we remember.

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Volkswagen's Amarok pickup truck might be useful for hauling simple things like furniture or building supplies, but its newest Geneva Motor Show concept is thinking a bit more extreme. The company has unveiled the Amarok Canyon Concept, a truck designed to handle the rigors of freestyle kayaking.

Who says thriftiness can't be any fun? The new 2012 Volkswagen Polo Blue GT, which launches today at the Geneva Motor Show, not only packs a 140-hp punch into a subcompact hot hatch, but it also promises some fairly impressive fuel economy.

The third-generation Lexus RX is only three years old, but as premium crossover competition intensifies, it's not surprising to see the automaker update the model line. The refreshed 2013 Lexus RX range made its world debut this week at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, but we already have specifications and details surrounding models destined for the North American market.

In December, it became official: Ford would replace the E-Series with a version of its new-generation global Transit van under Ford's "One Ford" program. Details were scarce at the time, but Ford is finally starting to dish about the new Transit, and just announced that the van will receive Ford's 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6 found under the hood of numerous Blue Oval offerings.

The Chevrolet Cruze has sold over one million copies since it launched in 2009, and now the company plans to expand the model's appeal. Following up on a five-door hatchback unveiled at last year's Geneva Motor Show, Chevrolet will launch a Cruze wagon at Geneva this March.