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If we could rely on Maserati for just one thing, it’d be to bring us beautiful variants of the GranTurismo. Speaking of the GranTurismo, a new GranCabrio Sport is heading to the Geneva Motor Show in March.

Rolls-Royce has begun testing an all-electric vehicle. Yes, even the ultra luxury brand is making a green push for their cars, that cost a ton of green to fill up. The one-off Phantom is called the 102EX, and it’s been designed to serve as a rolling lab for the ultra luxury car maker’s fledgling alternative powertrain effortsRolls Royce 102EX Concept for Geneva is Rolling Ultra Luxury EV Lab image.

Volkswagen hasn't built a true Golf Cabriolet since 2003, but that doesn't mean the company has abandoned the model. In fact, after an eight-year hiatus, an all-new Golf Cabriolet will debut next week at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

The Audi A3 is a bit of an odd duck in Audi's U.S. lineup, mainly because it's only available in a four-door hatch format here. That's about to change with the reveal of the Audi A3 concept, a sedan-based vision of the next-generation car that's making its world debut at the 2011 Geneva auto show. The concept is strikingly similar in form to the now-legendary B5 S4, a car that changed the way people think about performance sedans.

Smart has finally taken the wraps off the sporty little roadster we previously caught in patent renderings. One thing not disclosed in those crude line renderings? The concept, now dubbed Forspeed, is a pure electric vehicle.

In recent releases, Subaru has told us that the company will reveal its sports car concept, co-developed with Toyota, at next week's Geneva Motor Show.

As is so common these days, Lamborghini has carefully scheduled the release of photos and information pertaining to its upcoming Geneva debut, the long-awaited Murcielago successor. Unfortunately for Lambo, the automaker's teaser images have just been usurped by this leaked frontal shot that leaves very little left to the imagination.

Clearly someone at Mini still dreams of future cars. While most recent concept cars look like they're no more than three months away from production, the Rocketman Concept for the 2011 Geneva auto show lives up to its name by blending futuristic style and technology with classic Mini design elements.