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Good news for those who can’t decide between a Fiat 500C convertible or the hot Abarth 500: Fiat’s in-house tuning wing revealed it’s launching a model that combines the two -- the Abarth 500C -- at the 2010 Geneva motor show.inline_mediumwraptextright32411229/features/news/1002_2010_fiat_abarth_500c1002_01_z+2010_fiat_abarth_500c+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

While it has long been associated with British Racing Green, Lotus seems to be turning a different shade of green these days. After showing us a number of biofuel and eco-friendly Exiges, the automaker teased this image of the Evora 414E, a series hybrid which will debut next week at the 2010 Geneva motor show.inline_mediumwraptextright28211980/green/news/1002_2010_lotus_evora_414e_hybrid_concept1002_01_z+2010_lotus_evora_414E_hybrid_concept+engine.jpgTrue

If there’s one synergy we can spot between the Chrysler and Lancia marques, it’s a love for tarted-up special-edition models. Chrysler rolled out a number of such vehicles (the 300 S6 and S8, to name a few) at the Detroit show, and it appears Lancia will do the same during the 2010 Geneva motor show.inline_mediumwraptextright26961422/features/news/1002_2010_lancia_ypsilon_elle_musa_audrey1002_03_z+2010_lancia_ypsilon_ELLE+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

We’ve already seen one teaser image of the Hyundai i-flow HED-7 concept, but the automaker released an image of the front of the show car as well.inline_mediumwraptextright26960915/green/news/1002_2010_hyundai_iflow_concept1002_01_z+2010_hyundai_i-flow_concept+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

Go ahead Porsche purists, sigh once again. The controversial Cayenne soldiers on into a second generation thanks in large part to a successful worldwide sales campaign launched in 2002. As one might expect, the 2011 Porsche Cayenne improves on many of the outgoing's traits while getting a boost in fuel economy and in some cases, more power. And of course, the Cayenne lineup is even greener thanks to a new hybrid model.inline_mediumwraptextright26960753/features/news/1002_2011_porsche_cayenne2011-porsche-cayenne-turbo-front.jpgTrue

It's taken Volkswagen several auto shows to unfold its vision for microcars of the future, but Malaysian automaker Proton, coupled with ItalDesign, are introducing a concept car and a crossover spin-off at the 2010 Geneva motor show.inline_mediumwraptextright28194499/green/news/1002_italdesign_proton_eco_cars1002_05_z+italDesign_proton_eco-cars+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

To celebrate the fact that its Quattroporte has won nearly 56 different awards, Maserati has created a new special model -- the Quattroporte Sport GT S “Awards Edition” -- that will be unveiled at the 2010 Geneva motor show.inline_mediumwraptextright26937065/features/news/1002_2010_maserati_quattroporte_sport_gt_awards_edition1002_01_z+2010_maserati_quattroporte_sport_gT_awards_edition+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

Citroën has been a competitor in the World Rally Championship for many years and has celebrated numerous victories including five manufacturer's titles and six driver's titles. Now Citroën Racing, the company behind all those winning rally cars, has built a car for the street, the Citroën DS3 Racing.inline_mediumwraptextright26936246/features/news/1002_2010_citroen_ds3_racing_limited_edition1002_04_z+2010_citroen_dS3_racing_limited_edition+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

By our count, there are only eight days until Audi unwraps its RS5 sport coupe at the Geneva motor show, but that’s not stopping the automaker from spilling the beans on its latest model.inline_mediumwraptextright32380389/features/news/1002_2010_audi_rs51002_03_z+2010_audi_rS5+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue