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Geneva is the motor show about concepts and Wiesmann did not disappoint. Meet the Spyder, a car that for now is being termed a "design concept" but that depending on the usual array of metrics (media response, potential customer interest, state of the economy, worldwide malaise levels, etc.) they might put it into production. That wouldn't be the worst news we've ever heard.

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.

The Mitsubishi Colt wasn't exactly sought after during its U.S. run, which ended in 2002. But with its new Global Small concept, the embattled Japanese automaker hopes to erase those not-so-fond memories.

The Bulli (also known as the T1 Transporter or Microbus) is back, ladies and gentlemen. And this time around, it is not powered by an internal combustion engine.