Saturday, March 12, 2011

Automotive Power Rankings Geneva Motorshow Edition

For those of you that follow sports you know that power rankings is all about the teams that are at the top of the game. With that in mind let's take a look at the first installment of Kill It With Fire power rankings. In this edition we'll rank the brands solely based on their performance at the Geneva Motorshow and ignore for a moment their sales, recalls and comparison tests results. These rankings are based on the impact, style, and "wow" factor of both production and concept debuts in Geneva. In other words the winners are the ones that made the most noise in Geneva.

1

Lamborghini

Lamborghini takes first place with its show stopping Aventador LP-700-4. 700 horsepower from a brand new V12 and incredible styling make Lamborghini the undisputed Geneva winner.

2

Volkswagen and Audi

The Golf convertible and Tiguan debuts weren't the greatest but the Bulli, A3 and Guigaro styled concept gave VW and Audi a great Geneva portfolio.

3

Koenigsegg

The Agera looks poised to be a legitimate Veyron challenger, the available ski box is an interesting touch.

4

Ferrari

The FF is Ferrari's first hatchback, patented all wheel system with two gearboxes is intriguing.

5

Alfa Romeo

The 4C's lightweight and great styling would be a great launch product when Alfa comes to the states.

6

Saab

The PhoeniX Concept features great styling and proves that Saab is looking ahead.

7

Nissan and Infiniti

The Nissan Esflow and the Infiniti Etherea feature adventurous styling perfect for an autoshow. On the production front the Micra features the return of the Miller cycle engine.

8

Morgan

The Threewheeler is a great blast from the past.

9

Toyota

Toyota is taking its time developing its new coupe but the second generation FT-86 looks great.

10

Renault

The Captur and R-Space continue Renault's great concept car lineage.

11

Bertone

The vintage styled X-Type looked intriguing but isn't likely to see production from Jaguar.

11

Aston Martin

The Virage looks great like all other Aston Martins before

12

Jaguar

The XKR-S celebrates the 50th anniversary of the E-Type

13

Rolls-Royce

The 102-EX is a Phantom with batteries under the hood and electric motors in place of the fuel tank.

14

Maserati

The Grancabrio gains a Sport version that adds additional performance to the standard great looks

15

Mazda

Mazda will get its styling mojo back if it can translate the Minagi CUV concept to reality with minimal changes.

16

Mercedes-Benz

The C-Class coupe features a classy if somewhat traditional coupe design.

17

BMW

The ConnectedDrive concept is the high-tech take on the roadster

18

De Tomaso

Will De Tomaso make a comeback with the Deauville? Only time will tell.

19

Ford

Neither the Ranger nor the B-Max will be coming to the states.

20

Hyundai

The i40 continues Hyundai's expressive styling momentum. It is essentially a Sonata Wagon that's not cleared for US sales yet.

21

Chevrolet

GM is clearly saving its best for domestic auto shows as the Cruze hatchback is little to get excited about.

22

Kia

The Rio and Picante look good for compacts but aren't terribly exciting.

23

Lancia

The Ypsilon loses out to its corporate cousin the Fiat 500 in styling and the rebadged Chryslers look exactly like rebadged Chryslers.

24

Skoda

The Skoda Design Concept is too subtle for a concept.

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