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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