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Live from Geneva: The Koenigsegg Regera (with 54 HD Photos)

The Koenigsegg Regera was debuted in the Geneva auto show last week. It has a very unique powertrain which is consist of a 5.0L turbocharged V8 engine, plus 3 electric motors (one at the crankshaft providing 215hp, two 241hp at each rear wheel) sourcing power from a 9.27kWh battery pack.

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The total system output of the Koenigsegg Regera is rated at 1,509ps (1,489hp) with a top speed of 249mph. We will have a very interesting article to analyze this exotic car in next week. At this moment, please enjoy our photos taken in the auto show.

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Live from Geneva: 2016 Ford Focus RS (with 29 HD Photos)

The 2016 Ford Focus RS has been announced back in this January’s Detroit auto show, and we have extensively covered it in our reports. We have also fully analyzed its AWD system, and also compared it to the Subaru WRX STI and Volkswagen Golf R.

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Today we bring you our live photos from the Geneva auto show, where Ford displays the blue Focus RS. Please enjoy the below gallery.

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2016 Ford GT Will Be Priced around $400K

Ford has announced the all-new 2016 GT back in January’s Detroit auto show. The Ford GT supercar is equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 engine, with output more than 600hp, mated to a 7-speed double-clutch transmission. For more details about this sports car please see our previous article here.

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At the exhibition hall of the Geneva auto show yesterday, we met Mr. Dave Pericak, Director of Ford Performance. Mr. Pericak mentioned in the conversation that the Ford GT will be priced similar to the Lamborghini Aventador (which starts at $397,500). So it means we are looking at a MSRP in the ballpark of $400k, for the 2016 Ford GT.

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BYD S9 Will Come with 6 Engines, 0-60 Less Than 3.9 Seconds

You may probably have heard of the Tesla Model X with the gullwing doors. Now Chinese auto maker BYD is going to build a SUV which is much more fancier, and it is called “S9”.

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Above image: teaser image of the BYD S9

According to BYD, the S9 will be powered by a turbocharged gasoline engine, one main electric motor, and also another 4 independent electric motors for each of the 4 wheels, which makes a total of 6 engines in one vehicle. The S9 weights around 6,000 lbs, but with the help of the 6 engines, this heavy SUV can accelerate to 100km/h (62mph) in 3.9 seconds.

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Live from Geneva: The 2016 Honda Civic Type R

The all-new Honda Civic Type R is a hot topic int the past 2 weeks. Honda released all the detailed specs one day before the opening of the Geneva auto show, and you can see the numbers in our previous article.

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Today we have thoroughly checked out the new Civic Type R, in the Geneva auto show.  We even managed to see the engine bay and get two high-resolution photos of the 2.0L turbo engine. Now please see our extensive gallery containing 66 HD photos of this legendary hot hatch.

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