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The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible will debut this coming week at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show but thanks to the never ending wonders of the internet – we have shots of the new drop top C7 Vette with the folding hard top both up and down.

The 2013 Geneva Motor Show debut of the new Ferrari F150 Project – a car which will serve as the successor to the mighty Enzo – is only a few days away now and as we draw closer to the formal introduction to the newest Ferrari halo car, the company has offered some new teaser images of the mysterious supercar.

The Toyota GT86 Open Concept is set to debut next week at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show but thanks to a handful of leaked images, we get an early look at the concept that will preview the Scion FR-S convertible.

Refreshed versions of the Buick LaCrosse and Buick Regal are expected for the 2014 model year and today, General Motors confirmed that the new Buick sedans would debut in April at the 2013 New York International Auto Show.

While the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C will not officially debut until next month’s Geneva Motor Show, the Italian automaker has continued to tease us – this time offering us a look at the gorgeous interior layout of the US-bound mid engine sports car.

McLaren has just announced the drivetrain details for their upcoming P1 supercar and the specs are better than many expected – with over 900 horsepower from a hybrid drivetrain that also allows for brief periods of all electric, emission free driving.

Despite the widely witnessed failure of the City Safe low-speed impact avoidance system in 2010, the technology really does work and the improved version now featured in the all-new 2014 Volvo S80 and XC70 will stop itself at speeds up to 31-mph to avoid an impact.

When Ferrari unveils the new Italian supercar that will serve as the successor to the incredible Enzo later this year, people familiar with the program believe that the limited edition halo car will carry a price right around a million Euros before taxes – or $1.36 million US Dollars with the current conversion rates.

Among the debuts at the ongoing 2014 Chicago Auto Show is the 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition, a lightweight and high(er) performance version of the incredible Japanese supercar that will serve as the new trimline in the GT-R hierarchy – even though it will be available in very limited numbers.

Today’s start of the 2013 Chicago Auto Show introduced the world to the new SRT Core packages for the Dodge Challenger SRT8 and the Chrysler 300C SRT8 – a somewhat stripped out package to answer the pleas of prospective SRT buyers who want the go fast goodies but not all of the luxury that comes with all of the SRT models.

General Motors has confirmed that the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible will debut on March 5th at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show while also announcing that the very first C7 Corvette Convertible built will be auctioned off with the proceeds benefitting cancer research charities.

We have known for some time that Lamborghini will build their fastest supercar ever to celebrate the company’s 50th birthday but new information suggests that this new supercar will debut earlier than expected at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show – and more than one unit will be built.

Honda of Europe has announced that among the company debuts at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show will be the Honda Civic Wagon Concept – with the image on the right offering us our first look at the new 5-door version of the popular compact.

The Ford Fiesta dominated almost every race in the 2012 Global RallyCross season including a championship by driver Tanner Foust but at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show, Ford Motorsports will unveil the new 2014 Ford Fiesta ST rally car that will serve as the GRC car for Foust, Brian Deegan and Ken Block in the upcoming season.

Over the past few weeks we have taken a close look at the new debuts at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit’s Cobo Hall and with such a big year at hand – the folks here at TorqueNews put our heads together to come up with our favorites from Detroit in a variety of categories.

Toyota Motor Corp has announced that the Toyota GT86 Open Concept will debut at the upcoming 2013 Geneva Motor Show and when it does – the world will have its first look at will likely become the Scion FR-S Convertible and possibly the Subaru BRZ Convertible.

Among the introductions at next week’s 2013 Chicago Auto Show will be the 2013 Dodge Challenger R/T Redline with this sinister appearance package coming wrapped around the Hemi-powered Challenger offering 375 horsepower and 410lb-ft of torque.

The 2013 Chicago Auto Show will bring about the debut of the the Superman Kia Optima Hybrid – the newest superhero themed Korean vehicle and the sixth vehicle in the series of one-off show cars based on popular comic book characters.

While the first details of the Mopar 13 Dodge Dart were leaked via the Dodge of Canada website, the Chrysler Group issued a full statement on the limited edition Dodge Dart with complete information on the sporty compact sedan headed to Chicago.

We have known for months now that GM would be launching a diesel powered Chevrolet Cruze for the US market and it appears as though the new Cruze Eco-D will make its grand debut in nine days at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show.

While the Chrysler Group is waiting until the upcoming Chicago Auto Show to debut the new Mopar 13, the Canadian Dodge website has let the car out of the bag with full details on the 2013 Dodge Dart Mopar 13 package.

Last week we showed you what appeared to be leaked images of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible and word on the streets is that the drop top C7 Stingray will make its formal debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show in March.

The Chrysler Group posted a picture on their Facebook page teasing the Mopar 13 – a car that I believe it based on the 2013 Dodge Dart that will be unveiled next month at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show.

The centerpiece of the Mazda display at the ongoing 2013 Detroit Auto Show is the new Mazda6 Skyactiv-D race car – a diesel powered race car that is destined for the Grand Am racing series but more importantly, this car shows that there is a vehicle to generate some excitement in the Mazda lineup.

The introduction of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee may have been the biggest news from the Chrysler Group but the addition of a new 6-speed automatic transmission to the 2014 Jeep Compass and Patriot comes as a feature that many consumers will appreciate – just in time for the two compact SUVs to leave production.

The 2013 Detroit Auto Show introduced the world to the new Lincoln MKC Concept – a great looking compact SUV that should go a long way in proving Lincoln dealerships with the fresh vehicles that the luxury brand so desperately needs.

The auto business is hitting a pace set by some of its supercars as Toyota begins to reveal plans for the Chicago Auto Show before its presence at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit has concluded.

Kia Motors has just issued a brief press release and a collection of artwork teasing an unnamed vehicle that the Korean automaker refers to simply as “a new urban concept car” – with the formal debut of this curvy concept slated for the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.

The Fiat 500 Abarth Tenebra design concept rolled into the 2013 North American International Auto Show with a name that hints to the dark design scheme of this great looking high performance compact.

We have already talked about the Detroit debut of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 but as the 2013 NAIAS continues on, we bring you a look at the non-performance 2014 Grand Cherokee that has received a sporty facelift along with the return of the powerful and efficient diesel engine option.