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• Geneva '08 Preview: SEAT Bocanegra Concept = next Ibiza

  Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchbacks , SEAT Click above for high-res gallery of the SEAT Bocanegra Concept SEAT is set to unveil the Bocanegra Concept tomorrow during the first press day of the 2008 Geneva Motor Show , and it previews the upcoming replacement for the production Ibiza model. For those familiar with the rather homely looking Ibiza , the Bocanegra (which literally means "black mouth") should be a welcome portent of things to come. SEAT, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, was always supposed to be the Kia to Volkswagen's Hyundai, but has not done a great job of mixing performance and low prices together. Well, it got the latter down. The Bocanegra Concept, however, sports an aggressive, expressive design that, while not altogether original (we see Euro Focus and BMW 1-Series cues), is a major leap forward for the Spanish brand. Sources say the concept's sheetmetal is pretty darn close to what the production model will be when it debuts later... Posted Mar 03 2008, 03:27 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Hatchbacks, Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, concept, SEAT, geneva, GenevaMotorShow, GenevaAutoShow, geneva auto show, Geneva2008, geneva 2008, SeatBocanegraConcept, SEAT Bocanegra Concept, Bocanegra

• Mitsubishi gives up details on Prototype-S concept

  Filed under: Concept Cars , Sports/GTs , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchbacks , Mitsubishi click above for more high-res images of the Mitsubishi Prototype-S Mitsubishi has given up the goods on what last week we referred to as the Lancer Sportback , but will go by the name of Prototype-S when it debuts this March at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. The car itself is basically a production version of the Concept-Sportback that debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show, and Mitsubishi hints in its press release that the 5-door hatchback Lancer is destined for the European market. Some details revealed that we didn't know last week include that the Prototype-S is powered by the same 2.0L turbo four-cylinder MIVEC engine that debuted earlier this month in the Lancer Ralliart . It produces 235 horsepower and 253 ft-lbs. of torque, which is routed through Mitsubishi's Twin Clutch SST transmission and sent to all four wheels via a full-time 4WD system using the automaker's Active Center Differential... Posted Jan 28 2008, 02:22 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Sports/GTs, Hatchbacks, Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, concept, Mitsubishi, geneva, Geneva2008, prototype-s concept, geneva 2008, MitsubishiPrototype-s, Prototype-sConcept, mitsubishi prototype-s, prototype-s