Bentley fans visiting the Geneva Auto Show were in for a treat as the famous automaker unveiled yet another stunning beauty at this car expo.

Bentley Continental Flying Star by Touring Superleggera

This is the Bentley Continental Flying Star by Touring Superleggera, a stylish transformation of a 2-door coupe in a shooting brake with plenty of space to join a hunting party or a golf tournament which keeps the elegance and efficiency. Based on either the Bentley Continental GTC the Flying Star can be built with a 560 hp twin-turbo 6.0-liter W12 engine, or the GTC Speed with a 610 hp engine, only 20 examples will be built at a base price of about $800,000 each.

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Pininfarina’s latest concept reveal at the Geneva Motor Show is an important celebration for both the 80th anniversary of the firm, and the 100th anniversary of Alfa Romeo. The quizzically named 2uettottanta concept is Pininfarina’s vision for how a next-generation Alfa Spider should look.

Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta - Pininfarina Concept

The 2uettottanta represents the culmination of an age-old partnership between the two Italian firms, and pays tribute to the iconic 60s-era Duetto roadster. The new two-seat spider not only maintains the cuttlebone design, but it even maintains some similar measurements. Though at 1797mm it is a full 170mm wider than the original, the new car measures 4213mm long by 1280mm high, about 40mm x 15mm less than the first version.

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Pioneering luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer and electric carmaker Tesla Motors have teamed up in a worldwide partnership as the iconic Swiss brand celebrates its 150th anniversary. Come the Geneva Motor Show and Tesla Motors and you see a new custom collector’s edition of their electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster.

Tesla Roadster from TAG Heuer and Tesla Motors

This one-of-a-kind collector’s car includes a unique interior by Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen, incorporating TAG Heuer avant-garde design elements and a specially designed center console due to host TAG Heuer’s cutting edge concept watch, to be revealed at this year’s Baselworld on March 18.  This car also features a TAG Heuer Meridiist mobile phone as well as a one-fifth second Heuer Limited Edition Stopwatch. This Swiss-made timepiece with mechanical movement pays tribute to the 1860 founding of the company and evoques the mythic revival of the brand’s vintage stopwatches.

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Following on form last year’s unveiling of the Citroen Revolte, this year’s Geneva Motor Show is showcasing the new Citroen Survolt as part of the French company’s continued efforts in electric vehicles. Probably one of the best looking concepts at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show floor, Survolt take best of Citroen Revolte concept and the Citroen GT concept.

Citroen Survolt Concept

Citroen’s latest concept car, the Survolt, is an unusual design study meant to show off a potential all-electric performance vehicle in an extravagant and “high-fashion” package.  Performance specs were not revealed on the two-seater, but the French automaker does state that the car has a “motor racing punch”. The design is impressive, featuring voluptuous bonnet and generous, sculpted flanks highlighted by emphatic wheel arches as well as a front end characterised by slim, horizontal headlights, a large oval-shaped grille with Citroen’s integrated double chevrons and an eye-catching vehicle badge design. The rear design is completed by the impressive spoiler, a must-have in motor sport.

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At Tokyo Auto Salon 2010, a Honda Odyssey bedazzled with 70.000 carats of Kyoto Opal was introduced. Kyoto Opal is a new material created using gemstone synthesis technology developed by Kyocera and it is based on the same Quartz grains as natural Opal.

Honda Odyssey

By coloring Kyoto Opal artificially, a diverse range of hues can be produced. In addition, a variety of cuts can be achieved, overcoming the cracking and chipping that occur in natural opal. Kyocera’s Kyoto Opal has been combined with Jewel Paint, a new coating technology from Honda Net Nara, a specialist in sheet metal coating and car customization.

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Just before the Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes Benz have unveiled images of their latest concept car, F800 Style. Announced to be the sedan of the future, the F800 Style research vehicle has rear doors with a sliding mechanism. And thanks to a swivel arm design, the car does not spot any door rails on the outside, giving it a clan look when the doors are shut.

Mercedes-Benz F800 Style Concept Car

The F800 Style features a bold front-end with new radiator grille with the centrally placed brand star, generously curved air intake openings, LED lights and grey metallic ALU-BEAM color tone. Plug-in hybrids and fuel cells. Mercedes calls it a multi-drive platform, and the F800 Style is built to take both hydrogen fuel-cell and plug-in hybrid powertrains, with the former offering a range of 375 miles and the latter allowing for 19 zero-emissions miles. Because Mercedes has managed to shrink the size of its F-Cell (fuel cell) componentry, the F800 can squeeze the fuel cell or plug-in hybrid powertrains into the engine compartment and (says Mercedes) the gaps within the chassis. And there’s still room inside for five.

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Black Ruby Rolls-Royce Coupe

DC Design’s Indian couchbuilder Dilip Chhabria designed this one and only Black Ruby Rolls Royce Coupe. Dilip Chhabria’s (also responsible for the Porsche Cayenne coupe and the $220k Tata Nano) Black Ruby combines the grille of a Rolls-Royce with the shape of a Nissan Z, packing exotic-style scissor doors and the spirit of the Maybach Exelero.

This coupe was reportedly made for an Indian Maharaja. The Maharaja is apparently already bored of DC’s design and has offered this unique Rolls-Royce up for sale for a acceptable £750,000 ($1.2 million).

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