Yesterday, we got a look at one of the prize fighters of the Geneva Motor Show: the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid, a triumph of power, beauty and efficiency that must be seen firsthand to be believed. While Porsche won’t buy you a ticket to Geneva to take a look, our friends in Stuttgart did release a promotional video of the new concept. You’ll have to sit through a bit of dramaticized Porsche history before you hit the goods, but you’ll see a flash of the 918 Spyder concept that will make the two minutes worth your while. [via egmCarTech]

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Mazda has debuted a redesigned version of its Mazda 5 van at the Geneva Motor Show. The van is the first production Mazda to get a full injection of Nagare Flow design language, which provides a fluidity to the vehicle whether in motion or at rest. The exterior design helps the Mazda seamlessly blend with the mountains in the distance.

Other changes to the new 5 include the beaming grille, redesigned center stack inside, power sliding doors and wider seats. The Euro-spec 5 will come with 2.0-liter direct-injected engine or a 1.8-liter option, both of which come mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. [via Inside Line]

Audi is definitely on top of eco-tech at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Yesterday, it gave a glimpse at the new Audi A1 e-tron concept and it also has an A8 Hybrid concept debuting at the show.

Audi boasts about the hybrid A8′s V6-esque power and V4-like fuel consumption. The concept receives a combination of a turbocharged, direct-injected 2.0-liter TFSI four-cylinder and electric motor that churn out a total of 245 horses and 354 lb-ft. The car includes a trunk-mounted li-ion battery pack.

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Automakers approaching a major auto show are a little like kids on Christmas Eve: they just can’t wait until the day is officially here. Lamborghini is the latest automaker to introduce a Geneva centerpiece a little early. The Raging Bull has provided the full details of its spanking-new, lightning-fast Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera, which loses weight and gains power and performance.

Lamborghini has broken the 3,000-lb. mark, cutting the weight of the Superleggera down to 2,954 lbs through the use of generous amounts of carbon fiber and polycarbonate. It also adds a modest 10 horses to the car by tuning the engine management software. The Superleggera uses a six-speed e-gear transmission.

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Jumping the gun a day early on Geneva, Porsche pulled the cloth off its 918 Spyder hybrid concept, a dazzling beauty with some very interesting numbers. The muscled-up 918 Spyder, which just emulates raw, track-worthy power, gives drivers access to 718 horses through a combination of 500 hp 3.4-liter V8 engine and three front- and rear-mounted electric motors. A lithium-ion battery mounted behind the passenger seat provides the electricity. The power is sent to the wheels via a seven-speed PDK transmission.

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The Audi RS5 will be starring in Geneva this week. Last week, we got the scoop on the new sports coupe which will be powered by a 450 hp 4.2-liter V8. Just a day before Geneva gets underway, Audi has graced us with a photobook worth of new shots of the RS5 from every imaginable angle. We’ve selected some of the best in the gallery after the break.

For the rest of the details and performance figures, take a look at last Monday’s post, or just skip to the gallery below and see it all first-hand.  [via egmCarTech]

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Two of Audi’s most prominent vehicles of recent months are set to merge at the Geneva Motor Show. In a last minute press announcement, Audi detailed plans of presenting the new e-tron concept version of the recently unveiled A1.

The A1 e-tron will derive its drive power from a 75 kW motor (102 hp) paired to a range-extending single-rotor Wankel engine and electric generator. On its own, the motor provides 31 miles worth of city driving, but with a boost from the range-extending package, the A1 e-tron drives an additional 124 miles.

Audi provides a consumption figure of 123.8 mpg. [via WCF]

Two of the most stylish ‘ T’s ‘ on the planet have teamed up to present a special, one-off roadster. In honor of Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer’s 150th anniversary, the watchmaker has worked with Tesla on the 2010 TAG Heuer Tesla Roadster.

The new Tesla gets decked out in a special exterior with Foucault Field Grey paint designed to parallel the styling within TAG’s new concept watch, which will be unveiled on March 18 at Baselworld, a global watch exhibition. It also gets a unique interior, “incorporating TAG Heuer’s avant-garde design elements” and a special center console that will house TAG’s new watch. The roadster will also come with a TAG Heuer Meridiist phone and a one-fifth second Heuer Limited Edition Stopwatch.

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Let’s just go ahead and call this supercar Friday. Next up on our list: the Koenigsegg Agera, a power miser boasting 910 horses and 811 lb-ft of torque. That performance is derived from Koenigsegg’s 4.7-liter V8 engine. Combine the power with carbon-fiber/kevlar/aluminum honeycomb construction limiting weight to just 2,832 lbs., and you get to 62 in just 3.1 seconds, double that in 8.9 seconds and don’t stop accelerating until you hit a whopping 245 + mph top speed. That would make the Agera the highest-performing supercar of our Friday, February 26 triumvirate.

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