The American giant GM will be displaying three world premieres and seven European premieres at the forthcoming Geneva International Motor Show. Their numerous brands will be presented in all their glory, despite recent difficulties in Detroit.

Other than the new three-door Aveo (which was discussed recently on the Italian site), Chevrolet will unveil a new version of the Epica, equipped with a new 6-speed automatic gearbox.

For Opel the cars on display will consist of the Meriva Concept, the new Agila and the freshly restyledZafira, equipped with a new engine line-up. As for Saab, they will be displaying the 9-4X Biopower Concept which was unveiled in Detroit, whilst
Cadillac will present four European debuts: The Provoq Fuel Cell Concept, the CTS Coupé Concept, the CTS-V and the Escalade Hybrid. From Hummer and Corvette there is a new model from each on display: the HX Concept from the former and the excessive ZR1 from the latter.

Finally, the GM HydroGen4 Concept car will be on display, equipped with a fourth generation fuel cell. This vehicle represents an important evolution of its precursors showing off better dynamics, a more durable system, and a superior day-to-day usability. The vehicle is equipped with a fuel stack containing 440 series-connected cells that produces 93 kW of electricity. The performance statistics are remarkable for an electric motor at 100bhp (73 kW) which according to GM can manage 0-100km/h in around 12 seconds. The prototype’s three hydrogen tanks are made of carbon fibre and can be filled to a high pressure of 700 bar. The capacity of 4.2 kg of hydrogen guarantees a driving range of up to 320 km.

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Some more images of the Saab Aero-X concept have come out. These, like last week’s images, have been defined “incomplete renderings” by GM, but some of the images give a nice idea of the “aeronautical” themes that inspire the Aero-X. Like the instruments, or the beautiful alloy rims, that look like a turbine [from Saabscene via Trollhattan Saab].

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New photos of the Aero-X concept from Saab. Strange choice, for the door opening. I’m sure it has its points (no risk of damaging other cars when opening the doors in parking lots ?).

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A first photo of the Saab Aero-X concept that will be shown next week in Geneva. The engine of this coupè should be a V6 bi-turbo with about 400 cv and BioPower (flex fuel: gasoline or ethanol).

According to Saab mangers’ declarations, the Aero-X anticipates the styling of the upgoming substitute for the 9-5 saloon, but it might also go into production, on a shortened Epsilon platform.

There’s no confirmation, but seeing the power output of the engine (400 hp) it’s likely that X in this case stands for 4WD, instead of meaning “crossover” like in recent Saab names. [From Trollhattan Saab]

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Saab might show a small & light two seater coupe concept based on the Opel Astra OPC (Vauxhall Astra VXR). The coupe should “have the DNA of the Saab Sonett”, a small coupe produced by Saab in the mid 60s (available also as a roadster).

If the public’s reaction is favourable (how could it not be for a small and light coupe with a 240 hp 2.0 turbo, especially in the hope that it’ll be cheap ?), the Saab Sonett’s heir might continue towards production, but nothing is certain.

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