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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.

Exactly two weeks ago today, the Chrysler Group announced the new 2013 Dodge Dart GT – the highest performance variant of the sporty compact sedan offered to date – but the ongoing 2013 North American International Auto Show brought about the formal world debut of the new Dart GT sedan.

While the 2013 SRT Viper is the only American performance car that is actually built in Detroit, the 2013 North American International Auto Show brought about the first appearance of the newest Viper to the Detroit Auto Show – with two of the gorgeous American supercars there in both GTS and GTS-R form.

The 2013 North American International Auto Show was a big deal for the folks at BMW and the 2014 M6 Gran Coupe was one of their main attractions – roaring into Detroit’s Cobo Hall as one of the most powerful and quickest models in the company’s incredible lineup.

Carroll Shelby’s name is best known for building higher performance versions of already powerful V8-powered models but at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Shelby American Inc introduced their latest “pocket rocket” in the form of the new 2013 Shelby Focus ST.

This past Tuesday, a massive crowd gathered around for the North American International Auto Show debut of the newest Acura NSX Concept – this time packing an interior that could be featured in the production version when it arrives in the near future.

Among the sprawling Chrysler Group display at the ongoing 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was the 2013 Chrysler 300S Turbine Concept – a slick looking concept car based on the production 300S and fitted with design features that harken back to a vintage model that is well known by Chrysler Group enthusiasts yet likely unknown by others.

The star of the show for Toyota Motor Co was the formal unveiling of the new Lexus IS sedan but for the Toyota brand, the 2013 Corolla Furia Concept made a big splash in the Motor City as the company showed that they are finally ready to step up with an aggressive compact that will better compete with the rest of the vehicles in the tightly contested segment.

The 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit brought about several debuts for BMW but none drew as much attention as the debut of the new BMW 4 Series Concept – a 2-door luxury coupe that is likely to arrive in dealerships around the world soon.

Among the more unique vehicles to debut at this week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show is the VL Destino – a high performance luxury sedan that features the exterior shape of the electric Fisker Karma with a drivetrain borrowed from either the 2013 Corvette ZR1 or the new 2014 Corvette Stingray.

Among the major announcements at this week’s launch of the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was the North American Truck of the Year with the heavily decorated 2013 Ram 1500 taking the top honors for the truck and utility vehicle segment – joining the Cadillac ATS in an all-American sweep of what is arguably the biggest award issued each year in the US market.

We knew that it was coming well in advance due to hints and teasers from the automaker but yesterday at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, General Motors unveiled the new 2014 Cadillac ELR – a high end luxury coupe packing the super efficient electric drivetrain of the Chevrolet Volt and when it hits showrooms, it will be the most efficient luxury car available in the United States.