Gaydon, England  - British sports car maker Aston Martin will unveil its V12 Vantage car at the Geneva Motor Show in a limited run of 1,000 units after preview concept designs of the super car at several previous shows.

Based on the V8 Vantage, the sporty credentials of the V12 are underlined by larger air-intakes on the front skirts, and a rear spoiler lip for better road holding at high speed. The six-litre engine produces 510 horsepower with a top speed of over 300 kilometres. Acceleration is from zero to 100 km/h is 4.2 seconds.

Remscheid, Germany (dpa) - Bored of the colour of your car but can't afford a respray? Then why not join the growing club of drivers who have had their car clad in a thin protective foil which not only makes the car look brand new again, but in the colour of your choice.

Geneva  - Next month's Geneva Motor Show is expected to be a little more upbeat than the gloomy Detroit event in January, where manufacturers displayed their cars on poorly-lit stands or stayed away altogether.

Analysts expect car makers to showcase "green" concepts during the show March 5-15 that will hopefully lift them out of the worst crisis in the industry for decades. The trend is toward electric cars, hybrid models, downsized combustion engines and smaller cars.

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Stuttgart, Germany  - Porsche will show off a more powerful 911 GT3 with the six-cylinder engine boosted by 15 kW/20 horsepower to 320 kW/435 hp and exterior details such as wider fenders and a pronounced rear wing at this year's Geneva Motor Show from March 5- 15.

Acceleration from zero to 100 km/h is listed at 4.1 seconds with a top speed of 313 km/h. Porsche did not reveal any fuel consumption figures.

Crewe, England  - Prestige car-maker Bentley has introduced what it describes as its most powerful convertible ever - the GTC Speed fitted with a 610 horse power engine, giving it a top speed of 322 kilometres an hour with the roof up.

To emphasize its sporty credentials, the GTC Speed features larger 20-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels. The radiator and lower-air intake grilles feature a standard, dark-tinted matrix.

Wider twin-rifled exhaust tail pipes and a new boot-mounted lip spoiler providing better downforce at high speed.