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Among the frenzy of super, hyper and mega cars revealed at this week's Geneva motor show, the top three finalists for the 2016 World Car of the Year (WCOTY) award have been announced. With four key categories covered, comprising World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year, the top prize is the coveted title of World Car of the Year.

It used to be so simple. A Mercedes-Benz 300E was an E-Class with a 3.0-litre engine. Even the Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG used to identify an SL-Class with a 5.5-litre V8 tuned by AMG. With numerical model suffixes of 45, 63, 65 and now 43, how do these translate to the vehicles they represent? If the numbers are important, why release a 43 when there is already a 45? CarAdvice spoke with Mercedes-AMG Chief Executive Tobais Moers who said, “a 45 is a different attitude of car (to a 43)”.

Curb your excitement Australia. We may buy the highest ratio of AMG to regular Mercedes-Benz models in the world, and there may be a Mercedes-Benz-developed dual-cab ute in the pipeline… but the two are not planned to collide. Yet to have its name officially confirmed, though speculated to potentially carry the moniker X-, Z- or possibly GLT-Class, Mercedes-Benz has confirmed to CarAdvice its upcoming pickup will not be offered as a standalone AMG model.

Humbler versions of the long-awaited 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan made their world premiere tonight at the Geneva motor show. Nine months after the premiere of the Ferrari-inspired Giulia Quadrifoglio flagship, mainstream versions of Alfa Romeo’s new BMW 3 Series rival are here for all to see.

The all-new Audi Q2 compact SUV has been revealed at this week's Geneva motor show, joining its larger stablemates the small Q3, mid-sized Q5 and large Q7. The German marque claims the Audi Q2 is the all-round SUV with an urban focus, and it is likely to become a popular option in Australia's hot-selling SUV market. “We have specifically developed the Q2 for young customers,” says Professor Rupert Stadler, Audi AG chairman of the Board of Management.