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So you want a Fiat 500 but you don't want the poppy, stroppy Abarth model? The 2016 Fiat 500S is the car for you. This new, sportier-looking version of the 2016 Fiat 500 debuted at the Geneva motor show, bringing with it a revamped exterior and revised interior which, according to the brand, is "unmistakably 500 and even more attractive".

The curvaceous new-generation Renault Scenic MPV will not herald the nameplate’s return to Australia. Renault’s fourth-generation Scenic comes 20 years after the first iteration launched, and largely defined a new segment. This time, in classic French style, it clearly wants to make something practical sexy as well.

After a constant stream of leaks, the Aston Martin DB11 has finally made its official debut at the 2016 Geneva motor show. Under the DB11's long bonnet is a 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12 petrol engine boasting 447kW of power and 700Nm of torque. This new engine drives the rear wheels via a rear-mounted eight-speed torque converter automatic transmission and a mechanical limited-slip differential with active torque vectoring.

The next-generation, 2018 Subaru XV crossover has just been previewed at the 2016 Geneva motor show by the imaginatively named XV Concept. Arriving four months after the Tokyo premiere of the concept version of the next Impreza hatch and three after the Impreza sedan concept, the XV concept signposts the design direction for the next-generation model, the third piece in the Impreza-based puzzle.

Kia’s Drive Wise project, first announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, has been showcased at this week’s Geneva motor show. Essentially a brand name for its experimental advanced driver assist systems, Kia will use Drive Wise to drive its autonomous vehicle technology development over the coming years.