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These Are the 11 Most Ridiculous Cars at the Geneva Motor Show

Geneva's always about excessive supercars, but this year was something else entirely.
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The most eagerly awaited car of the show, Bugatti's Chiron is the successor to the ludicrous Veyron, maybe the best car ever. The Chiron was designed to surpass the Veyron in every aspect. The engineering brief could be summed up as “more.” It is faster, more comfortable, more elegant, more unconscionably and unfathomably powerful. Its massive 16-cylinder engine produces 1,500 horsepower and 1,200 pound-feet of torque. Its top speed remains unknown, but software will limit customers to 261 mph.

For most people, Switzerland is known for chocolate, watches, and neutrality. For car enthusiasts, it is known for excess. That's because the annual Geneva International Motor Show is where automakers tend to show off their most outrageous cars.

It's always like that, but this year was something else entirely. Lamborghini showed off the $1.9 million Centenario supercar, a vehicle that is insanely over the top even for Lamborghini. Aston Martin revealed the stunning DB11, which may be the car to save the company. McLaren, Maserati, Porsche, Ferrari, and Bentley unveiled new cars, each promising mind-warping performance and prices to match. And then there was Bugatti. It stole the show with the $2.6 million Chiron, a car designed to supercede the Veyron as the most outrageous automobile ever built.

Nearly 100 cars and concepts made their world premier in Geneva this week. These are the most noteworthy, most exciting, and most amazing of the bunch.