Yet these companies...

Yet these companies achieved no such thing at the Swiss expo; both brands had an unusually quiet Geneva. Unlike the Brits, or to be more precise Aston Martin and stablemate Jaguar, which are currently the only double-act on the planet capable of giving the Italians a proper run for their money. Sure, Porsche has a go and to a lesser extent so does Mercedes, BMW and Lamborghini. But currently, these are all stand-alone companies which don"t have partners capable of building supercars of their own. That may change if Merc"s other half, Chrysler, sells the ME Four-Twelve and Lambo"s sidekick Audi produces the long-awaited Le Mans quattro coupнѓ©. For now, though, there are only two supercar families: Ferrari/Maserati and Aston Martin/Jaguar.

They"ve borrowed the...

They"ve borrowed the 1.5-litre engine from the Japanese-market Yaris Turbo.