Luxury cars abound at #GenevaMotorShow 2013 – an annotated graphic

Plenty of big-name marques have displayed their high-octane wares at the Geneva Motor Show, as today’s infographic illustrates. Rolls-Royce Wraith… Ferrari Enzo… a new Lamborghini… a new Corvette… the heck with our mid-life crisis, let’s put the pedal to the metal and burn up the road!

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