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People, who were eager to check out the most recent cars with electric engines, as well as flamboyant gas guzzling supercars, slid behind the wheels of their dream cars on Thursday, at the 81st Geneva Auto Show.

The show is scheduled to end on Mar. 13 and till now, the chief attraction of the show has been Volkswagen's Bull, which was loved by hippies in the 1970s and Hyundai's i40 D-class, which is more popular as an affordable luxury station wagon.

The most expensive and the luxurious segment included Lamborghini and Ferrari. Lamborghini launched the sixth generation of its V12 engines, and Ferrari came with FF for the first time.

Porsche released a fuel efficient sports car, with its hybrid version of the Panamera.

Volkswagen’s Bull was the centre of attraction

Spider webs in the fuel systems have led the Japanese auto major, Mazda to recall nearly 65,000 cars from the 2009-2010 model years, in North and Central America.

Reportedly, the yellow sac spiders had chosen the vent line for the evaporative canister of Mazda, from all the other cars available from different manufacturers, to make its web.

This was dangerous, as it could result in an increased pressure in the fuel tank, thereby causing cracks or even fire.

“The pressure buildup can occur during normal operation when the emission-control system purges vapors from the canister. These purges happen repeatedly as the car is driven and the resulting stress on the tank can cause it to crack,” said a Mazda spokesperson.

The luxury car maker BMW has recently revealed that its BMW i brand will be manufacturing two cars, an electric city version and a rechargeable hybrid car, by 2013.

For the manufacturing plant of the sub-brand cars, a facility was recently established in Leipzig, at an investment of $547 million.

A BMW spokesperson said, “The Company was establishing a New York-based venture capital company called iVentures to invest in providers of location-based and other premium mobility services. The fund will be capitalized at up to $100 million.”

The reason for launch of the sub-brand was the transforming needs of the customers and shrinking spaces in the city, which is making it difficult for big vehicles to overcome traffic jam woes.

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